Page 57 of 82 FirstFirst ... 747525354555657585960616267 ... LastLast
Results 841 to 855 of 1229

Thread: Alphabetical Poem First Lines

  1. #841
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    The monument must be impressive!

    "Soft stealing through the shade, and skirting swift" "Lilith. The Legend Of The First Woman". Book II, by Ada Langworthy Collier
    (somewhat long, because part of a longer verse legend).
    https://www.poetrycat.com/ada-langworthy-collier
    "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

  2. #842
    Registered User tailor STATELY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gold Country
    Posts
    17,568
    Blog Entries
    13
    Mystical poem... long, yes, but it weaves an intricate story well. Enjoyed
    Found a wikipedia article to help... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith...he_First_Woman

    "to write simplicity" - Terence George Craddock; Oceans Of Thought... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/oceans-of-thought/
    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

  3. #843
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    re: Thanks for the wiki link. Yes, I think Lilith was the first feminist( not much in that line to be expected of Eve) and that about murdering babies was just intrigue.

    "unique spectrum of" by Mark Wanless
    https://hellopoetry.com/tag/unique/
    "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

  4. #844
    Registered User tailor STATELY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gold Country
    Posts
    17,568
    Blog Entries
    13
    lol... brief and ambiguous: "no not really". Enjoyed

    "Venus shines bright in the night sky." - Bryan Kelly; Birds Of A Mourning Star... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/bird...mourning-star/
    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

  5. #845
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    Enjoyed!

    "When on a summer's morn I wake,"When on a Summer's Morn" by William Henry Davies
    http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets...ies/poems/3096
    "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

  6. #846
    Registered User tailor STATELY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gold Country
    Posts
    17,568
    Blog Entries
    13
    Enjoyed very much

    Poem by a poet whose name contains an 'x':

    "Poetry, I tell my students," - Elizabeth Alexander... Ars Poetica #100: I Believe... https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...-100-i-believe
    Last edited by tailor STATELY; 06-26-2023 at 04:35 PM. Reason: Poem by a poet whose name contains an 'x':
    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

  7. #847
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    I loved this Ars Poetica!

    "Ye in the age gone by," The Gods Of Greece by Friedrich Schiller
    https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...f-greece-30692
    "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

  8. #848
    Registered User tailor STATELY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gold Country
    Posts
    17,568
    Blog Entries
    13
    Melancholy poem... enjoyed

    "Zabuton is where I" - Justin Hempe; Zaney Dog...
    https://tdc.ds106.us/writings/zaney-dog/
    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

  9. #849
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    Enjoyed this "Z poem".
    "Zabuton is where I
    Sit as I wait for you to come and play"!

    "And sometimes I am sorry when the grass". "Peace" by Patrick Kavanagh
    http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets...gh/poems/14367
    "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

  10. #850
    Registered User tailor STATELY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gold Country
    Posts
    17,568
    Blog Entries
    13
    "what fools climb / To fight with tyrants Love and Life and Time?" Wonderful poem of peace in a hard scrabble country

    "Black cats, grey cats, green cats miau—" - Vachel Lindsay; The Conscientious Deacon Poem
    ... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-...ntious-deacon/
    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

  11. #851
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    Lol!Celebrating the pedagogic role cats have in this poem

    "Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;"." Canīt" by Edgar Albert Guest
    https://internetpoem.com/edgar-albert-guest/can-t-poem/
    "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

  12. #852
    Registered User tailor STATELY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gold Country
    Posts
    17,568
    Blog Entries
    13
    Thoughtful treatise on "can't"

    "Did they send me away from my cat and my wife" - Randall Jarrell Gunner... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gunner/
    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

  13. #853
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    Gunner... Impressive war poem. I noticed the switch of cat and wife.

    "Every old man I see". "Memory Of My Father" by Patrick Kavanagh
    http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets...gh/poems/14363
    "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

  14. #854
    Registered User tailor STATELY's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gold Country
    Posts
    17,568
    Blog Entries
    13
    Nostalgic poem... enjoyed

    "Fresh Prince / Freddie Gibbs / John Singleton flicks /" - Marcus Wicker; How did you learn to speak English?... https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...-speak-english
    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

  15. #855
    On the road, but not! Danik 2016's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2016
    Location
    Beyond nowhere
    Posts
    10,645
    Blog Entries
    2
    Lol!
    50 ties...I am/You are /He is.../i am/You are
    /he is... Coca Cola/ The book is on the table!

    60ties Jim/Long John Silver/Stevenson x 6
    Dickens/Dickens/Dickens/books/books/books
    movies, movies, movies/music

    2016 and on: poe, oeptry, trypoe, poetry

    "Give me the treble of thy horns and hoofs,"Sonnet VI" by Alan Seeger
    https://www.poetrycat.com/alan-seege...orns-and-hoofs
    Last edited by Danik 2016; 07-03-2023 at 08:03 AM.
    "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

Similar Threads

  1. Need Help Finding Old Poem And Author...
    By CATLADY in forum Poems, Poets, and Poetry
    Replies: 10
    Last Post: 11-07-2016, 03:16 PM
  2. Looking for origins of poem
    By Erin@MHCC in forum Poems, Poets, and Poetry
    Replies: 33
    Last Post: 08-24-2015, 04:26 AM
  3. Bret Harte Poem Needed!!
    By CATLADY in forum Harte, Bret
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 07-21-2006, 02:49 PM
  4. Please I Need Your Help
    By sweety pie in forum Poems, Poets, and Poetry
    Replies: 12
    Last Post: 04-29-2006, 07:48 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •