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10543	VachelLindsay	TheWeddingOfTheRoseAndTheLotos	The wide Pacific waters And the Atlantic meet. With cries of joy they mingle, In tides of love they greet. Above the drowned ages A wind of wooing blows: — The red rose woos the lotos, The lotos woos the rose . . . The lotos conquered Egypt. The rose was loved in Rome. Great India crowned the lotos: (Britain the rose's...	119	rose	rose	玫瑰	en
7542	MaryWismer	MyLoveAndOnlyLove	I don't always tell you that the joy you bring, brightened my way. The years you've made happy by sharing you cared! I don't always tell you, that the love you give brightens every day I live. I'm thinking today of all that we've shared. You've given encouragement, brightened my ways. But the most important part of all...	47	love	love	爱情	en
6191	JohnDryden	EpilogueToTheHusbandHisOwnCuckold	Like some raw sophister that mounts the pulpit, So trembles a young poet at a full pit. Unused to crowds, the parson quakes for fear, And wonders how the devil he durst come there; Wanting three talents needful for the place, Some beard, some learning, and some little grace. Nor is the puny poet void of care; For autho...	107	husband	husband	丈夫	en
9925	yuyjgyuk	RosesAreRed	2222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 22222222222222	64	red	red	红色	en
6267	ChristinaGeorginaRossetti	WifeToHusband	Pardon the faults in me, For the love of years ago: Good-bye. I must drift across the sea, I must sink into the snow, I must die. You can bask in this sun, You can drink wine, and eat: Good-bye. I must gird myself and run, Though with unready feet: I must die. Blank sea to sail upon, Cold bed to sleep in: Good-bye. Whi...	107	husband	husband	丈夫	en
2856	AnneKilligrew	OnDeath	Tell me thou safest End of all our Woe, Why wreched Mortals do avoid thee so: Thou gentle drier o'th' afflicteds Tears, Thou noble ender of the Cowards Fears; Thou sweet Repose to Lovers sad dispaire, Thou Calm t'Ambitions rough Tempestuous Care. If in regard of Bliss thou wert a Curse, And then the Joys of Paradise ar...	17	death	death	死亡	en
6653	KathleenWest	TheJoyOfCooking	One of the things that I'm most proud of Since I was very young Is learning to cook and enjoying it so And what a pleasure it has become It started with egg sandwiches for Dad He liked one when he wanted a snack He said mine were the best that could be had I was proud to do something back Then there was the apples pies...	40	joy	joy	喜悦	en
12587	RoseAnnVShawiak	SwimmingInTheSky	Tracks across the heavens, disappearing into clouds, no vehicles driving upon them, only pictures in my mind. Wanting to be up there, hanging from strings which are embedded here and there within the sky. Having to be content with sitting here on the ground, still wishing to be above, playing in blue heavens and swimmi...	76	swimming	swimming	游泳	en
469	AllenSteble	OrderInTheAnimalKingdom	Have you ever heard of a sheep- that was a police officer? arresting a lone wolf for committing a murder have you ever heard of a cow that was a judge? sentencing a pig for stealing chocolate fudge have you ever heard of an eagle- that was a president? flying above his subjects watching over his residents have you ever...	3	animal	animal	动物	en
6620	WaltWhitman	JoyShipmateJoy	Joy! shipmate--joy! (Pleas'd to my Soul at death I cry;) Our life is closed--our life begins; The long, long anchorage we leave, The ship is clear at last--she leaps! She swiftly courses from the shore; Joy! shipmate--joy!	40	joy	joy	喜悦	en
5767	ChrispinJohnson	WhatIsAHero	Never did I ever think of the definition of a hero. Is a hero someone who defends the innocent who can’t defend themselves? Does a hero need's to be arcane? Is a hero someone who thinks of others first? Is a hero someone who faces dangers in times of peril despite all the odds? Is a hero someone who goes that little ex...	36	hero	hero	英雄	en
