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Interesting information about Lulworth Cove and the Hardy-Keats connection. I have read and enjoyed several of Hardy`s novels, but I came to know his poetry only recently through this thread.
Delicate poem. You know, my German digital friend tells me stories about a pair of storks who are regular residents at a storks nesting place in front of her house. Every year the storks come at early spring, build their nest anew, raise their children and when it starts to get cold they fly to the south. They are so regular, they almost have a Zip code.
"Junkies line up by the infant day;"."Forest Hill Station" by Yasemin Balandi
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...l-station.html
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re: storks :)
Poem setting: About 10 km from where my Mother lived as a child...
Disturbing modern homage to Forest Hill Station... enjoyed.
"Know this, ye restless denizens of earth," - Ella Wheeler Wilcox; Three Things... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...e-things-32998
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Very much to the point. Enjoyed "Three Things"!
"Land lies in water; it is shadowed green."."The Map" by Elizabeth Bishop
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...4/the-map.html
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Enjoyed E.B.'s poem very much... "These peninsulas take the water between thumb and finger /
like women feeling for the smoothness of yard-goods." Maps can be quite expressive :)
"my dead grandmother’s young" - Ina Cariño; Native Title... https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/native-title/
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A sad,but assertive poem!
"NEAR Moskva’s stream, through heath and forest gliding,"."A County Church" by James Gates Percival
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...ty-church.html
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Guesstimate the church is 80 km from Moscow (more via the river). Post USA Revolutionary war/pre-Civil war poet; definitely a sentimentalist poem as per his bio at Wikipedia... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gates_Percival Enjoyed :)
"One tone is mute within the starry singing," - Clark Ashton Smith; Lament Of The Stars... http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings...t-of-the-stars
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Thanks for the Wikipedia article,Didn't know there was a city called Berlin in Connecticut.
I like the cosmic ring in "Lament Of The Stars...".A poem to be read more than once, I think..
"Past cottage piers, past the tiny store and"."One Perfect Day" by Bonnie Manion
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...rfect-day.html
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One perfect day indeed :) Enjoyed!
"Quench the thirst" - Hasmukh Mehta; Quench the thirst... https://www.poetry.com/poem/82481/quench-the-thirst
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Good rythm! Enjoyed!
"Read me a lesson, Muse, and speak it loud"."Written on Top of Ben Nevis" by John Keats
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...ben-nevis.html
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Wonderful poem of Scotland, et al: "all my eye doth meet / Is mist and crag, not only on this height, / But in the world of thought and mental might!
"Silken is the falling moon" - Captain Cur; Aoide, Silken Is The Fallen Moon... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/aoid...-falling-moon/
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Beautiful poem!
"The summer everyone left for the moon"."1969" by Alex Dimitrov
https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/1969/
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"Then returned to continue the war." I remember the optimism of the the space program in 1969, '70, '71, '72 balanced with the realization of needing to register for the draft in a few years, 3-months into my senior year (1971/72) of high school. Wasn't called up through the lottery that year nor subsequent years, nor did I enlist, but many were/did. Alex's poem seems a bit disjointed in spots, but so were the times... enjoyed :)
"Unsought by man, and whose untrodden depths" - Sallie Bridges; The Sovereign of the Pampas
... https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/poe...of-the-pampas/
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Internet issues yesterday, as they were substituting the cables in my street.
re1969: I also remember the optimism of those years. But I think you were lucky for not having to enlist. You probably would have been a very different man today, if you did.
Majestic poem! Sadly I have never been to the Pampas, but the torrid heath goes on here too. It´s now May and temperatures are still soaring about 30°.
"Vague mystery hangs on all these desert places". "On a Headland in the Bay of Panama" by Bryan Waller Procter
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...of-panama.html
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Ah, you were missed. Today we're getting brisk winds and rain from a system originating in Alaska with a high of 8º C; no snow here but 305 m higher may get some. My BBC news feed from my Alexa flash briefing just referred to terrible weather in Brasil such that rivers are flooding and one dam has burst and another dam being threatened all with hot weather... prayers.
Quite a mystery of an ancient peoples... enjoyed
"We've always been out looking for answers," - Diane Thiel; Listening in Deep Space... https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/l...in-deep-space/
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Prayers so very welcome. The state most south of Brazil is flooded, more than 30.000 people are homeless.There are also several dead and disappeared people.
