'thou wast not born for death, Immortal Bird! '
now live eternally
in worthy world,
in poetic realm.
thy words impress the soul,
and overwhelm
our each and every thought...
thou wast a singing Bird,
for us thou always brought
enchanting, rhythmic words...
now do a different job:
remove the veil of gloom
from caring, thoughtful mind,
do not intend to sob
in sad, indolent mood.
try not to close thy eyes
pain is the part of life-
so why escape the world?
thou wast not born for death
IMMORTAL BIRD!
A very nice poem carrying the heartiest homage for the alluring poet; his poetry and death made him immortal.
A wonderful tribute to the great Keats. He died so young thinking nobody liked his poems.
Love the contents and format. Also the images and metaphor. Beautiful job on this tribute Shahzia.
Why not pay tribute to Keats is a more Keatsean fashion by extending line lengths instead of chopping up sentences (the way everyone else does) ? You have the skills for it.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
wow, a nice tribute to john keats [my fav poet] 'thou wast not born for death 'IMMORTAL BARD' thanx