{"id":4690,"date":"2026-03-09T19:05:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T13:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yina.in\/?p=4690"},"modified":"2026-03-09T22:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:22:21","slug":"10-poems-read-beat-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yina.in\/?p=4690","title":{"rendered":"10 Poems to Read to Beat the Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 Poems<\/a> to Read to Beat<\/a> the Blues<\/h1>\n

\u201cDil naumeed to nahin, nakaam hi toh hai,
\nLambi hai gham ki sham, par sham hi toh hai!\u201d
\n<\/em>(The heart is just defeated but not without hope, the evening is full of sorrow but it will soon end!)<\/a><\/p>\n

Blues as well as poetry? It is impossible not to mention these magical<\/a> words by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the great Urdu poet. Words have the magical ability to spin your mood around. When woven into poetry, they become a magic wand meant to make you see life through a different perspective. But every poem has a mood, a rhythm, a time. There are times when poems really make a difference<\/a>. So we bring you a selection of ten poems that will brighten you up as well as inspire you when you\u2019re feeling the blues. Just put on some music<\/a>, dim the lights as well as begin your romance with beautiful poetry! Who knows what it might inspire you to do.<\/p>\n

\"Poems<\/p>\n

10. King Canute by William Makepeace Thackerey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026he sternly bade them never more to kneel to human clay,
\nBut alone to praise and worship That which earth and seas obey:
\nAnd his golden crown of empire never wore he from that day.
\nKing Canute is dead and gone: Parasites exist away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

9. Highway Stripper by A.K. Ramanujan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201ca straw
\nhat,
\na white shoe fit
\nto be a fetish,
\nthen another,
\na heavy pleated skirt
\nand a fluttery
\nslip, faded pink,
\nfrayed lace- edge
\nand all
\n(I even heard it swish),
\na leg-of-mutton blouse
\nJust as fluttery.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

8. Fire and Ice by Robert Frost<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSome say the world will end in fire,
\nSome say in ice.
\nFrom what I\u2019ve tasted of desire
\nI hold with those who favor fire.
\nBut if it had to perish twice,
\nI think I know enough of hate
\nTo say that for destruction ice
\nIs also great
\nAnd would suffice. \u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

7. The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTwo roads diverged in a wood, and I,
\nI took the one less traveled by,
\nAnd that has made all the difference.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

6. Tithonus by Lord Alfred Tennyson<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA soft air fans the cloud apart; there comes
\nA glimpse of that dark world where I was born.
\nOnce more the old mysterious glimmer steals
\nFrom any pure brows, and from thy shoulders pure,
\nAnd bosom beating with a heart renew\u2019d.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

5. Still I Rise by Maya Angelou<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYou may write me down in history
\nWith your bitter, twisted lies,
\nYou may trod me in the very dirt
\nBut still, like dust, I\u2019ll rise.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Madhushala<\/i>\u00a0by Harivansh Rai Bachchan<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMadiralaya jaane ko ghar se, chalta hai peene waala.
\nKis path se jaun asmanjas men hai woh bhola bhala.
\nAlag alag path batlaate sab, par main yeh batlaata hun,
\nRaah pakad tu ek chala chal, paa jaiyega Madhushala..\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

3. The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Gilpin at his horse\u2019s side
\n<\/em>Seized fast the flowing mane,
\nAnd up he got, in haste to ride.<\/em>
\nBut soon came down again;\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

2. A Psalm of Life by H.W. Longfellow<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLife is real! Life is earnest!
\nAnd the grave is not its goal;
\nDust thou art, to dust returnest,
\nWas not spoken of the soul.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0woods are lovely, dark, and deep,<\/em>
\nBut I have promises to keep,<\/em>
\nAnd miles to go before I sleep,<\/em>
\nAnd miles to go before I sleep.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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10 Poems to Read to Beat the Blues<\/p>\n

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