10060	TedSheridan	ALessonInSelfRespect	Nobody gives a damn about you Until you pick up a gun or strap on a bomb And kill someone with your version of kindness Nobody gives a damn about you Until you have a couple too many drinks Get behind the wheel of your SUV And kill someone with your version of having fun Nobody gives a damn about you Until you call som...	118	respect	respect	尊重	en
12198	ManahilShafiq	SuccessInNeed	success is something which u keep chasing until u trap it in net and lock it up and look day and night that the prisoner wont escape and be caught somewhere else by people who wont set it free just like u planned to keep and once it escapes it leads to fighting and pain and even break between success seeking friends s...	74	success	success	成功	en
12844	MichaelShepherd	AChineseTakeawayForDavidWithThanks	The ancient sage, beset with too many thoughts for one human lifetime, chooses carefully the place to sit beside the lake, under the even more ancient twisted pine with the view of distant cliffs where the stork’s cry echoes; gathers his thoughts. Out of mercy, the breeze gently ruffles the surface of the lake; the sag...	79	thanks	thanks	感恩	en
5269	D├│nallDempsey	YouWearMyKissesInYourHairForJan	You wear my kisses in your hair invisible to everyone but us they glisten like emotional jewelry bloom like flowers of desire you wear my kisses in your hair smiling secretly to your self as to how they got there & to where the other kisses ...are!	104	hair	hair	头发	en
12313	ScarredUnknown	Suicide	i'm going to run away i'm leaving this world for all it has never done i'm leaving this world for all it never did never seemed to care never showed me love never showed me joy never gave me hope i'm leaving this world all it gave is pain and regret it let me make mistakes like any normal person yet i'd go home and it ...	127	suicide	suicide	自杀	en
12569	mepoetyepspoet	SwimmingBelowThePovertyLineInspirorJaSaabh	You Sir in your silent desire to become a millionaire alas prove my point also we are today much more poorer than then, sixty years ago when youth was happy with just 300 and one could save a tenner every month Today despite the high Pension they give they say one has to sell one's woman's bangles once he gave her six ...	76	swimming	swimming	游泳	en
2263	LindaEngwall	LackOfCourage	Most days I feel Like I am Losing so much time Sitting Waiting Hoping For you to change Never knowing quite for sure If it is me or you that must change Always believed that by Not moving Making no decision Is the same as making one Wondering if it is due to my lack of strength Or no courage To take those hits That wil...	136	courage	courage	勇气	en
1524	GilGregorio	Change	It is a perilous venture to an unknown where the living world is limitless like weeds from a faraway land dreaming...and hoping... It is a desert where the woes tremble like a torch's sparkle at night and the origin is not known yet chanting...and lifting... But, it has wings that can endure even swallow those that are...	91	change	change	改变	en
7822	JacquelineDougherty	MemoryOfYou	You are but a memory to my dear heart that dwindles as each day passes me by. My heart yearns for you, but you're not there, only your memory is, and that hurts even more. The tears are all too real and they follow the pain my heart feels when it misses you so. Memory upon memory floods the gates and soon I begin to dr...	50	memory	memory	记忆	en
373	DavidBeckham	DefeatAnger	Anger bestowed upon self Is weight upon soul If you cannot walk with rocks tied onto your feet Why then would you put so much weight onto your soul It hurts inside, and you know it It burns inside, and you feel it But you not listening to your reasoning Nor paying attention to your past Let go, would be easy But you ho...	133	anger	anger	愤怒	en
13735	Sappho	WithoutWarning	Without warning as a whirlwind swoops on an oak Love shakes my heart	85	warning	warning	警示	en
13590	StephenCrane	TellBraveDeedsOfWar	"Tell brave deeds of war." Then they recounted tales, -- "There were stern stands And bitter runs for glory." Ah, I think there were braver deeds.	84	war	war	战争	en
