Tag: Poems

Poems from Nammāḻvār’s Tiruvāymoḻi

Anyone who reads his poems can see why: the poems are at once philosophic and poetic, direct in feeling yet intricate in design, single-minded yet various in mood — wondering, mischievous, tender, joyous, subtly probing, often touching despair but never staying with it. He composed four works,...

3 Of Rumi’s Poems You’ll Regret, Not Reading! [And They Can Change Your Life]

A Guide has entered this life, in silence. His message is only heard, in silence. Take a sip of His precious wine And lose yourself. Don’t insult the greatness of His love, for he helps all those who suffer, in silence. Learn More

Acrostic Poems

In my school, I learned about an exciting type of writing. This was when I was in third grade. Now in fourth grade, my teacher ( teaching a club activity called “The Write Stuff”) asked us to make an acrostic poem on imagination. But first, let me explain what an acrostic poem is. Acr...