Alphabetical Poem First Lines

"Rachel "-Beautiful poem!


"SWeetly solemn see them stand," Christopher Morley (1890-1957),"HYMN TO THE DAIRYMAIDS STREET"
https://www.potw.org/archive/potw377.html

Udderly delightful :)


A very short poem (haiku)...

"The apparition of these faces in the crowd:" - Ezra Pound; In a Station of the Metro... https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...n-of-the-metro

lol!

Enjoyed Esra´s minimal poem. Reminded me of this picture by Tarsila do Amaral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_b8XAKch64&t=106s


"Unwind my riddle" "Unwind my riddle By Stephen Crane
https://www.theotherpages.org/poems/crane03.html#8

Interesting video... reminiscent of Pink Floyd's art: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...issue-1376578/

In a 1969 document to .pdf that I couldn't access by Margaret Faison: "Crane portrays In four lines the cruelty of an uncaring universe. The "wounded men" suggests that this cruelty is seen in war ..."

"VENGEANCE, arise from thy infernal bed;" - John Brown; THE CURE OF SAUL. / A SACRED ODE.... https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry....85-w0200.shtml

This article under your Pink Floyd article caught my atention. https://www.rollingstone.com/politic...ed-1235069397/

The Cure of Saul". Impressive poem with Homeric dramatics. Enjoyed!

A favorite poem! There is some risk of it being a repetition!
"WHEN fishes flew and forests walked"."The Donkey" by G. K. Chesterton
https://www.theotherpages.org/poems/chester2.html#19

Article... lol... inspiring:

rhymes with purple

too much distrust in the media
in the USA, my country, whether
blue, red, or purple...
ultimately I rely on our Constitution
and our motto: "In God We Trust"
as my country doth hirple

7/27/2024

Yes! I love Chesterton's poem too !

"XO," - Mark Toney; X-Ray Oscar... https://hellopoetry.com/poem/3827336/x-ray-oscar/

Lol! Following God and the Constitution seems very sound to me!

Enjoyed X-Ray Oscar. Intelligent use of X-Words.

"You were kind and sweet of temper, all the good graces were yours,"."You were kind and sweet of temper" by Yannis Ritsos
https://allpoetry.com/You-Were-Kind-And-Sweet-Of-Temper

Tender, sweet poem of loss... Enjoyed :)

"Zoom, zoom I'm pretty quick; can you keep up with me? You can sit there" - Sandra Juanita Nailing; Zoom, Zoom A Race With Life... https://hellopoetry.com/poem/599112/...ace-with-life/

Lively Zoom Zoom poem!

"A Brazen Pot, by scouring vext,"."The Brass-Pot, and Stone-Jugg"(A FABLE) by Anne Finch, countess of Winchilsea.
https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry....ers00268.shtml

Wonderful poem :) Found some background here... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Pots

"Beyond a ridge of pine with russet tips" - Pauline Johnson; Thistle-Down... https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/thistle-down

Thanks for the instructive link, tailor. These pots have traveled quite long way from Aesop 's Fable to the poem by Anne Finch.

Thistle-down Beautiful images when the daylight fades into night.


"Could I from this valley drear"."Longing" by Friedrich Schiller
https://www.poetrycat.com/friedrich-schiller/longing

Enjoyed Longing... "'Tis by magic power alone / Thou canst reach the magic land!" :)

"Death in his palace holds his court," - Toru Dutt; Savitri. Part II.... https://www.poetrycat.com/toru-dutt/savitri-part-iii

"Savitri." Dramatic poem, found the whole ballad. Wanted to know the rest of the story.

"EVER let the Fancy roam,". "Fancy" by John Keats
https://www.theotherpages.org/poems/keats04.html#20

Delightful poem by Keats - Enjoyed :) While straightforward found an analysis for more insight... https://eliteskills.com/c/4368

"Fate slew him, but he did not drop;" - Emily Dickinson; A Man... https://www.poetrycat.com/emily-dickinson/a-man

Thanks for the analysis. The romantic feeling more at home in his/her world of fancy than in the real world.

Enjoyed "A man". Interesting that fate is a female.

"THE garden's full of scented wallflowers,"."Elinor Wylie, "The Lost Path"

https://www.theotherpages.org/poems/wylie01.html#6