8263	RobertWilliamService	YoungMother	Her baby was so full of glee, And through the day It laughed and babbled on her knee In happy play. It pulled her hair all out of curl With noisy joy; So peppy she was glad her girl Was not a boy. Then as she longed for it to sleep, To her surprise It just relaxed within her keep With closing eyes. And as it lay upon h...	53	mother	mother	母亲	en
8839	archielangford	PlasterdInParis	I cant pretend that the long week end That I spent in gay Parie Though `twas great left me in a state Of very low degree. The Mona Lisa smiled at me And I smiled back at her Went to Montmartre to study art And take in the Sacre- Coeur . A bottle of wine when I went to dine On the St Gernain des Pris Drunk another lot...	55	paris	paris	巴黎	en
854	PercyByssheShelley	HymnToIntellectualBeauty	The awful shadow of some unseen Power Floats through unseen among us, -- visiting This various world with as inconstant wing As summer winds that creep from flower to flower, -- Like moonbeams that behind some piny mountain shower, It visits with inconstant glance Each human heart and countenance; Like hues and harmoni...	7	beauty	beauty	美	en
13819	DeboraShort	WaterSteamAndIceCoupletsEdited	I am the contrails in the sky Transporting your love to my heart-felt joy I am those rolling white riffles splashing Across those ancient glistening granite rocks I am the warm tingling steaming massage Sensate-ly refreshing your tired soul I am that energizing frozen cube That cools that sweet tea you sip on our porch...	86	water	water	水	en
14052	RobertFrost	AnOldMansWinterNight	All out of doors looked darkly in at him Through the thin frost, almost in separate stars, That gathers on the pane in empty rooms. What kept his eyes from giving back the gaze Was the lamp tilted near them in his hand. What kept him from remembering what it was That brought him to that creaking room was age. He stood ...	87	winter	winter	冬天	en
4866	ThomasHardy	TheSickGod	I In days when men had joy of war, A God of Battles sped each mortal jar; The peoples pledged him heart and hand, From Israel's land to isles afar. II His crimson form, with clang and chime, Flashed on each murk and murderous meeting-time, And kings invoked, for rape and raid, His fearsome aid in rune and rhyme. III On...	29	god	god	上帝	en
8356	FrankJamesRyanJr	TheUnPerfectMurder	You're making a witless lout of yourself Can't you see, in your mirror of vanity She said this, an' that, and finally she Was as quiet and still as a cold body be He wrapped her on up in a cranberry sheet An erudite choice of colour I'd say Carried her down by the fire escape Sang a song by Joplin while spinning duct t...	111	murder	murder	谋杀	en
13355	AldoKraas	ITrustInMyFaithSong	I trust in my faith Because I have faith in God And at the same time I believe in God	128	trust	trust	信任	en
5691	katie	BeMyHero	would you do me a favour and take me in your arms take me some where out of sight take me oh so far away from all these people full of hope and faith set me down beside this lake and sit with me a while untill my depression fades away untill im me again and then tell me that you love me tell me that you care for knowin...	36	hero	hero	英雄	en
4689	WilliamBlake	ALittleGirlLost	Children of the future age, Reading this indignant page, Know that in a former time Love, sweet love, was thought a crime. In the age of gold, Free from winter's cold, Youth and maiden bright, To the holy light, Naked in the sunny beams delight. Once a youthful pair, Filled with softest care, Met in garden bright Where...	28	girl	girl	女孩	en
12475	GiorgosSeferis	OurSun	This sun was mine and yours; we shared it. Who's suffering behind the golden silk, who's dying? A woman beating her dry breasts cried out; `Cowards, they've taken my children and torn them to shreds, you've killed them gazing at the fire-flies at dusk with a strange look, lost in blind thought.' The blood was drying on...	75	sun	sun	太阳	en
3997	RmShanmugamChettiar	FootballAndBasketball	Let children play football or basketball. They would experience camaraderie, Team spirit and togetherness. They would learn bearing failures and defeats And abiding by rules and regulation. They would develop reflex action Necessary for spontaneous response. They would develop a steel physique. Let children waste in fo...	23	football	football	足球	en