I have to cheat, "X" poems have become so seldom
"ON these white cliffs, that"."X. On Dover Cliffs." by William Lisle Bowles
http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=538682
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I only have 2-"x" poems left in my research queue :(
The English half of me longs to see the cliffs of Dover... enjoyed very much :)
"Your hair draping down" - Captain Cur; Adagio, Love Poems... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/adagio-love-poems/
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Enjoyed the images!
A Ztitled poem
"A sunny shaft did I behold".Zapolya (song) by Samuel Coleridge
https://www.poetry.com/poem/34404/zapolya
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Sweet poem :)
"Art thou asleep? or have thy wings" - Walter De La Mare; The Glimpse... https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/glimpse-6
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"The Glimpse..." so very suited to our time of life! Enjoyed with some heartache.
"Barkindji are weeping for their Baarka mother"."Darling" by Sue Aldred
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...8/darling.html
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Sickening :( Enjoyed the poem :)
"Cover thy spacious heavens, Zeus," - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; Prometheus... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...ometheus-16650
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This is my favorite poem by Goethe! See this proud words of defiance:
"Here sit I, forming mortals
After my image;
A race resembling me,
To suffer, to weep,
To enjoy, to be glad,
And thee to scorn,
As I!"
"Dante, old Ghibelline! Your godlike head". "Dante" by Auguste Barbier
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/poem/2620/dante.html
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The poem depicts what a contentious world Dante lived in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri
... enjoyed :)
"Essential oils are wrung:" - Emily Dickinson; Essential Oils Are Wrung:... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...re-wrung-13769
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re Dante:I agree. Thanks for the link.
Found this analysis of the poem by Emily Dickinson :https://eliteskills.com/c/17530
"Fain would my Muse the flow'ry Treasures sing,"In Imitation Of Cowley : The Garden" by Alexander Pope
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...he-garden-1639
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re: Emily - Incredible depth that eluded me... thank you for the link for the analyses... :)
Wonderful romantic language used by Pope... Enjoyed :)
"Gabble-gabble,... brethren,... gabble-gabble!" - Robert von Ranke Graves; A Boy In Church... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...n-church-37803
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re Emily The poem eluded me too.
"A Boy In Church..." Loved this poem build on contrasts: church x weather outside; "serious" prayer x mad prayer; humans x trees.
"Hail to thee, monarch of African mountains,"."Kilimandjaro" by Bayard Taylor.
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...imandjaro.html
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Wonderful homage to Kilimanjaro... Enjoyed :)
"Instead of a cup of tea, instead of a milk-" - Marilyn Hacker; Crepuscule with Muriel... https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/c...e-with-muriel/
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Very original and complex. Found this interesting bio of Hacker: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/marilyn-hacker
"Just after rain"."BEAUTIFUL LONG BLONDE HAIR LEGEND" by Robert Clairmont
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...ir-legend.html
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re: Hacker - as multi-faceted a persona as her poetry :)
BLBHL - Dadaist perhaps ? Enjoyed :)
"Keep pure the thoughts within thy mind," - Thomas Frederick Young; Purity... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8628695-P...rederick-Young
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re Robert Clairton. All I found about his life:
"ROBERT CLAIRMONT, poet, was born in 1902 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he grew up. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and Columbia University. Clairmont is author of Quintillions, Star in the West, and Forever X; and the first volume of the series Poets of Today (1938) is given to his work. He was editor of the periodical New Cow of Greenwich Village and, in the early 1950's, of the poetry magazine Pegasus. The book Millionaire Playboy, by Tom Boggs, is a fictionalized account of Robert Clairmont's life."
https://www.beautyofnyc.org/Clairmont-Bio.htm
"Purity" A very Victorian poem.
"Life with the sun in"."Song." by Thomas Runciman
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...man/song-30047
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Re: RC... thanx :)
I think Thomas was having a bad day... enjoyed :)
"Murmur of living! Stir of existence" - Matthew Arnold; Richmond Hill... https://www.poetrycat.com/matthew-arnold/richmond-hill
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re Thomas: lol...yes,he probably was,Too many shadows in that poem.
Arnold being the opposite of Thomas.
