Alphabetical Poem First Lines

Loved this imaginative poem with its wordplays.

"Of old sat Freedom on the heights,"."Of old sat Freedom" by Alfred Tennison
https://www.poemine.com/Alfred-Tenny...t-Freedom.html

"The falsehood of extremes!" Enjoyed :)

"Pretty twinkling starry eyes!" - Nicholas Breton; Pretty Twinkling Starry Eyes... https://www.poemine.com/Nicholas-Bre...arry-Eyes.html

Poem to Love and Beauty. Enjoyed!


Poem by a poet with "Q's" in his name:
"Her zither pierces clouds with tones divine,"."The Zither of the Xiang River Spirits"
- Poetry of Qian Qi
https://www.cn-poetry.com/qianqi-poe...r-spirits.html

Hmmm... rhyming translations don't usually grate on me - this one did. I'm sure it's a masterpiece in the original language as it "established" the poet's reputation.

"Retired thoughts enjoy their own delights," - Robert Southwell; Look Home... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/deer-poems/

Page fidgety again, back tomorrow with the poem.

I agree with you, the translation sounds forced. I didn't find a better one, but here is an analysis of the poem:
https://poems.mahacinasthana.com/en/...ng-ling-gu-se/

Found Southey's poem here. Enjoyed specially the verb sequence in the last line:"He should, he could, he would, he did, the best."

"So long as my spirit still". "Debtor" by Sara Teasdale
https://www.poetrycat.com/sara-teasdale/debtor

Wonderful find... I have more of an appreciation for Qian Qi's poem :)

Sorry for the wrong link... another I didn't test :(

"How can I quarrel with fate / Since I can see / I am a debtor to life, / Not life to me?" Enjoyed very much :)

"There is a spell in autumn early," - Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev; There Is A Spell In Autumn... https://www.poemine.com/Fyodor-Ivano...In-Autumn.html

Bio: https://www.poemine.com/Fyodor-Ivano...hev/biography/

Enjoyed Tyutchevs bio, the Russian poet with German experiences and influenced by German Romanticism!


Enjoyed the Romantic lyrics.

I" WAS a gun-smith in Odessa."."SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: IPPOLIT KONOVALOFF"by EDGAR LEE MASTERS
https://www.poetryexplorer.net/poem26.php?pid=10011540

An escape from repression by a gunsmith... Enjoyed. Also enjoyed your poetic license in finding a 'w' poem (though we skipped a bit) :)

Poem with an 'x' in its title:

"It is night; and I am alone, forlorn" - James Macpherson; Fragment X... https://www.poemine.com/James-Macphe...ragment-X.html

Sorry for the mistake. It actually reads "I was...". But ok. Let's go on with "x".

Beautiful tragic poem!

'' 'Y' are the maiden posies,"." 'Y' are the maiden posies" by Louisa May Allcott
https://www.poemine.com/Louisa-May-A...en-Posies.html

Sad poem. Enjoyed :)

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

"He’s preoccupied, watching a beetle," - Zeke Sanchez; Once the farmhouse... https://triggerfishcriticalreview.co...-zeke-sanchez/

Off to Thursdays at Two poetry... :)

Enjoyed the poem and the analysis by an human author!

"Adelaide’s Lemon Pie from Sister’s"."Found in the Wooden Recipe Box" by Sue Chenette
https://triggerfishcriticalreview.co...-sue-chenette/

Ditto to your remarks above for your poem offering! :)

"Bubble, Bubble," - Walter de la Mare; The Water Midden's Song... https://www.poetryexplorer.net/poem26.php?pid=10054346

Wistful, charming song!

"Consider the lilies,"."Consider the lilies" by Peter Burns
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/pet...er-the-lilies/

Enjoyed :) I will be singing, with the choir of course, a rendition of "Consider the Lilies" by Hoffman/Lyon copyright 1997 Jackman Music in our Easter service :)

"D are to believe in life's magic. It really exists." - Dragonheart1; D.Ann acrostic... https://allpoetry.com/poem/12096730-...-Dragonheart1/