6954	JenniferHanson	ThereAKiss	There's a kiss to say I love you, There's a kiss to say I care. There's a kiss to prove our friendship, There's a kiss for us to share. There's a kiss to say it's true But the kiss I love the most, Is the kiss I get from you.	43	kiss	kiss	吻	en
1688	johntiongchunghoo	TravelHaikuMillenniumParkChicago	Millennium Park Cloud Gate our cameras freeze a part of the millennium Millennium Park Cloud Gate coming out of my mouth the millennium inside me Millennium Park Cloud Gate the millennium inside me cheers on the millennium outisde Millennium Park Cloud Gate we freeze the millennium with a click of our cameras Millenniu...	135	chicago	chicago	芝加哥	en
3654	RainerMariaRilke	PortraitOfMyFatherAsAYoungMan	In the eyes: dream. The brow as if it could feel something far off. Around the lips, a great freshness--seductive, though there is no smile. Under the rows of ornamental braid on the slim Imperial officer's uniform: the saber's basket-hilt. Both hands stay folded upon it, going nowhere, calm and now almost invisible, a...	99	father	father	父亲	en
7537	hazemaljaber	LoveYouAndDontKnowHowToLoveYo	love you, and don`t know how to love you.... or why i love you... or how your love came to me... love you, because you are my passion and my amatory... because you are my first letters in my school... and my first picture in my memory... and my air which is in my chest... love you, because you, whom taught me your love...	47	love	love	爱情	en
6246	OgdenNash	ThePerfectHusband	He tells you when you've got on too much lipstick And helps you with your girdle when your hips stick.	107	husband	husband	丈夫	en
10924	OtteriSelvakumar	SickSmile	Sick is Not a sick... With smile of Men and women... Smile... With kill your sick... With out smile... you are good sick patient...!	120	sick	sick	疾病	en
13779	DavidHarris	SkippingStonesAcrossTheWater	You go to a beach and one of the first things you do is grab a few stones, skip them across the water to see how many times they skip and how far they go. I don’t know if this is a man’s thing, or if females do it to. Therefore, my female friends out there you’ll have to let me know.	86	water	water	水	en
1326	LindaWinchell	DonTTryToDriveTheCar	Don’t try to take the driver’s wheel When someone is spinning out of control. Just let them make their own wrong turns And… let the wheel go! If we’re always sitting in the drivers seat One will never know how to drive. Just sit and be God’s passenger…and pray And allow that driver to drive. They’re in the best of hand...	134	car	car	汽车	en
12411	SaundraDiamante	SummerRainbows	It's that beautiful summer sky.. Like blue raspberries I dare to try... Freshly squeezed home made orange tropicana... To wash down my yellow banana... Ruby red cherries How sweet the summer berries.. Dark green rhines Of sweet red watermelon.. The perfect scenario of heaven... The perfect summer rainbow... There are s...	143	summer	summer	夏天	en
10410	SandraFeldman	RomanticFeeling	How deep romantic feeling, Our lives can often change, A look, a touch and reeling, Our hearts fully engage, It's that Romantic Feeling, That still we do possess, That makes our lives appealing, And Love in Life, the best.	67	romantic	romantic	浪漫的	en
6965	Dwiutami	kissKiss	The kiss was two hearts in the warmth. The kiss was two hearts enjoyed each other. The kiss was fate in the love. The kiss was love fire. The kiss completed the life. You kissed because of the love. I kissed because of the longing. The kiss was two speaking hearts mutually. Kiss....please I'want to kissed. The kiss pla...	43	kiss	kiss	吻	en
9986	JonathanROBIN	IRememberIRememberPastAndPresentAfterThomasHoodAndWilliamWordsworthLucy	I remember, I remember the house where I was born before foreclosure took away the homestead I had sworn in good faith, all attest 'tis true, to leave grandchildren three: - times change, leave little rest, I rue that difference to me! It seems so very long ago the liberating Yanks found welcome everywhere they'd go - ...	117	remember	remember	回忆	en
