Alphabetical Poem First Lines

Loved this imaginative poem with its wordplays.

"Of old sat Freedom on the heights,"."Of old sat Freedom" by Alfred Tennison
https://www.poemine.com/Alfred-Tenny...t-Freedom.html

"The falsehood of extremes!" Enjoyed :)

"Pretty twinkling starry eyes!" - Nicholas Breton; Pretty Twinkling Starry Eyes... https://www.poemine.com/Nicholas-Bre...arry-Eyes.html

Poem to Love and Beauty. Enjoyed!


Poem by a poet with "Q's" in his name:
"Her zither pierces clouds with tones divine,"."The Zither of the Xiang River Spirits"
- Poetry of Qian Qi
https://www.cn-poetry.com/qianqi-poe...r-spirits.html

Hmmm... rhyming translations don't usually grate on me - this one did. I'm sure it's a masterpiece in the original language as it "established" the poet's reputation.

"Retired thoughts enjoy their own delights," - Robert Southwell; Look Home... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/deer-poems/

Page fidgety again, back tomorrow with the poem.

I agree with you, the translation sounds forced. I didn't find a better one, but here is an analysis of the poem:
https://poems.mahacinasthana.com/en/...ng-ling-gu-se/

Found Southey's poem here. Enjoyed specially the verb sequence in the last line:"He should, he could, he would, he did, the best."

"So long as my spirit still". "Debtor" by Sara Teasdale
https://www.poetrycat.com/sara-teasdale/debtor

Wonderful find... I have more of an appreciation for Qian Qi's poem :)

Sorry for the wrong link... another I didn't test :(

"How can I quarrel with fate / Since I can see / I am a debtor to life, / Not life to me?" Enjoyed very much :)

"There is a spell in autumn early," - Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev; There Is A Spell In Autumn... https://www.poemine.com/Fyodor-Ivano...In-Autumn.html

Bio: https://www.poemine.com/Fyodor-Ivano...hev/biography/

Enjoyed Tyutchevs bio, the Russian poet with German experiences and influenced by German Romanticism!


Enjoyed the Romantic lyrics.

I" WAS a gun-smith in Odessa."."SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: IPPOLIT KONOVALOFF"by EDGAR LEE MASTERS
https://www.poetryexplorer.net/poem26.php?pid=10011540

An escape from repression by a gunsmith... Enjoyed. Also enjoyed your poetic license in finding a 'w' poem (though we skipped a bit) :)

Poem with an 'x' in its title:

"It is night; and I am alone, forlorn" - James Macpherson; Fragment X... https://www.poemine.com/James-Macphe...ragment-X.html

Sorry for the mistake. It actually reads "I was...". But ok. Let's go on with "x".

Beautiful tragic poem!

'' 'Y' are the maiden posies,"." 'Y' are the maiden posies" by Louisa May Allcott
https://www.poemine.com/Louisa-May-A...en-Posies.html

Sad poem. Enjoyed :)

Poem by a poet with a 'z' in their name:

"He’s preoccupied, watching a beetle," - Zeke Sanchez; Once the farmhouse... https://triggerfishcriticalreview.co...-zeke-sanchez/

Off to Thursdays at Two poetry... :)

Enjoyed the poem and the analysis by an human author!

"Adelaide’s Lemon Pie from Sister’s"."Found in the Wooden Recipe Box" by Sue Chenette
https://triggerfishcriticalreview.co...-sue-chenette/

Ditto to your remarks above for your poem offering! :)

"Bubble, Bubble," - Walter de la Mare; The Water Midden's Song... https://www.poetryexplorer.net/poem26.php?pid=10054346

Wistful, charming song!

"Consider the lilies,"."Consider the lilies" by Peter Burns
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/pet...er-the-lilies/

Enjoyed :) I will be singing, with the choir of course, a rendition of "Consider the Lilies" by Hoffman/Lyon copyright 1997 Jackman Music in our Easter service :)

"D are to believe in life's magic. It really exists." - Dragonheart1; D.Ann acrostic... https://allpoetry.com/poem/12096730-...-Dragonheart1/

:)

Charming acrostic!

"Ere, in the northern gale,"."Autumn Woods
by William Cullen Bryant
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/forest-poems/ #9

Beautiful language... Enjoyed so much until the madness of men is laid bare. Happy Autumn! :)

"For thee the sun doth daily rise, and set" - George Santayana; Sonnet XLIV... https://poets.org/poem/sonnet-xliv-t...y-rise-and-set

Thanks!

Amorous!

"Good morning, pretty Butterfly!"."The Captive Butterfly"
by Hannah Flagg Gould
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poems-about-freedom/

Delightful poem. I was afraid that captivity was permanent... Enjoyed :)

"How can I love this spring" - James A. Pearson; This Spring"... https://share.google/a23lqsYWfzpbZF1wV

Me too.

Enjoyed this poem so much! Very timely!

"I saw the face of God to-day,"."Night and Day 2 by Isaac Rosenberg
https://www.poetryexplorer.net/poem26.php?pid=10014340

An very intimate poem with deity. Enjoyed :) His Bio: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/isaac-rosenberg

"Jamaica was the blessed land for which we all set sail" - Keith; The Last Voyage of The Mary-Anne (Jeopardous)... https://allpoetry.com/poem/3794977-T...dous--by-Keith

Thanks for Rosenberg's bio. So short a life!

An adventure sea poem! Enjoyed! Reminds me of Treasure Island!

"King Forest is throned upon shadows," ."King Forest
by Ruby Archer
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/rub...r/king-forest/

"All fairies proclaim his dominion,—" Enjoyed :)

"Light rain is falling in Central Park" - David Lehman; February 23... https://www.poemine.com/David-Lehman/February-23.html

Enjoyed this poem with the weather so full of change as here. We say that São Paulo can have all the four stations on the same day.And sometimes it differs from place to place.

"May-flower from over the sea,"."Maine Woods" by Rachel Pomeroy
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/rac...y/maine-woods/

Delightful poem! Enjoyed so much :) Wondering if this is she: https://www.google.com/search?q="Rac...oiPRQ2h6o,st:0

"Now's the time when children's noses" - Katherine Mansfield; Autumn Song... https://allpoetry.com/Autumn-Song

I don't know. There's very little information about her and I found only this one poem that seems not to be contemporary.

Lol! Lovely autumn poem.

"Oh, talk not to me of a name great in"."Stanzas Written on the Road Between Florence and Pisa"
by George Gordon Byron
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/love-poems/
https://allpoetry.com/Stanzas-Writte...rence-And-Pisa

A Lord Byron trifle... enjoyed both the poem and summary. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron

"Pretty new moon, little new moon" - Evaleen Stein; The New Moon... https://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/mis...in-newmoon.htm

Thanks for the bio, tailor.

A cute moon poem.

A poem with the title beginning with "Q".
"An old-fashioned word, coined in a bygone "."Queenhood" by Simon Armitage.
https://jamarattigan.com/2022/09/09/...imon-armitage/

Marvelous poem of homage to Q E II. I've seen most, if not all, of a dramatization of her life and was, unfortunately, distracted by her consort who played Doctor Who prior to this role... so much for typecasting. My Mother adored Q E II - her regent. Enjoyed.

"Rocks, trees and rocks; and down a mossy stone" - Madison Cawein; The Feud... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...ein/feud-11803

I liked Elisabeth II. Possibly one of the last great monarchs.

Enjoyed the poem, the whole story is told by the reactions of the environment. The link didn't work but found the poem here:https://www.poeticous.com/madison-ca...tone?locale=en

"Shifting brilliancies. Then winter light"."From Lightenings" by Seamus Heaney
https://www.poeticous.com/seamus-hea...om-lightenings

Lol, my link worked for me but poeticous was paywalled both times... oh, well.

Found your poem here: https://www.ibiblio.org/ipa/poems/he...ightenings.php though it seems to be missing a number of stanzas. Enjoyed the surreal bits I read :)

"'Twas a year ago and the moon was bright" - Robert William Service; Premonition... https://www.poemine.com/Robert-Willi...emonition.html

No Poeticous any more. It seems to have different rules fot different countries. All versions on line seem to be missing stanzas. The most complete I found: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...gs-lightenings.

Oh my! The poem is good but the story is chilling.

back later with the "U" poem

A bit better :)

Yes I was surprised too with the ending.

"Under the dark and piny steep"."Under the dark and piny steep" by William Watson
https://www.poemine.com/William-Wats...iny-steep.html

Touching intimate poem. Enjoyed :)

"Voices in my head" - Vikram Seth; Voices... https://www.reddit.com/r/Poetry/comm...y_vikram_seth/

A bit ambivalent about this poem, as voices in the head reminds me of madness.

"When we went to lunch yesterday,"."Wisdom" by Ace Boggess
https://triggerfishcriticalreview.co...m-ace-boggess/

Memories of COVID. Enjoyed the poem and its reviews :)

Poem by a poet with an 'x' in their name:

"You are part of other people but not" - Wendy Xu; Several Altitudes of Not Talking... https://poetrysociety.org/poems-essa...of-not-talking

A very interesting poet with very peculiar images. Curiously the poet society link didn't work with me not even whe I tried it from Google, but found the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...of-not-talking

"You may forget but"."You may forget but" by Sappho
https://www.poemine.com/Sappho/You-may-forget-but.html

This regional randomness is weird... both links work for me though :)

Poet and oracle. Enjoyed :) In the same vein I'm hopeful, some day, that more of Sappho's poetry will be found and brought into the light.

Poem by a poet with a 'z' in their name:

"rose colored optimist in your bright and breezy spirits" - Zumwalt; jet... https://zumpoems.com/

Amen!
Enjoyed the poem. Aunt Ruthie comes as absolute surprise at the end.

"An old man going a lone highway,"."The Bridge Builder" by Will Allen Dromgoo
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/wil...ridge-builder/