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Spring
Spring By Elfriede Jelinek Translated By Michael Hofmann april breath of boyish red the tongue crushes strawberry dreams…
The Spring
The Spring By Thomas Carew Now that the winter’s gone, the earth hath lost Her snow-white robes, and now no more the frost Candies the grass, or casts an icy cream Upon the silver lake or crystal stream; But the warm sun thaws the benumbed earth, And makes it…
At the Equinox
At the Equinox By Arthur Sze The tide ebbs and reveals orange and purple sea stars. I have no theory of radiance, but after rain evaporates off pine needles, the needles glisten. In the courtyard, we…
Word of the Day Assertive
Word of the Day: Assertive Words shape how we communicate, express ideas, and engage with the world around us. Today’s Word of the Day, assertive, is a powerful term that reflects confidence, clarity, and respectful self-expression—qualities that are essential in both…
Our Garden of Forever
Our Garden of Forever Poem by Hannah Morales Amid the blooms your hand finds mine,A bond eternal, pure and divine.Through gentle days and trials deepOur vows are roots that never sleep. Like butterflies in morning air,Our love takes flight beyond despair,No fleeting…
Word of the Day Adversity
Word of the Day: Adversity Every story has its challenges. Every journey encounters resistance. Today’s Word of the Day, adversity, captures those difficult moments that test resilience, shape character, and often lead to growth. At Emerald Book Club, we recognise…
Ode on Adversity
Ode on Adversity By Mary Darby Robinson WHERE o’er my head, the deaf’ning Tempest blew, And Night’s cold lamp cast forth a feeble ray; Where o’er the woodlands, vivid light’nings flew, Cleft the strong oak, and scorch’d the blossom’d spray; At morn’s approach, I mark…
Hymn To Adversity
Hymn To Adversity By Thomas Gray Daughter of Jove, relentless Power, Thou tamer of the human breast, Whose iron scourge and tort’ring hour The Bad affright, afflict the Best! Bound in thy adamantine chain The Proud are taught to taste of pain, And purple Tyrants…
Ambition Over Adversity
Ambition Over Adversity Poem By Tupac Shakur Take one’s adversity Learn from their misfortune Learn from their pain Believe in something Believe in yourself Turn adversity into ambition Now blossom into wealth
Overcome Adversity by Damien Smith
Overcome Adversity Poem by Damien Smith Reaching for the skyGrabbing my dreamsChasing my fearsTrying to understandWhy one must fearOvercoming obstaclesAchieving adversityI will still loveEven when the ones i love hurt meSometimes i wonder whyI have a heart this…
Word of the Day Affirm
Words shape how we express belief, support one another, and reinforce truth. Today’s Word of the Day is affirm, a powerful verb that reflects encouragement, confidence, and clarity. At Emerald Book Club, where conversation, literature, and community intersect, the act…
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31st December
31st December Poem by Gajanan Mishra Last day of the year,Today,31st December, dear,I hope you all on this very day,Stay and enjoy without fear.Live a life of human beingWith compassion, forgiveAnd forget all for any action.Live a life with nectar, my dear,And see,…
December 31st by Marina
December 31st by Marina Gipps Black glove at my neck- the end of the year.Those lovers were soldiers, bed spies,bombs of leg losing, the mind dropping in one blow. Masters of bullets, sacred sabotage, reasons whyI listened to the radio blaring the sweet songof someone…
December 31st
December 31st by Richard Hoffman All my undone actions wandernaked across the calendar, a band of skinny hunter-gatherers,blown snow scattered here and there, stumbling toward a futurefolded in the New Year I secure with a pushpin: January’s picturea painting from the…
An Interview
An Interview by John B. Tabb I sat with chill DecemberBeside the evening fire.”And what do you remember,”I ventured to inquire,”Of seasons long forsaken?”He answered in amaze,”My age you have mistaken;I’ve lived but thirty days.”
December by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
December by Thomas Bailey Aldrich Only the sea intoning,Only the wainscot-mouse,Only the wild wind moaningOver the lonely house. Darkest of all DecembersEver my life has known,Sitting here by the embers,Stunned and helpless, alone— Dreaming of two graves lyingOut in…
December by Rebecca Hey
December by Rebecca Hey As human life begins and ends with woe,So doth the year with darkness and with storm.Mute is each sound, and vanish’d each fair formThat wont to cheer us; yet a sacred glow—A moral beauty,—to which Autumn’s show,Or Spring’s sweet blandishments,…
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