11866	AldoKraas	IFeelTheSorrowAndThePain	I Feel The Sorrow And The Pain Ev ery Time I Have To Walk Along This Path At Night	73	sorrow	sorrow	悲伤	en
9729	MarchetteChute	SpringRain	The storm came up so very quick It couldn't have been quicker. I should have brought my hat along, I should have brought my slicker. My hair is wet, my feet are wet, I couldn't be much wetter. I fell into a river once But this is even better!	62	rain	rain	雨	en
1914	RaviSathasivam	BecauseOfChristmasDay	When the December comes When the white snow cover our lands My heart is filled with joy because this is the month for Christmas When the carols are being sung When the Christmas trees are brighten the house When the stockings are overflowing under the tree When everyone's face is glowing to open the gifts My heart is f...	12	christmas	christmas	圣诞节	en
10055	ThomasMoore	YouRememberEllen	You remember Ellen, our hamlet's pride, How meekly she bless'd her humble lot, When the stranger, William, had made her his bride, And love was the light of their lowly cot. Together they toil'd through winds and rains, Till William, at length, in sadness said, "We must seek our fortune on other plains;" -- Then, sighi...	117	remember	remember	回忆	en
8479	marieelizabethvampirus	BindToNature	it'll be you and me up in the tree and the forest will give us the answers it'll be you and i up in the sky we'll be so high its a combination for disaster i'll be yours and you'll be mine its a law i cannot define but the fire will keep us burning for eachother it'll be us against them the current churnning again as t...	113	nature	nature	自然	en
6354	HasmukhAmathalal	PersonalIdentity	Personal identity Women always need attention If all want its retention In life and elsewhere One must always stand firmly and dare No doubt, they have suffered most At heavy cost Cruelty in behavior And almost compromise with honor She has stood ground well For the whole of world to tell 'Look we are no mean creature'...	38	identity	identity	身份	en
7043	D├│nallDempsey	StolenLaughterForJunie	My soul disguised as a shadow drifted back into my past managed unseen to cross the border of Life (& Death) enter again that room where the memory begins (when the memory wasn’t even a memory) but the real thing my soul steals a crumb of her laughter nothing that could be missed the merest sliver. I (then) shiver seei...	108	laughter	laughter	笑声	en
8851	PirateLoveMagicMan	ToParis	I want to look into her dreamy eyes, But she turns them away and my heart sighs. I want to hold her hand and intertwine our fingures, But my ennocent youthful sweat lingures.I want to embrace her in my arms to cuddle, But when I raise them there is no mass, no muscle.I want to feel her soft lips in a sweet pashoinet ki...	55	paris	paris	巴黎	en
159	FrederickKesner	CrossroadsOfAmerica	Crossroads of this brave New World: tiring - perhaps no longer young Big city, rural city? central point - refreshing - this nation's innovative belly city of indigenous America, cosmopolitan reflective - luminescent in waning light hopeful in the new day dawning bright still movement, raucous plains of crop Gridded ou...	1	america	america	美国	en
3566	Scarlet	TheRealMmeaningOfTheWordFamily	what do you think of when you say your family do you think of those you share blood with i sure don't i think of those who are there for me sure we do not share blood but we share something strong we share trust so when you say family i think of my online family for those are the people that have been there for me thos...	20	family	family	家庭	en
5430	JaneAusten	HappyTheLabRer	Happy the lab'rer in his Sunday clothes! In light-drab coat, smart waistcoat, well-darn'd hose, Andhat upon his head, to church he goes; As oft, with conscious pride, he downward throws A glance upon the ample cabbage rose That, stuck in button-hole, regales his nose, He envies not the gayest London beaux. In church he...	33	happy	happy	快乐	en
11950	ArthurHenryAdams	ASpringSonnet	Last night beneath the mockery of the moon I heard the sudden startled whisperings Of wakened birds settling their restless wings; The North-east brought his word of gladness, "Soon!" And all the night with wonder was a-swoon. A soul had breathed into long-dreaming things; Some unseen hand hovered above the strings: So...	125	spring	spring	春天	en
1245	louisrams	Butterfly	butterfly I stopped to look at a butterfly-then it flew away. Yet! -left me with an impression. With me it will always stay. Its wings were a beautiful brown-with polka dots you see. I had wanted to grab it-but I knew it had to be free. They only have a short life span But in their life -they live an eternity. They hav...	10	butterfly	butterfly	蝴蝶	en
1650	MichaelHopkins	ChicagoWasOnce	Chicago was once A city of strong shoulders Times of strong,long gone © 2018.M.N. Hopkins	135	chicago	chicago	芝加哥	en
12144	MelvinaGermain	340Success	Success is having what it takes to keep positivity on the trail to total freedom. Stand firm, knock negativity to the ground, forgetting it ever came around. Holding yourself accountable for everything you do. Offering a helping hand to those not as fortunate as you. Giving when finances are high, giving when finances...	74	success	success	成功	en
5835	RobertSouthwell	LookHome	Retired thoughts enjoy their own delights, As beauty doth in self-beholding eye ; Man's mind a mirror is of heavenly sights, A brief wherein all marvels summed lie, Of fairest forms and sweetest shapes the store, Most graceful all, yet thought may grace them more. The mind a creature is, yet can create, To nature's pat...	37	home	home	家园	en
7378	BernardShaw	CompletelyLost	Have you ever had that feeling? That you are completely lost. Your mind and senses reeling, As in a dark foreboding frost. Nothing but nothing is as it seems, Words like phantoms come and go. It is as if all the bizarre dreams, Have turned your brain to snow. The ticking of the mantelpiece clock, Cuts the silence like ...	46	lost	lost	迷惘	en
11196	ErnestineNorthover	OurTroubledSky	When thunderstorms come out to play, And lightning o'er this earth is seen, Dense clouds descend in colours grey, And rain pours forth, where sun has been. When crescendos resound in humid air, And exacerbate our troubled sky, Will all the power residing there, Look kindly down from portals high. Such danger lurks in f...	70	sky	sky	天空	en
9683	CarlSandburg	HorsesAndMenInRain	Let us sit by a hissing steam radiator a winter's day, gray wind pattering frozen raindrops on the window, And let us talk about milk wagon drivers and grocery delivery boys. Let us keep our feet in wool slippers and mix hot punches--and talk about mail carriers and messenger boys slipping along the icy sidewalks. Let ...	62	rain	rain	雨	en
3733	MarianWheaton	Fear	Fear is an agonizing thing It cripples deep inside It freezes the thinking part of you So you want to run and hide It creeps like a burglar upon you Causing shivers to run down your spine It reduces you to an empty shell And destroys all that is fine Don't let fear get a hold on you Fight it with all your might Once yo...	100	fear	fear	恐惧	en
506	EllaWheelerWilcox	ABabyInTheHouse	I knew that a baby was hid in that house, Though I saw no cradle and heard no cry; But the husband was tip-toeing 'round like a mouse, And the good wife was humming a soft lullaby; And there was a look on the face of the mother, That I knew could mean only one thing, and no other. The mother, I said to myself, for I kn...	4	baby	baby	婴儿	en
2927	GhadaShahbender	Depression	I no longer know me I don't want to be I look in the mirror and a stranger looks back at me She too is in a bad dream No one can hear her scream Her eyes blindfolded and her hands tied Her voice is muted and her mouth open wide Strangers all around her A stranger by her side She stands in the middle and has nowhere to ...	95	depression	depression	抑郁	en
9155	SadiqullahKhan	inPink	From whispers to heavy noise My art of love as it melted In fine connections invisible From below the arch of brow In pink I read your eyes My pride bent in salutation Your whole being is surrounded By the music inside my head My languor and your rhythm The melody living in my steps From the sorrows of silence Sing the...	115	pink	pink	粉色	en
