Delightful poem of per-existence... Enjoyed :)
"Here lies a most beautiful lady," - Walter de la Mare; An Epitaph... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8494545-A...ter-de-la-Mare
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Delightful poem of per-existence... Enjoyed :)
"Here lies a most beautiful lady," - Walter de la Mare; An Epitaph... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8494545-A...ter-de-la-Mare
An Epithaph-ephemeral nature of beauty, life and memory.Enjoyed!
"Into the sunshine,"."The Fountain " by James Russel Lowell
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8546783-T...Russell-Lowell
Frenetic & cheery poem... Enjoyed :)
"Just God! and these are they" - John Greenleaf Whittier; Clerical Oppressors... https://www.poetrycat.com/john-green...cal-oppressors
Enjoyed the incisive poem!
"The Three Kisses"."Three Kisses" by josiah kiprop kiptoo
https://hellopoetry.com/words/kiss/
I read more than three kisses if I scanned correctly. Interesting images put forth in this poem... Enjoyed :)
"Love entered in my heart one day," - Sara Teasdale; The Wayfarer... https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_te...?TextId=101877
Lol! Me too!
Charming poem and charming German version.
"Muse, who art quick to fire"."Song of Britannia " by Manmohan Ghose
https://allpoetry.com/Song-Of-Britannia
Britannia the *... half of me blushed :) Enjoyed.
"Now, through the dusk" - Walter de la Mare; The World Of Dream... https://allpoetry.com/poem/14327799-...ter-de-la-Mare
Magical landscapes of dreams.
"O, to have a little house!.".«An Old Woman of the Roads" by Padraic Colum
https://allpoetry.com/An-Old-Woman-of-the-Roads
Sad poem: "She longs for a sense of security and belonging, but instead is faced with darkness and uncertainty."... I can relate...
"Peace in thy hands," - Walter de la Mare; The Ghost... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8494487-T...ter-de-la-Mare
Enjoyed this instant of peace!
A poem by a poet with "Q" in his name.
"Our host, providing abundant wine to make the night mellow,"."A Lute Song by Li Qi
https://www.cn-poetry.com/liqi-poetr...song-poem.html
Delightful poem of peacefulness... As a lute plays: "A spell is on the banquet, while the stars grow thin...." Enjoyed :)
"Robert Rawlin! Frosts were falling" - John Greenleaf Whittier; The Ranger... https://www.poetrycat.com/john-green...ier/the-ranger
Enjoyed this poem of waiting for the lover rewarded.
"Scarce had the solemn Sabbath-bell"."A Sabbath Scene" by John Greenleaf Whittier
https://www.poetrycat.com/john-green...-sabbath-scene
Sad poem of slavery written by an abolitionist :(
"The fishbowl is a world diverse" - Joni Mitchell; The Fishbowl... https://iamthatiamthatiam.medium.com...l-2da6e6a5d845
Interesting poem. Made me think a bit about fame.
"Upon the shore, a mile or more"."The Rude Rat And The Unostentatious Oyster" by Guy Wetmore Carryl
https://www.poetrycat.com/guy-wetmor...tatious-oyster
Bravo! Delightful poem with a moral... first time I've seen 'badinage' in print, rarely hear it much... Enjoyed :)
Note to your previous poem... I meant terrible in the sense that the subject of the poem was barbaric, the poem was written well to flail my sensibilities.
Page interrupted... lost my only 'V' poem... back soon...
"Viswamitra the Magician," - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; King Trisanku... https://www.hwlongfellow.org/poems_poem.php?pid=241
re:Yes I liked Guy Carryl's bardinage too. It's a bit of a relief from serious poetry.
re: I quite understood that you meant that the content was barbaric.But it's good to know that there were abolitionist poets in US at that time.
Oh, happened to me too these days.
"King Trisanku"-Very concise, a scene, and a reflection motivated by it. Enjoyed!
"When God turned back eternity and was young! "."A-Little-Litany" by Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
https://allpoetry.com/A-Little-Litany
Wonderful poem :)
"X marks the spot" - Clive Blake; X Marks The Spot...
https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/x-marks-the-spot-1/
Sad but incisive poem! How many kids die here, hit by a stray bullet!
"You hold me now completely in your hands.". "The Woman Poet" by Gertrud Kolmar
https://allpoetry.com/The-Woman-Poet...-Die-Dichterin
"A person lives within the page you thumb. / To you this book is paper, cloth, and ink," & "This poem explores the unique perspective and experience of a female poet in a male-dominated literary world."
A woman in literature likened unto a book to start... Enjoyed also the analysis :)
Poem by someone with a 'z' in their name:
"Hark! did you not hear that loud shriek?" - Zebulon Rudulph; The Decree... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-decree/
Zebulon Rudulph taking up the famous Salomon episode.
"As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame;"."As kingfishers catch fire," by Govinda Krishna Chettur
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8624039-A...rishna-Chettur
Wonderful imagery... an Indian poet who testifies of Christ... only 37/38 when he passed :( Enjoyed :)
"Black lacqueys at the wide-flung door" - Walter de la Mare; Sephina... https://allpoetry.com/Sephina
Diversity richly described.
