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Quite different.
Google AI: "Sepulchre and Dolorous Hill refer to significant Christian holy sites within the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem." So this is the holy land in the time of the great warrior leader Saladin. Enjoyed :)
Poem by a poet with a 'z' in their name:
"Looking ahead, I see no sagacious rulers who valued and sought out the worthy;" - Chen Zi'ang; On the Tower at Youzhou... https://poems.mahacinasthana.com/en/...u-zhou-tai-ge/
Enjoyed the poem and the translations!
"As on a waveless sea, a vessel strikes"."The Criminal's Betrothed" by Marietta Holley
https://allpoetry.com/The-Criminal's-Betrothed
So loved Marietta Holley's poem; was able to read its simple soft lilting lines so well crafted in a slow cadence that filled my heart... the analysis spot on :)
"Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way" - Oliver Goldsmith; The Village Schoolmaster... https://allpoetry.com/The-Village-Schoolmaster2
Enjoyed the portrait of the schoolmaster!
"Calmly and gracefully thou movest along the path of life, tearless and" . " N. N." by Ivan Turgenev
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8562651-N...Ivan-Turgenev/
A poem of a stoic man that was perhaps endeared to Turgenev... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev Enjoyed :)
In Asya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asya_(novella) N.N, is an anonymous narrator, a middle-aged Russian gentleman, who relates certain events of his youth... perhaps Nejdanov who is mentioned 657 times in The Project Gutenberg eBook of Virgin Soil ? or Nikolai Nikolaevich Turgenev, his uncle and guardian ?? (Just uneducated guesses).
"Don’t pick me up" - Poettraveler; Don’t pick me up (1)... https://allpoetry.com/poem/14317084-...y-Poettraveler
Thanks for the links, tailor. interesting information about Turgenev and N. N.
Enjoyed the short and direct verses of this poem.
"Earnest and sad the solemn tale"."The Fall of the Leaf" by Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...the-leaf-23751
Enjoyed this seasons poem :) ... not looking forward to Winter here.
"Fine November evening in 1964, when rocket ships were in vogue." - PinkFaerie5; Not Tonight Right?... https://allpoetry.com/poem/15633347-...by-PinkFaerie5
Neither me to summer.
So up to date the feeling of unease depicted in this poem! By the way here is the fairie 5 :https://www.instagram.com/peterpaninfemale/
" Gentle Spring! - in sunshine clad,"."Spring" by William H. G.. Kingston
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...n/spring-21834
Thanx for the link :) I'm one of her multitude of followers... Instagram allowed me to peek in before its nag screen came on :)
"But the storm retires, and the sky grows clear, / When thy merry step draws near."
Enjoyed this season poem reminding us that Winter is but a few scant months. A new solstice nears... seasons of moderation :)
"Here, beside a clear deep lake, " - Chang Jian; At Wang Changlin's Retreat... https://www.cn-poetry.com/changjian-...s-retreat.html
Very delicate, very lyrical ¡Enjoyed the peacefulness and the beautiful images.
"I wake up in a car park at the airport"."lncidents of Travel in a Minivan" by Terence Winch
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14375401-...-Terence-Winch
Lol poem... Enjoyed :)
"Just Because i'm black...I have to be ghetto" - Hiighcourtney; Just Because......... https://allpoetry.com/journal/820047...hiighcourtney/
Courtney Hawkins dotting the ìs. Enjoyed very much.
"Kim, composite of all my loves". "To a Girl in a Book" by Ben Jonson
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...in-a-book-2484
It would appear Ben has been jaded in the past; taking consolation in literature... Enjoyed :)
"Like a child's first steps, I begin to trust, rely and give in." - Isabelle Perla; Like a child's first steps... https://hellopoetry.com/poem/1116413...s-first-steps/
Found this about Ben: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Jonson
Much truth and perception in this little poem! Enjoyed!
A poem with "M" preceded by article and title starting with "M" This site may soon disappear, they stopped actualization, possibly for lack of sponsors.
"The moat beneath us gone to garden, sea rose"."Mercy" by Brian Simoneau
https://www.versedaily.org/2025/mercy.shtml
Thank you for the Ben Jonson link... still reading... a perilous time.
So sad that the site might disappear... hopefully they will leave it archived paying the pittance to keep the pages alive.
His poor daughter. Interesting piece bringing the past to the present. Enjoyed :)
"Near the lake where drooped the willow," - George Pope Morris; Near The Lake... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8566963-N...ge-Pope-Morris
Enjoyed the narrative and the musical cadence of the poem.
Another one by the same poet:
"OLD Ironsides at anchor lay,"."A Leap for Life" by George Pope Morris
https://allpoetry.com/A-Leap-For-Life
A very tall height: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution Enjoyed :)
People that build their houses inland," - Edna St.Vincent Millay; Inland... https://www.blueridgejournal.com/poems/em-inlan.htm
A passionate cry for the sea. The sea seems to mean freedom and the inland imprisonment. Enjoyed!
"Q. How important is theory in this poem? It seems as though" "Q & A" by Terence Winch
https://allpoetry.com/poem/14375388-...-Terence-Winch
What an odd poem this is, wrapped in a Q&A... enjoyed :)
"Razors pain you;" - Dorothy Parker; Resumé... https://www.blueridgejournal.com/poems/dp-resum.htm
Agree!
