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A bit of historical context of your poem;https://lostmuseum.cuny.edu/archive/...of-ossawatomie Enjoyed it.
"Kind hearts are the gardens,"."Kind hearts are the gardens," by Henry Longfellow
https://schoolofkindness.org/kindness-poems
Good find re: John Brown :)
Wonderful poem & collection... brightened my day; enjoyed :)
"LADIES, where were your bright eyes glancing," - Sir Henry Newbolt; Imogen... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8504757-I...-Henry-Newbolt
Thanks, it was easy! :)
Charming poem that dances with Imogen.
"My child wafts peace."."My child wafts peace." by Yehuda Amichai
https://allpoetry.com/My-Child-Wafts-Peace
Peace... enjoyed.
"Noon with a depth of shadow beneath the trees;" - Aldous Leonard Huxley; The Decameron... https://allpoetry.com/The-Decameron
Enjoyed! Specially the buillding up of the terrible contrast wich starts with just a depth of shadow.
"O stony grey soil of Monaghan"".""Stony Grey Soil" by Patrick Kavanagh.
https://vinhanley.com/2016/01/20/sto...rick-kavanagh/
The explanation after the poem... "The poem is an outpouring of anger and accusations against Monaghan for what it did to the poet." pretty much summarizes the poem. Enjoyed :)
"Paris;this April sunset completely utters;" - e.e. cummings; Post Impressions V... https://cummings.ee/book/and/poem/post-impressions-v/
Loved this e.e. cummings poem.Original, very modernist description of Notre Dame at sunset.
Poem by one author with name starting with "Q":
"Though life is brief, feeling is everlasting;"."Idle Living" byTao Qian/Tao Chien
https://allpoetry.com/Tao-Chien#t_main
Something lost in translation, but still enjoyed :)
"Raze these long blocks of brick and stone," - John Greenleaf Whittier; The Truce Of Piscataqua... https://www.poetrycat.com/john-green...-of-piscataqua
"The Truce of Pistaqua" seems to be part of a bigger poem concerning the fights and encounters between whites and natives in Massachusetts territory. Enjoyed!
"Such glorious faith as fills your limpid eyes,"."Verse For a Certain Dog" by Dorothy Parker
https://www.best-poems.net/dorothy_p...rtain_dog.html
Wonderful form poem by DP; each stanza with two admonitions to her dog in the midst of high praise, lol. Enjoyed :)
"The smell of freshly cut lawns" - Paul Warren; The Lost Sixties... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-lost-sixties/
Beautiful nostalgic poem by Paul Warren!
"Up from the meadows rich with corn,"."Barbara Frietchie" by John Greenleaf Whittier
https://www.poetrycat.com/john-green...bara-frietchie
Touching poem of a dubious event during the U.S. American Civil War... enjoyed :)
"Voice of the Holy Spirit, making known" - John Greenleaf Whittier; The Word... https://www.poetrycat.com/john-green...ttier/the-word
A very religious poem by J G W.
"Wind, just arisen -"."Dawn Wind" by Lola Ridge
https://allpoetry.com/Dawn-Wind
https://mypoeticside.com/poets/lola-ridge-poems
"I am too old to play with you, / Eternal Child." Enchanting poem... :)
A rather complex poet: "... an active feminist who contributed regularly to Marxist-based publications and her behaviour often bordered on anarchy. She was a great supporter of lost causes..."
By a poet with 'x' in their name:
"you gave me a black silk chicken" - Xi Xi; Black Silk Chicken, translated by Jennifer Feeley... https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org...-chicken-xi-xi