“The nightingale has a lyre of gold, The lark's is a clarion call, And the blackbird plays but a boxwood flute, But I love him best of all. For his song is all the joy of life, And we in the mad spring weather, We two have listened till he sang Our hearts and lips together.”
A compilation featuring various poems, exploring themes and emotions through lyrical expression. more
William Ernest Henley was a British poet, born on August 23, 1849, and died on July 11, 1903. His poetry is renowned for its profound insights into human nature and its unique personal style. more
“If you want to succeed, you must make your own opportunities as you go.”
“Yet is beauty the pleasing trickery that cheateth half the world.”
“Deceit and treachery skulk with hatred, but an honest spirit flieth with anger.”
“Humility mainly becometh the converse of man with his Maker.”
“You can put anything into words, except your own life.”
“Some people have a perfect genius for doing nothing, and doing it assiduously.”
“Mothers can get weaned as well as babies.”