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Scapegoat They point with hands so clean and white, While shadows bloom beneath their sight. A whisper twisted into blame, They cast me in the hall of shame. I wore their guilt upon my skin, A cloak of lies they wrapped me in…

Fire and Ice Poem Some say the world will end in fire  Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire  I hold with those who favour fire. But if it had to perish twice,  I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruc…

Sunshine Right here in the fields of dreams where roses bloom, Sunshine, your dispels all gloom. Your eyes, like stars, guide my way, In their depths, my heart will stay. Your laughter, a melody,pure and clear bright,  Fills my …

My Mother at Sixty Six By Kamla Das Driving from my parents home to Cochin last Friday morning,  I saw my mother besides me, Doze Open mouthed Her face ashen like that Of a corpse and realised with pain That she was as old as she…

Father to Son by Elizabeth Jennings I do not understand this child  Though we have lived together now  In the same house for years.  I know Nothing of him,  so try to build Up a relationship from how  He was when small. Yet hav…

Because I couldn't stop for death Poem Introduction:       The poem 'Because I could not stop for Death', written around 1863, tries to capture mortal experience in terms of immortality. The idea of death is boldly t…

Tomorrow , at first dawn   Tomorrow , at first dawn when the country starts to whiten,  I will set out. You see, I know you're waiting for me.  I will go by forest, I will go by mountain,  Away from you I can no longer rema…

The New Colossus By Emma Lazarus   (1849-1887)       Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,   With conquering limbs astride from   Land to land;   Here at our sea - washed, sunset gates Shall stand A mighty w…