Lol! Legitimate "X" segment in an alphabetical poem. Curiously "Y" was left out.
"You ought to have a medal, Mrs. More,"."You OughtTo Have A Medal,Mrs.-More" by A. P. Herbert
https://allpoetry.com/You-Ought-To-H...dal,-Mrs.-More
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Lol! Legitimate "X" segment in an alphabetical poem. Curiously "Y" was left out.
"You ought to have a medal, Mrs. More,"."You OughtTo Have A Medal,Mrs.-More" by A. P. Herbert
https://allpoetry.com/You-Ought-To-H...dal,-Mrs.-More
Domesticity acknowledged with blessings :"But all the rest of every day is yours."... with a few lines for the men. Enjoyed :)
"Zaiden Ziggy my grandson" - Teres Dana; Zaiden Ziggy Zookeeper... https://allpoetry.com/poem/17621464-...-by-Teres-Dana
Cute "Z" poem. Enjoyed !
"At gauzy dusk, thin haze like cigarette smoke"."Hospital-Window" by Allen Guinsberg
https://allpoetry.com/Hospital-Window.
I understood the NYC view from the window... then the poem got weird; found this as a help: https://www.josieholford.com/nyc-window-poetry/ I still want to visit NYC someday... Enjoyed :)
"Between two nights" - Peter Huchel; Answer... http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets...el/poems/14103
re: Thanks for the helpful analysis. Enjoyed this poem because it reminded me of the time I went to NY city.
"Answer" beautiful nostalgic poem.
"Caledonia! thou land of the mountain and rock,"."Caledonia" by James Hogg
https://www.poemine.com/James-Hogg/Caledonia.html
Wonderful homage of where I have many forebearers :)
"Demons dwelling within shadows" - silver thunder; Halifax... https://allpoetry.com/poem/9682001-H...silver-thunder
Lol!Legit Halloween poem. Younger generations tuned in.
"Every journey begins"."Facing the Future" by Mattie Stepanek
Bio
https://www.poemine.com/Mattie-Stepa...he-Future.html
Heartbreaking poem given the poet's life.................................
Fare thee well, we've no wish to detain thee," - Eliza Paul Kirkbride Gurney; Farewell... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...oogle_vignette
"Farewell" Trying to accept the loss of a loved one.
"GOOD-BY to the cradle, the dear wooden cradle,".'Good-By To The Cradle" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
https://www.poemine.com/Wilcox-Ella-...he-Cradle.html
Enjoyed... These lines caught my attention: "I bow to Progression; and ask no concession, / Though strewn be her pathway with wrecks of the Past." :)
"Hush'd be the camps today" - Walt Whitman; Hush'd Be the Camps Today... https://whitmanarchive.org/item/ppp.00707_00894
Enjoyed the poem, though sad.Thanks specially for the WW archive.
"It is foolish"."Tree " by Jane Hirshfield
https://allpoetry.com/poem/15333984-...ane-Hirshfield
Sad poem of consequences... Enjoyed :)
"Jesus, do I love Thee?" - Christina Georgina Rossetti; Jesus, Do I Love Thee?... https://www.poemine.com/Christina-Ro...Love-Thee.html
"Jesus, Do I Love Thee?" - Intense poem from the point of view of the barren fig tree!
"Krinken was a little child,"."Krinken" by Eugene Field
https://www.poemine.com/Eugene-Field/Krinken.html
Delightful bitter-sweet poem of youth and loss. Interesting bio. Enjoyed :)
"Let the Nile cloak his head in the clouds, and defy" -
Joel Barlow; On The Discoveries Of Captain Lewis (January 14, 1807)... https://www.poemine.com/Joel-Barlow/...y-14-1807.html
Curious to read a heroic discovery premature a time when climate is redefining boundaries and rivers. Enjoyed!
"My name is Johnson"."Madam's Past History" by Langston Hughes
https://www.poemine.com/Langston-Hug...t-History.html