Alphabetical Poem First Lines

A Baudelaire reference... albeit of boredom; an odd tension to this happiness. Enjoyed :)

"Poets make pets of pretty, docile words: " - Elinor Wylie; Pretty Words... https://www.thereader.org.uk/feature...-elinor-wylie/

Charming poem and prose text.The idea of sawing words, there is so much to be sawed today. Tried to open the site, but no joy.

Poem by an author with "Q" in his name.

"Ere creation, who could tell"."The Riddle ". by Qu Yian . It's a very long poem but seemed interesting.
https://www.cjvlang.com/Pfloyd/quyuan.html

Sorry about the link, must be a regional thing (org.uk) :(

Roger Waters/Pink Floyd were influenced by this poem... Impressive. A question poem throughout... of mythologies and histories intertwined ? Enjoyed :)

"Red blur of cardinal," - Cindy Veach; If I Forgive You... http://www.versedaily.org/2018/ififorgiveyou.shtml

Never mind!


"Slowed down, stopped. And with a sigh" ."Subway Elegy" by Nan Cohen
http://www.versedaily.org/2022/subwayelegy.shtml

Interesting vignette reminding me of my times riding the Bay Area Rapid Transit rails (B.A.R.T.)... Enjoyed :)

"The railroad track is miles away," - Edna St Vincent Millay; Travel... https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poems/travel

Enjoyed só much this travel poem.

"Under a toadstool crept a wee Elf,". "The Elf and the Doormouse" by Oliver Herford
https://www.poetrybyheart.org.uk/poe...d-the-dormouse

Lolol :) A delightful tale... Enjoyed :)

"Visionaries seldom find respite" - Cherene Sherrard; The Dictator's Wife, or Mildred Aristide Prepares to Address the Congressional Black Caucus... https://www.versedaily.org/2017/thed...aristide.shtml

Can't say that I understand every image but intuitively I agree with this poem.

"Who is this woman in my mirror,"."Mirror" by Barbara Crooker
http://www.versedaily.org/2024/mirror.shtml

Ah, yes... mirrors can be so unkind.

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

"I am a cloud in the sky," - Xu Zhimo; Chance... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8600881-Chance-by-Xu-Zhimo

Wonderful images! Enjoyed this surgically precise poem


"You who gave your wings for more water,"."Desert Stink Beetle" by David Groff
http://www.versedaily.org/2023/desertstinkbeetle.shtml

Ode to a Desert Stink Beetle... Enjoyed :)

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

"There are all ages and all trades on this bus:" - Xu Zhimo; On the Bus... https://www.chasingthemodern.com/poetry

Enjoyed so much this poem! The setting ist modern, but the delicacy of the images remains the same of th3 classical Chinese poets.

"At her Junior High School graduation,"."Song" by Eamon Grennam
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14371783-...-Eamon-Grennan

Enjoyed this retrospective vignette... :)

"Below the down the stranded town" - John Davidson; A Cinque Port... https://allpoetry.com/A-Cinque-Port

Elegant verses describing deep changes in a port town. Enjoyed!

"Clasp your arms round her neck to-night,"."Little Nell" by Marietta Holley
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8544823-L...arietta-Holley

Such a tender poem done with ambiguity so to better the tension. The analysis and other readers' thoughtful comments are enlightening but none concrete... Enjoyed :)

"Don't lock me in wedlock, I want" - Denise Levertov; About Marriage... https://allpoetry.com/poem/15757250-...enise-Levertov