"Needing one, I invented her"."Aunt Leaf by Mary Oliver"
https://www.poetrycat.com/mary-oliver/aunt-leaf
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Fanciful poem... enjoyed! :)
"On must we go: we search dead leaves," - Gilbert Keith Chesterton; Art Colours... https://allpoetry.com/Art-Colours
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Re "Art Colours":
I found a Tagore poem but I forgot somehow to include it.Here it is:
A Hundred Years Hence – English Translation
A hundred years hence
Who it is
With such curiosity
Reads my poems
A hundred years hence!
Shall I be able to send you
An iota of joy of this fresh spring morning
The flower that blooms today
The songs that the birds sing
The glow of today’s setting sun
Filled with my feelings of love?
Yet for a moment
Open up your southern gate
And take your seat at the window
Look at the far horizon
And visualize in your mind’s eye —
One day a hundred years ago
A restless ecstasy drifted from the skies
And touched the heart of this world
The early spring mad with joy
Knew no bounds
Spreading its restless wings
The southern breeze blew
Carrying the scent of flowers’ pollen
All on a sudden soon
They coloured the world with a youthful glow
A hundred years ago.
That day a young poet kept awake
With an excited heart filled with songs
With so much ardour
Anxious to express so many things
Like buds of flowers straining to bloom
One day a hundred years ago.
A hundred years hence
What young poet
Sings songs in your homes!
For him
I send my tidings of joy of this spring.
Let it echo for a moment
In your spring, in your heartbeats,
In the humming of the bees
In the rustling of the leaves
A hundred years hence.
A transcreation of the poem 1400 Sal (The year 1400) from the collection Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore.
It was written on the 2nd of Falgun (first month of spring), 1302 (1895-96), of the Bengali calendar. Translated by Kumud Biswas. © by owner. provided at no charge for educational purposes
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Analysis (ai): The poem speculates on how a reader from a century in the future will experience the author's words. The speaker expresses doubt as to whether the reader will be able to truly understand the joy and beauty of the present moment through the author's poetry. Despite this uncertainty, the speaker sends a message of hope and joy to the future reader, hoping that they will find some solace in the author's words.
The poem's tone is one of nostalgia and longing, as the speaker reflects on the passage of time and the fleeting nature of human experiences. The speaker's use of vivid imagery and sensory details creates a strong sense of immediacy and connection between the reader and the speaker's experience. The poem's language is simple and direct, yet it is also full of rich and evocative imagery, which helps to create a strong sense of atmosphere and emotion.
The poem's themes of time, memory, and the power of art to transcend the boundaries of time are universal and relatable, making the poem accessible to readers of all ages and backgrounds. The poem's simple yet evocative language also makes it a powerful and moving work of art that can stay with the reader long after they have finished reading it.
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https://allpoetry.com/A-Hundred-Year...sh-Translation
The "P" poem:
"Propped on a stick he viewed the August weald;". "The One-Legged Man" by Siegfried Sassoon
https://www.poetrycat.com/siegfried-...one-legged-man
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Enjoyed Tagore's poem and the analysis... much to ponder upon :)
Sassoon: "Thank God they had to amputate!" - what a terrible outlook to think of; the alternative having to deal more with the horror (or die) :( ... enjoyed.
"Questions & Answers" - K.V Srikanth; Q & a... https://www.poetry.com/poem/97778/q--&-a
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"Questions & Answers". Lol! A reflection on the dilemmas of graduation. Enjoyed the unusual theme.
"Rose, you majesty-once, to the ancients, you were". "The Sonnets To Orpheus: Book 2: VI" by Rainer Maria Rilke
https://www.poetrycat.com/rainer-mar...heus-book-2-vi
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"the inexhaustible countenance." :) Enjoyed very much.
"Said a people to a poet "Go out from among us straightway!" - Elizabeth Barrett Browning; The Poet And The Bird... https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...-the-bird-6922
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"The Poet And The Bird..." Sad story but the poem survives to tell it. Enjoyed.
"The mower alone"."Advection Blues" by Michael Metivier
https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/advection-blues/
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Enjoyed the links particularly the "Bentonia". Reminds me of... I have still to remember.
Enjoyed the tragic story of Lamia and Lycius (read with the beat of the music of Bentonia Jimmy in the background)
"Voices. Light on my eyelid. In full cry,"."Open Window" by Victor Hugo
http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/po...en-window.html
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Wonderful moment in time by the inimitable Hugo... enjoyed :)
"Where Kensington high o'er the neighb'ring lands," - Thomas Tickell; KENSINGTON GARDEN... https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry....52-w0080.shtml