5829	EmilyDickinson	INeverFeltAtHomebelow	413 I never felt at Home—Below—- And in the Handsome Skies I shall not feel at Home—I know— I don't like Paradise— Because it's Sunday—all the time— And Recess—never comes— And Eden'll be so lonesome Bright Wednesday Afternoons— If God could make a visit— Or ever took a Nap— So not to see us—but they say Himself—a Tele...	37	home	home	家园	en
5912	FloraAParham	Hope	AS I LOOK INTO THE FUTURE, I HOPE FOR PEACE. PEACE OF MIND PEACE OF MAN PEACE OF THE SPIRIT. I HOPE FOR MORE LOVE OF GOD, FOR IN THIS LIES THE HOPE OF MANKIND. GOD IS LOVE GOD IS EVERYTHING! LIFE IS GOD'S GIFT TO MAN. HOPE IS THE WANTING OF A BETTER FUTURE OF A RICHER MEANING OF WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT. I NEED YOU YOU N...	105	hope	hope	希望	en
11719	NHIENNGUYENMD	TheEyesOfMissS╞бnT├вyTranslationPoemOfQuangDuNg─Р├┤iM─ГTNg╞░╞бIS╞бnT├вy	You came here from Sơn city, running away from enemy I also left home since participating in war activity I have been far away from Bất Bạt many days Blue evenings see no Ba Vì mountain. Your forehead caries the country sky Your eyes are like well water of village I have longed for Đoài with white clouds very much ...	123	son	son	儿子	en
13161	TedSheridan	ForeverJoinedTogetherAtTheHip	nine minutes and thirty seven seconds was the time it took for her to fire up her temper and car while deciding how she was going to end her life or his the sex had been good for a while but not good enough that he would keep his promised vows to her she knew he was going to be with the other woman she had smelled her ...	82	together	together	相伴	en
11559	EmilyDickinson	ISometimesDropItForAQuick	708 I sometimes drop it, for a Quick— The Thought to be alive— Anonymous Delight to know— And Madder—to conceive— Consoles a Woe so monstrous That did it tear all Day, Without an instant's Respite— 'Twould look too far—to Die—	122	sometimes	sometimes	有时	en
8076	DustinBennefield	BlueMoon	Blossoming from the rock A soul of a desperate lock Becomes one with the blue moon Hues of blue and gray A due of death today A blue moon rises in the west It seemed so long ago When the moon was so-so And never went to the side of the blue Now life is happening And flowers are dying The moon so blue is in the middle o...	52	moon	moon	月亮	en
1740	KaronYan	Childhood	Childhood is rare Unlike a bear Childhood is fun Unlike eating a bun Childhood is like fire Like the excitment of getting hired Childhood is like honey Like a hopping bunny Appreciate childhood Like when you first stood Appreciate childhood...	92	childhood	childhood	童年	en
5338	JeanetteMatthews	HeartbreakOrHappiness	Should I wait for you to fall in love with me Or should I just forget about it and let it be I don't want to wait for heartbreak Because you and I both know this is something I can't take I know that you are in love with someone else And I don't want to be in a relationship all by myself I want to understand your decis...	32	happiness	happiness	幸福	en
7613	LovinaSylviaChidi	LustLustLust	He lusts for her Her apple breasts Beneath her vest Taste the best Lust, Lust, Lust Three women on the go Yet happiness does not flow It is only Lust, Lust, Lust Her apple breasts Beneath her vest Taste the best The natural flow of wetness He hopes to taste once more Maybe its vanilla flavor Will be one better than bef...	48	lust	lust	欲望	en
2786	AlgernonCharlesSwinburne	ABalladOfDeath	Kneel down, fair Love, and fill thyself with tears, Girdle thyself with sighing for a girth Upon the sides of mirth, Cover thy lips and eyelids, let thine ears Be filled with rumour of people sorrowing; Make thee soft raiment out of woven sighs Upon the flesh to cleave, Set pains therein and many a grievous thing, And ...	17	death	death	死亡	en
14099	MatsuoBasho	WhenTheWinterChrysanthemumsGo	When the winter chrysanthemums go, there's nothing to write about but radishes. Translated by Robert Hass	87	winter	winter	冬天	en
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English Poetry Topic Clustering

