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Snowy wing-case: "This poetic imagery describes a beetle or insect with white or pale, hardened protective wing covers (elytra). It is not a standard entomological term for a single bug, but rather evocative language used in that text." Enjoyed this abstract poem very much :)
"Vital spark of heav'nly flame!" - Alexander Pope; The Dying Christian to his Soul... https://englishverse.com/poems/the_d...an_to_his_soul
Very dramatic! The two last lines are famous, I knew them before I knew the whole poem.
"What we do, let's do with boldness;"."Courage Forever
by John Bodwell Wood
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/joh...urage-forever/
"Firmly stand to Freedom's calling, / Battling to defend the right — / Fainting not though scenes appalling / Startle others timid sight." Enjoyed :)
"Verse, a breeze 'mid blossoms straying" - Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Youth and Age... https://englishverse.com/poems/youth_and_age
Oh my, oh my, oh my! Good examples of personification.
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"What does little birdie say"."What Does Little Birdie Say?"
by Alfred Tennyson [1809-1892]. From "Sea Dreams"
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/bird-poems/
Enjoyed the parallelism in this poem of 'leaving the nest' :)
"Xenophobia is just rude" - Linda Marshall; Xenial xenophobia... https://allpoetry.com/poem/14547120-...Linda-Marshall
I agree with this poem, though I think it is more than rude as it hurts the feelings of people.
"Yes, 'tis the same! The old home barn!""The Old Home Barn"
by Edward Henry Elwell (On a Painting by Harry Brown)
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/edw...old-home-barn/
Enjoyed this nostalgic poem :)
"zealous zealots zigzag" - Olivermckeithan; Zealots... https://allpoetry.com/poem/18451048-...livermckeithan
Bitingly getting to the point with rythm and aliterations. Enjoyed!
"Always who turns is more than"." How it's Done" by J. H. Prynne
https://allpoetry.com/poem/15096114-...y-J.H.-Prynne/
"we don't sit by / the traffic lights bathing / the soul in the links of time." Enigmatic poem, grateful for the summary... Enjoyed :)
"Babels of blocks to the high heavens towering" - H. P. Lovecraft; The Cats...
https://americanliterature.com/autho.../poem/the-cats
Interesting point of view of the poem (not of the cats as stated in the sumary).
"Charm of the vibrant, white September"."The Cicada in the Firs"
by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/insect-poems/
Dream like poem. Enjoyed :)
The penultimate poem on the page:
"Dandelions in the sun, " - Annette Wynne; Dandelions in the Sun... https://uncglibraries.com/enviouslob...ry/genre/poem/
Charming poem on cute page.
Two or three poems before it, my next offer.
"Every morning before we eat,"Bread and Milk
By Gene Stratton-Porter
https://uncglibraries.com/enviouslob...ry/genre/poem/
Lol, delightful poem. Enjoyed :)
" Far away! O far away," - Charles Mackay; The Song of an Emigrant... https://allpoetry.com/poem/16364607-...Charles-Mackay
Enjoyed the poem!
"Golden Hair climbed upon Grandpapa’s"."Golden Hair"
by Author?
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poe...t-perspective/ #17
Another delightful poem of a child and their world... Enjoyed :)
"How doth the little busy bee" - Isaac Watts; How Doth the Little Busy Bee... https://www.thereader.org.uk/feature...y-isaac-watts/