A Lovely Summer Rose

Shall I compare you
To a lovely summer rose?
You’re far more lovely!

~ Poetictouch

The Sick Rose

O Rose thou art sick.
The invisible worm,
That flies in the night
In the howling storm:

Has found out thy bed
Of crimson joy:
And his dark secret love
Does thy life destroy.

~ William Blake

Solitude

When from our better selves we have too long
Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop,
Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired,
How gracious, how benign, is Solitude.

~ William Wordsworth

Let Me Here Relax

Peaceful is the lake,
Fresh and clean the air and grass.
Let me here relax.

~ Poetictouch

Sweet Red Carnation

Sweet red carnation,
You look like an enchanting
Flamenco dancer.

~ Poetictouch

Serenely Soaring

Near misty mountains,
Above a calm lake, a swan
So serenely soars.

~ Poetictouch

The Rainbow

My heart leaps up when I behold
A Rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a Man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is Father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety.

~ William Wordsworth

Lonely Freezing Leaf

Lonely freezing leaf,
Sad it is to see you leave.
Frail like you are we.

~ Poetic-touch

Despite The Bleakness

For things of beauty
Constantly am I searching,
Despite the bleakness.

~ Poetictouch

Despite The Bleakness

For things of beauty
Constantly am I searching,
Despite the bleakness.

~ Poetictouch

Gentle Breeze

O there is blessing in this gentle breeze,
A visitant that while it fans my cheek
Doth seem half-conscious of the joy it brings
From the green fields, and from yon azure sky.

~ William Wordsworth

The Inner Light Of Hope

Amid the freezing darkness of despair,
The inner light of hope so warmly shines.

~ Poetictouch

Tuneful Nightingale

Tuneful nightingale,
So noisy now is this world,
Your songs we can’t hear.

~ Poetictouch

When Cold Winter Comes

When cold Winter comes,
By your fireplace relax
And of sweet Spring sing

~ Poetictouch

Be Like A Lotus

Be like a lotus:
Out of the sludge of bleakness
Into beauty rise.

~ Poetictouch

From Nature Doth Emotion Come

From Nature doth emotion come, and moods
Of calmness equally are Nature's gift:
This is her glory; these two attributes
Are sister horns that constitute her strength.

~ William Wordsworth

How Like A Dewdrop

How like a dewdrop
Is this life, briefly sparkling,
Swiftly vanishing.

~ Poetictouch

Winter Kept Us Warm

Winter kept us warm, covering
Earth in forgetful snow, feeding
A little life with dried tubers.

~ T. S. Eliot

Keep Chasing Beauty

Keep chasing Beauty, seek her everyday,
For life without her dull and dim would be;
Her floral scent and her ambrosial juice
With bliss will fill you and vitality.

~ Poetictouch

Fresh Carnation

Your fragrance, fresh carnation, takes me back
To fragrant joys I once with Joy enjoyed.

~ Poetictouch