Alphabetical Poem First Lines

I love Tolkien's poems and songs. Enjoyed this tiny poem :)

#15 "Sighed the languid Moon to the Morning Star:" - John B. Tabb; A Spy... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poems-about-the-moon/

Till I came across it I didn't know that Tolkien writes poetry.

Charming moon poem.

"The birds have vanished down the sky."."Zazen on Ching-t'ing Mountain"
by Li Po (Translated by Sam Hamill)
https://readalittlepoetry.com/2016/0...tain-by-li-po/

Delightful poem of becoming lost/insignificant within one's milieu. Enjoyed :)

#6 "Up from the dark the moon begins to creep;" - Thomas Bailey Aldrich; Moonrise at Sea... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poems-about-the-moon/

Interesting images! Curious how the moon inspires so many different interpretations


"visiting a past self. Being anywhere makes me thirsty."Being in This World Makes Me Feel Like a TimeTraveler" by Kaveh Akbar
https://readalittlepoetry.com/2020/0...y-kaveh-akbar/

Confused that a follower of Mohamad would be interested in cocktails... or maybe that's the point, where temptation causes the protagonist ill ? Enjoyed :)

#12 "Where is my halcyon blue?" - Ruby Archer; In Cloudy Weather... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poems-about-clouds/

You've got a point there. Didn't notice it.One doesn't know if there has been a change of rules.

Lovely poem, lovely message!

A poem by a poet with x in her name:

"Your lovers have thrown flowers at"."Sacred Woman"
by Halima Xudoyberdiyeva
Translated from Uzbek by Johanna-Hypatia Cybeleia
https://johanna-hypatia.livejournal.com/60441.html

Powerful poem of the sacredness of women. Enjoyed :)

#10 "Ye clouds, who are the ornament of heaven," - John Brainard; Clouds... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poems-about-clouds/

Charming cloud poem!

A poem by a poet with a z in her name:
"This morning I dreamed I followed"."A morning dream" by Li Qingzhao
https://listentogenius.com/author.php/323

"The(y) argued with sharp words over paradoxes." Enjoyed this fantasy :)

"At the end of the road through the" - Bliss Carman; Moonrise... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/bliss-carman/moonrise/

Enjoyed this poem so complete and harmonic in itself!

"Beneath the holy oaks I wandered"."The Oak-Wood"
by Nicolaus Lenau
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/forest-poems/ #21

A wonderful tension throughout, childlike at first, then with anticipation... Enjoyed :)

#8 "Clouds that hide the sun with showers" - Anonymous; The Cloud Baskets... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poems-about-clouds/

I loved this filling of clouds with flowers.


"Dandelions—Dandelions! I used to pass"."Dandelions"
by Franklin Stanwood
https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/dandelion-poems/ 16

Dandelions!!! At FHE tonight our hostess had a dandelion puff, given to her by a grandson, that was in a pot with a plant of some sort... perfection! :) Oh, loved the poem too :)

#41 "Everything has sisters, brothers," - Annette Wynne; An Orphan... https://discoverpoetry.com/poems/poems-about-the-moon/

Moon loneliness! Enjoyed the poem.


"From Heaven's Gate to Hampstead Heath". James Elroy Flecker,
"The Ballad of Hampstead Heath"
https://englishverse.com/poems/the_b...ampstead_heath

Rollicking ballad with a bereft Echo... Enjoyed :)

"Gone were but the Winter," - Christina Georgina Rossetti; Spring Quiet... https://allpoetry.com/Spring-Quiet