Alphabetical Poem First Lines

lol... attempted an anagram of the first line "even a pencil has fear to" = safe catnip heaven lore... enjoyed :)

"Five moons ago," - Kaplan-Karl; A pearl (original eng)... https://allpoetry.com/poem/18016841-...by-Kaplan-Karl

re e.e- cummings:lol!
A pearl- Ilustrative of relationships.

"Grief sat beside the fount of tears,"."Grief sat beside the fount of tears" by Richard Monckton Milnes
https://www.poemine.com/Richard-Monc...-of-tears.html

Another pearl: ``Friendship and Love on every leaf / Shall wear the pearly toy, / And all, who shrink from tears of Grief, / Shall pray for tears of Joy.'' :)

"Hearken to the reed-flute, how it complains," - Rumi; Book1 Prologue... https://allpoetry.com/Book1-Prologue

Rumi-a gush of feelings!


"I am watching Cleo listening, our cat"."Cat Scat" by Eamon Grennan
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14371782-...-Eamon-Grennan

Amusing poem though the last line has me at odds... Enjoyed :)

"Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jayahe!" - Ahmad Shiddiqi; A Tale of India... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-tale-of-india/

re: Sorry, there is a mistake in the verb "do". Here is another link with the correct form.
https://www.loc.gov/programs/poetry-...-116/cat-scat/

"a graceful Namaste" - Colorful poem, but I felt it as a touristic presentation of India.

As we are speaking about India:
"Kanha eats in Yasoda's lap.". "Krishna's Meal" by Sant Surdas
https://allpoetry.com/Krishna's-Meal

Ah, much better... my mind wouldn't take the leap :)

Yes... it seems a list poem with all the sites to see in each offering.

Enjoyed the mealtime of Krishna :)

"Like a huge Python, winding round and round" Toru Dutt; Our Casuarina Tree... https://www.poetrycat.com/toru-dutt/our-casuarina-tree

"Our Casuarina Tree"-Beautiful tree poem, beautiful images.

"Most brightly of all burned the hair of my evening loved one:"Night Ray" by Paul Celan
https://www.poetrycat.com/paul-celan/night-ray

Influential/ complex/ tragic life - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Celan

Quote:

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Celan’s poetry, with its many radical poetic and linguistic innovations, is characterized by a complicated and cryptic style that deviates from poetic conventions.

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... yup. Enjoyed :)

"Napoleon’s hat is an obvious choice I guess to list as a famous" - James Tate; The List of Famous Hats... https://www.americanpoems.com/poets/...f-famous-hats/

"Hat's" author corrected :)

re Celan: There was a lighter Celan poem starting with "M". But this one does more justice to his life experience and his style.

Enjoyed very much this curious poem. The perplexity starts with the title, one expects a list of famous hats. But the poem tells a lot about Napoleon. A bit more about Edward Taylor:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/edward-taylor

"O mother, darling mother, lost in time's formless haze"."O Mother..." by Mihai Eminescu (hope this translation by Popescu does full justice to the poem).
https://www.poemine.com/Mihai-Eminescu/O-Mother.html

ET: From your link - "Considered one of the more significant poets to appear in America in the 17th and 18th centuries,"... In “A Letter sent to his Brother Joseph Taylor and his wife after a visit” Taylor exhibited his early interest in acrostic verse, a form in which he continued to write in Massachusetts."... interesting for the times :)

However, my mistake... I somehow stated the poets name incorrectly, typing Edward Taylor instead of James Tate (no clue)... here's Tate: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tate_(writer)

ME - Sad poem anticipating his death before his mother's ? Sardonically: "On 8 April 2008, a crater on the planet Mercury was named for him." - wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihai_Eminescu

"Poet! if on a lasting fame be bent" - Henry Timrod; Poet! If on a Lasting Fame Be Bent ... https://www.poemine.com/Henry-Timrod...e-Be-Bent.html

re: The mistake was mine, tailor. You typed the name James Tate correctly (see above) and I somehow changed it for Edward Taylor. Must have read some poem by him.

HT- Beautiful and positive sonnet about the art of the poet!

"Queen and huntress, chaste and fair,"."Queen and Huntress" by Benjamin Jonson
https://www.poemine.com/Benjamin-Jon...-Huntress.html

No, no, no... my error :)

Moon's names anciently were: Diana or Cynthia in Latin, also Diana; and Artemis/Selene/Mene in Greek. Wonderful poem :)

"Rid of the world's injustice, and his pain," - Oscar Wilde; The Grave Of Keats... https://allpoetry.com/The-Grave-Of-Keats

rater-lol! These astronomers like to pay homage naming their finds after famous people.

"The Grave Of Keats..."- Oscar Wilde´s romantic side. Beautiful Poem!

"Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!"."Sound, Sound the Clarion" by Sir Walter Scott
https://www.poemine.com/Sir-Walter-S...e-Clarion.html

Lol, appears SWS likes to party.. enjoyed this brief poem :)

"They're coming! And it seems so long" - Nancy Rebecca Campbell Glass; They're Coming!... https://allpoetry.com/They%27re-Coming!