Alphabetical Poem First Lines

Enjoyed Margaret's poem :) Not that one needs an analysis for this poem, but here is one... https://poemanalysis.com/margaret-at...your-own-body/

"Zhang rose from his..." - Hope Hills; Zhang... http://www.citatepedia.com/comments.php?id=585107

re: Interesting analysis though not very thorough.

Zhang-a ponderous Z poem.


"A LITTLE fir grew in the midst of the wood". Henry Van Dyke (1852-193 "THE FOOLISH FIR-TREE"
https://www.potw.org/archive/potw212.html

Lol, the little fir tree in a dream state of vanity wakes and becomes content with itself only to be harvested as a Christmas tree.

"Beneath a laurel, two fair streams between," - Francesco Petrarca; Sonnet CLVII. Una candida cerva sopra l' erba. / The Vision of the Fawn.... https://www.poetrycat.com/francesco-...a/sonnet-clvii

re fir tree: Didn´t notice that, but agree totally with you. I think that either virtue sometimes brings curious rewards or the poet, in this case is of the opinion that been used as a Christmas tree is a honor and a reward in itself.

"The Vision of the Fawn...". Petrarca at his cutest!:). Was however a bit bewildered by the difference between both translations. I was a bit shocked, when, in the first rendition, the poet suddenly falls into the water. Sort of comic twist at the end. But in the second he merely awakes to reality.

"Composed in a shine of laughing, Monique brings in sacks"."Between" by Marie Ponsot
https://readalittlepoetry.com/2007/0...-marie-ponsot/ ( second poem)

re: Petrarca... agree with the vast difference, I prefer the second :)

Enjoyed the poem and the blogette :) Author is in the Philippines I surmise (see 'Makati' in 2.)

"Despite that you" - Todd Boss; Rocket... https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/rocket/

re:Me too!

"Each eve earth"."The Day Of Days." by William Morris
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...-of-days-27588

Wictionary: "day of days (plural days of days): (idiomatic)" 1. "A particularly noteworthy day; the day on which a milestone or especially memorable event occurs." 2. "(Christianity, sometimes capitalized) Sunday, especially Easter Sunday." :)

"filaments of her gift" - Anne Waldman; Continuum... https://poets.org/poem/continuum

reContinuum:7-Enjoyed the modernity of the poem.

"Giving up three for one!-" "Three For Three."by Pamela S. Vining, (J. C. Yule)
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com...or-three-34467

Sweet poem :)

"Here is the grackle, people." - George Starbuck; Fable for Blackboard... https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poe...for-blackboard

Cute story in verses!
"Incoherent swirls in amber clouds,".Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus by Richt 26
https://allpoetry.com/poem/16554180-...ranus-by-Richt 26

Interesting imagery with enough ambiguity to want to read again... no Neptune though ? :)

"Jenny kissed me when we met," - Leigh Hunt; Rondeau... https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/rondeau/

Enjoyed this lovely rondeau!

"Kind friend, you do not know how much","The Little Clock." by Hattie Howard
https://www.public-domain-poetry.com.../torpedo-20800

Found your poem here... https://mail.poetry-site.com/hattie-...le-clock-20864
... the other was a bit disheartening :(

Enjoyed "The Little Clock"'s somewhat tongue in cheekiness :)

"Letters swallow themselves in seconds." - Naomi Shihab Nye; Burning the Old Year... https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/b...-the-old-year/

Sure. Im on tablet just now. PC is at the hospital to get a new HD.

"Marice stood beneath"."Within the Orchid" by Oliver VanBrackle Montes,
https://allpoetry.com/poem/16988044-...rchid-by-O.V.M.

Wonderful poem.... breaks my heart...

"No doubt to-morrow I will hide" - Vachel Lindsay; At Mass Poem... https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/at-mass/