An intense poem!
"WE saw Thee in Thy balmy nest,"Verses from the Shepherds' Hymn" by Richard Crashaw
https://englishverse.com/poems/verse...shepherds_hymn
An intense poem!
"WE saw Thee in Thy balmy nest,"Verses from the Shepherds' Hymn" by Richard Crashaw
https://englishverse.com/poems/verse...shepherds_hymn
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
A very pious poem
Poem by a poet who has an "X" in his/her name:
"After the lotus flowers have opened- West Lake is good." - Xiu Ouyang; After the Lotus Flowers Have Opened (Picking Mulberries)... http://www.chinese-poems.com/oyx7.html
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Lol! "Poem by a poet who has an "X" in his/her name". Creative solution with elusive "X ". Charming poem!
"Young palmer sun, that to these shining sands" A Sunrise Song by Sidney Lanier
https://www.poetrycat.com/sidney-lanier
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"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Ah... invoking Saladin. I found an animated Crusade's history involving Saladin & Baldwin, unfortunately interrupted by ads on occasion, that tells the true story that the movie The Kingdom of Heaven was based on that I found fascinating... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7L2eWwQq84
"Zones marked on campus." - Quinntero; Zombies vs. Humans Haiku...
https://tdc.ds106.us/writings/zombies-vs-humans-haiku/
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tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Interesting Cruzade Video. Here is the film:https://www.google.com/search?q=the+...id:SoI5w0_46Ww
Funny zombie haiku.
"A bird flew out at the break of day"The Ballad Of God-Makers by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...ith-chesterton
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Somber poem.
"By many a bard the Cameron clan is sung," - Nora Pembroke; To Hon. Malcom Cameron.... https://www.poetrycat.com/nora-pembr...malcom-cameron
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Loved the pacifist poem!
On a lighter note:
"Clothes and the Man I sing. Reformers, note" A Ballad Of Buttonry by John Kendall
https://www.poetrycat.com/john-kenda...ad-of-buttonry
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
The Hardest Button To Button taken to historical revision
"Don't judge a book by its cover." - Poppy Cooke; Love Is Better Than Hate... https://lyricstranslate.com/en/poppy...te-lyrics.html
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
LoL. "Love Is Better Than Hate..." Morals better than rhymes.
"Macavity’s a Mystery Cat: he’s called the Hidden Paw". Macavity: The Mystery Cat by T. S. Eliot
https://poets.org/poem/macavity-mystery-cat
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
lolololol poem... AND jumping to "m" already! Another delightful cat poem out of order for your enjoyment
"Oh I am a cat that likes to" - Stevie Smith; The Galloping Cat
... https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poe...-galloping-cat
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Aiaiai!Confused title with first line and jumped half the alphabet! Thanks, tailor, galloping indeed! Humbly getting back to "e", but tomorrow. Tomorrow is another day!
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"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
"E'en as the bird, who midst the leafy bower".The Divine Comedy by Dante: The Vision Of Paradise: Canto XXIII
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...to-xxiii-14174
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Inspired poem. Trying to figure out who Trivia alludes to...
Found Polyhymnia: muse of sacred poetry
"Fiercer than tiger, savager than bear," - Francesco Petrarca; Sonnet CXIX. Questa umil fera, un cor di tigre o d' orsa. / He Prays Her Either to Welcome or Dismiss Him at Once.... https://www.poetrycat.com/francesco-...ca/sonnet-cxix
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
re: Donīt know if this analysis is helpful, but there are some explanations, including of Trivia:
https://digitaldante.columbia.edu/da...o/paradiso-23/
"God scatters beauty as he scatters flowers" God Scatters Beauty by Walter Savage Landor
https://www.poetrycat.com/walter-sav...catters-beauty
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Thanks!... enjoyed the analysis
God Scatters Beauty... a beautiful, short poem
"Hark, neighbor, for one moment stay!" - Friedrich Schiller; Dialogue.... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...dialogue-30686
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
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