Poems for These Times: 8
Benjamin Zephaniah | The Old Truth
“Rumour has it
Once upon a time
Dere was Peace, Luv and Unity…”
Poems for These Times: 7
Rupert Brooke | The Dead
“These hearts were woven of human joys and cares,
Washed marvellously with sorrow, swift to mirth…”
Poems for These Times: 6
Amir Khusrau | Ghazal 1836
“Green is newly sprouted
and rain comes scattering pearls
and the heart comes
to incline to fields
and flowing waters…”
Poems for These Times: 5
Jane Hirshfield | The Weighing
“The heart’s reasons
seen clearly,
even the hardest will carry
its whip-marks and sadness…
Poems for These Times: 4
D. H. Lawrence | Trust
“Oh we’ve got to trust
one another again
in some essentials…”
Poems for These Times: 3
Czesław Miłosz | Before Majesty
“It is bitter to praise God in misfortune…”