Clustering benchmark of English poetry by topic keywords for PoetryMTEB / MTEB-style embedding evaluation.

Derived from AJMC2002/poems (topic-tagged poems originally parsed from a Kaggle poetry collection).

Dataset Card

Item	Description
Dataset version (PoetryMTEB)	`1.0.0`
Task	Clustering (unsupervised embedding evaluation)
Languages	English (`en`)
Unit	Full poem text (`poem`)
Labels	144 topic keywords (`label_name` = English; `label_name_zh` = Chinese)
Size	test=14334 (no train/validation — not required for MTEB Clustering)
Evaluation metrics	Typically V-measure (K-Means on embeddings)

Prior Hub packaging exposed train/val/test (~6:2:2). This release merges all poems into test for standard MTEB Clustering probing.

Label taxonomy (144 topics)

Preview (top by frequency; full list in label_taxonomy.json):

id	label_name (en)	name_zh	count
0	`alone`	孤独	100
1	`america`	美国	100
2	`angel`	天使	100
3	`animal`	动物	100
4	`baby`	婴儿	100
5	`beach`	海滩	100
6	`beautiful`	美丽	100
7	`beauty`	美	100
8	`birth`	出生	100
9	`brother`	兄弟	100
10	`butterfly`	蝴蝶	100
11	`children`	儿童	100
12	`christmas`	圣诞节	100
13	`cinderella`	灰姑娘	100
14	`crazy`	疯狂	100
15	`dance`	舞蹈	100
16	`dark`	黑暗	100
17	`death`	死亡	100
18	`destiny`	命运	100
19	`dream`	梦想	100
…	(all 144 topics)	…	…

Features

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	Upstream poem id
`author`	string	Poet name
`title`	string	Poem title
`poem`	string	Clustering input (formerly `text`)
`label`	int64	Topic class id (0 … 143)
`label_name`	string	Topic keyword (formerly `topic`)
`label_name_en`	string	Same as `label_name` (English)
`label_name_zh`	string	Chinese gloss of the topic keyword
`language`	string	Always `en`

Construction method

Load prior PoetryMTEB/EnglishPoetryTopicClustering train / val / test.
Merge all rows into a single test split.
Map topics → integer label + Chinese glosses; rename text→poem.
Write parquet, Dataset Card, taxonomy, checksums, eval script.

Supporting materials

Path	Content
`VERSION` / `LICENSE` / `CITATION.*` / `metadata.json`	Packaging metadata
`label_taxonomy.json`	Full EN/ZH topic codebook
`checksums.sha256`	File checksums
`scripts/evaluate_english_topic_clustering.py`	Baseline V-measure probe

How to load

from datasets import load_dataset

ds = load_dataset("PoetryMTEB/EnglishPoetryTopicClustering")
ex = ds["test"][0]
print(ex["poem"][:200])
print(ex["label_name"], ex["label_name_zh"], ex["label"])

Citation / provenance

Upstream: AJMC2002/poems
This packaging: PoetryMTEB/EnglishPoetryTopicClustering (version 1.0.0)

License

Upstream license is not clearly stated (AJMC2002/poems / Kaggle provenance). Marked unknown; use for research and respect original poem copyrights.

英语诗歌主题聚类（中文说明）

MTEB 聚类评测集：仅 test=14334，144 个英文话题关键词，并提供中文译名 label_name_zh。

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