"CLoud-Puffball, torn tufts, tossed pillows | flaunt forth, then chevy on an air-"."That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and of the comfort of the Resurrection"
A poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins
https://www.poetrycat.com/gerard-man...e-resurrection
https://narnianfrodo.com/2018/01/25/...anley-hopkins/
Odd form/not form. Enjoyed the summary you found... Found another analysis: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Ana...Manley-Hopkins :)
"Down the Hill of Ludgate," - Walter de la Mare; Up and Down... https://allpoetry.com/Up-and-Down
re: Thanks for the analysis on Hopkins, it has a very sophisticated form, sort of modernist style. He does a bit in poetry what Joyce does with Ulisses and Finnegans Wake in prose.
"Up and down". Enjoyed how the poem depicts mobility.
"Even as a child, of sorrow that we give"."Sonnet XXIV: Pride of Youth" by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
https://allpoetry.com/Dante-Gabriel-Rossetti
Enjoyed the bio... found the poem here: https://allpoetry.com/Sonnet-XXIV:--Pride-of-Youth
Enjoyed the poem and the summary. "Alas for hourly change!" - that's how I feel about daylight saving time, lol :)
"Far are those tranquil hills," - Walter de la Mare; The Three Strangers... https://allpoetry.com/The-Three-Strangers
Sorry. My tablet is often unstable and links get mixed up. I usually test them, but I didn’t this one.
Enigmatic and nostalgic poem. Enjoyed!
"Gentlest of critics, does your memory hold"."To My Mother" by Alfred Joyce Kilmer (Joyce)
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...y-mother-21643
Endearing poem :)
"Heaven-invading hills are drowned" - Sara Teasdale; White Fog... https://allpoetry.com/poem/14327163-...-Sara-Teasdale
Enjoyed so much this poem: identity vs general fogginess. I love Sara Teasdale
"I look for you in the cat's soft fur"."I look for you in the cat's soft fur" by Halina Poswiatowska
https://allpoetry.com/Halina-Poswiatowska
Very evocative poetry ! Delightful poem of waiting... longing. Enjoyed :)
"Just broke from school, pert, impudent, and raw," - Soame Jenyns; The Modern Fine Gentleman... https://poeticalscavenger.sfsuenglis...ine-gentleman/
Enjoyed the poem(things haven't changed so much since the 18th century) and the new site you discovered.
"Kate-a-Whimsies, John-a-Dream"."Kate-a-Whimsies, John-a-Dream" by William Henley
https://www.poemine.com/William-Erne...n-A-Dream.html
Live/love while you can... enjoyed :)
"Lyric night of the lingering Indian summer," - Sara Teasdale; Indian Summer... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8504459-I...-Sara-Teasdale
Went to take my shot against Covid today
Enjoyed this very sensorial poem. In many places here the night is also full of insect voices
"Musicians wrestle everywhere—"."Musicians wrestle everywhere—" by Emily Dickinson
https://allpoetry.com/Musicians-wrestle-everywhere
Shot :)
Wrestling with their instruments... like celestial spheres music... enjoyed the imagery :)
"No breath of wind," - Walter de la Mere; Snow... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8494549-S...ter-de-la-Mare
The rhythm and the short verses seem very different from other poems by de la Mare. Enjoyed!
"Only my life will die for me, in truth,"Sad Love Song" by Nikita Stanescu
https://allpoetry.com/Sad-Love-Song
"The rhythm and... " True.
Definitely sad, but a love song? Appears to suffer from translation... Enjoyed :)
"Partake as doth the Bee," - Emily Dickinson; Partake as doth the Bee
994... https://allpoetry.com/Partake-as-doth-the-Bee
Maybe universal love is meant.
Enjoyed this economical advice?
A poem by a poet with his name beginning with Q.
"A prince am I of ancestry renowned, "Li Sao" by Qu Yuan
https://allpoetry.com/poem/15086927-Li-Sao-by-Qu-Yuan
An epic fanciful poem of lament. I must admit the rhyme wore me down... but I've done worse. Having lived in 343–278 BC it's lamentable that, again, the true majesty of the poet's poem is lost in translation. Enjoyed :)
"Right in the track where Sherman" - John Greenleaf Whittier; Howard At Atlanta... https://allpoetry.com/Howard-At-Atlanta
re: l own that it is a long poem and that translations from Chinese must be specially difficult.
Enjoyed that abolitionist poem!
"She sings by her wheel at that low cottage door,"."The Yankee Girl " by John Greenleaf Whittier
https://allpoetry.com/The-Yankee-Girl
Odd poem of contrasts: "Through the contrast between Ellen and the Southern planter, Whittier challenges the romanticized view of Southern plantation life and exposes the dehumanizing consequences of slavery." Enjoyed :)
"There’s a certain slant of light," - Emily Dickinson; Part Two: Nature: There's a certain slant of light... https://allpoetry.com/Part-Two:-Natu...slant-of-light
Curious poem. ̀ never experienced the winter day of cold countries, but light and church music always were a source of relief for me.
"Upon his Saddle sprung a Bird"."Upon his Saddle sprung a Bird" by Emily Dickinson
https://www.poemine.com/Emily-Dickin...ng-a-Bird.html