Enjoyed that ironic anti suicide poem.
"Sister and mother and diviner love,"."To the One of Fictive Music" by Wallace Stevens
https://allpoetry.com/To-The-One-Of-Fictive-Music
Delightful poem. Re: music -"Unreal, give back to us what once you gave: / The imagination that we spurned and crave." I wonder what Wallace would think of our music post 1955 ? Enjoyed :)
"Through long nursery nights he stood -" - Robert Graves; A Child's Nightmare... https://allpoetry.com/A-Child's-Nightmare
Good poem, poor child, poor cat mixed into human issues!
"Us two in the room; my dog and me…. Outside a fearful storm is howling.«."The Dog" by Ivan Turgenjev
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8562627-T...-Ivan-Turgenev
Tender poem by Turgenev... who are we to exalt ourselves over any life... or cats over us. Enjoyed :)
"Vy yu mak my heart to yump," - William F. Kirk; Yennie Dear... https://www.poetrycat.com/william-f-kirk/yennie-dear
A cute little poem, but no, I never would take on the responsibility of being "angel wife" to anyone.
"What should I feed the wild rabbit"."Feeding the Wild Rabbit " by Angela Patten
https://www.versedaily.org/2025/feed...ldrabbit.shtml
:)
Enjoyed Angela's poem; it would seem the protagonist is not in a good place: "Do animals dream of the coming light / in their lairs beneath the snow? / I dream constantly of homelessness."... dreaming of escape.
Poem by a poet with an 'x' in their name:
"The sky doesn’t have a bed" - Hua Xi; THE SKIES DON’T UNDERSTAND... https://poetshouse.org/hua-xi-on-mul...-an-interview/
Agree. And maybe a feeling of getting used to instability: " My feet glide
effortlessly over the ice. No fear
of falling, no searching for
safe harbor. Just this flying."
Tailor I simply loved Hua Xi's multidimensional poetry. It's something totally new for me. How to use several forms of language to express the difficulty of finding one's place in the world. Taking the link to my other forum. I'll be back with the poem.
"Your battle-wounds are scars upon my heart,"To my Brother in Memory of July !st 1916" by Vera Brittain
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8540795-T...-Vera-Brittain
:) It is different.
Touching poem of loss; heartbreaking... Enjoyed :)
"Zing! would be the word for March" - Rich Harney; Zing... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/zing-2/
Charming spring poem.
"and they are listened to"."why we chicanas listen to los coyotes" by Krystin Garza
https://www.versedaily.org/2025/whyw...aslisten.shtml
An ode to the coyote (or yoteki as I sometimes call them)... however, not so revered here in the Gold Country. Enjoyed :)
"but my yearning is dark with mirrors—" - Scott Ferry; tiny-winged dinosaurs sing sweetly from the trees... https://www.versedaily.org/2025/tiny...aurssing.shtml
A very original Spring poem? Enjoyed the singing Dinos!
"Calling, the heron flies athwart the blue" The Creek-Road" by Madison Julius Cawein
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...eek-road-37005
Wonderful images in this rhymey poem... Enjoyed :)
"Dust and blood to the right of my face" - Quotidianaubergine; Beside A God... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8382921-B...idianaubergine
Some very strong images in Aubergine's poem.
"Evening falls on the smoky walls,"."Ballad of the Londoner " by James Elroy Fletcher
https://englishverse.com/poems/ballad_of_the_londoner
S2 seems out of place for a non-Londoner perhaps. I think James could have said quite a bit more, still, I enjoyed this tidbit :)
"Fluorescent purple jellyfish with bioluminescent glow" - PinkFaerie5; You are the Most Magnificent Creature... https://allpoetry.com/poem/17447058-...by-PinkFaerie5
I think you are right. Would have enjoyed some more. Remembered London's magic, when I was there many years ago.
Lol! Enjoyed the jellyfish poem.
"Go, my Flocke, go, get you hence,"Astrophel and Stella - Ninth Song."
By Philip Sidney (Sir)
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...nth-song-31950
"Stella hath refused me!"... dear protagonist scorned. Part of an immense work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophel_and_Stella Enjoyed :)
""He ought to be home," said the old man, "without there's something amiss."" - A B Banjo Paterson; Lost... https://allpoetry.com/poem/8485459-L...Banjo-Paterson
Wow!I didn't know this was a Renaissance poem. Thanks for the link, tailor.
"I am traveling from one September to another —".The Space Between Us" by KB Balentine.
https://www.versedaily.org/2025/thespacebetweenus.shtml
"It's always September now"... Enjoyed :)
"Jellyfish swishing" - MyDark2Paradise; Clowns of Jellyfish... https://allpoetry.com/poem/18290094-...yDark2Paradise
A subtle poem!
"Kindness glides about my house."."Kindness" by Sylvia Plath
https://allpoetry.com/poem/8498417-K...y-Sylvia-Plath
Dear Sylvia... her imagery is dark and complex. Enjoyed both the poem and the summary :)
"Lavish yourself with inspiring surroundings" - Line Gauthier; Nourish your soul... https://allpoetry.com/poem/18636749-...-Line-Gauthier
Good to read in turbulent days!
"My mind is all wheels."."The Martian" by Elisabeth Knapp
http://www.versedaily.org/2022/themartian.shtml