Poems about developing (11 Poems)
A Vision of Poesy – Part 01 (Henry Timrod Poems)
I In a far country, and a distant age,Ere sprites and fays had bade farewell to earth,A boy was born of humble parentage;The stars that shone upon his lonely birthDid seem to promise sovereignty and fame —Yet no tradition hath … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Tupac Shakur (Old Poetry Poems)
It is hard to get a balanced view of Tupac Amaru Shakur (or Lesane Parish Crooks as he was known as a child). His reputation is vividly coloured by the viewpoint of those who write about him. To some he was an … Continue reading
To Revery (Madison Julius Cawein Poems)
What ogive gates from gold of Ophir wrought, What walls of bastioned Parian, lucid rose, What marts of crystal, for the eyes of Thought Hast builded on what Islands of Repose! Vague onyx columns ranked Corinthian, Or piled Ionic, colonnading heights That loom above long burst … Continue reading
Sweet Peas (Hattie Howard Poems)
By helpful fingers taught to twine Around its trellis, grew A delicate and dainty vine; The bursting bud, its blossom sign, Inlaid with honeyed-dew. Developing by every art To floriculture known, From tares exempt, and kept apart, Careful, as if in some fond heart Its legume germs were … Continue reading
A Faith On Trial (George Meredith Poems)
On the morning of May,Ere the children had entered my gateWith their wreaths and mechanical lay,A metal ding-dong of the date!I mounted our hill, bearing heartThat had little of life save its weight:The crowned Shadow poising dartHung over her: she, … Continue reading
Tired (Augusta Davies Webster Poems)
No not to-night, dear child; I cannot go; I’m busy, tired; they knew I should not come; you do not need me there. Dear, be content, and take your pleasure; you shall tell me of it. There, go to don … Continue reading
Jimmy Wood (Barcroft Henry Boake Poems)
There came a lonely Briton to the town, A solitary Briton with a mission,He’d vowed a vow to put all “shouting” down, To relegate it to … Continue reading
Trust in God (Charles Harpur Poems)
Deep trust in God-for that I still have sought Through all the grim doubts that bemock the soul,When in the amazement of far-reaching thought, We list the labourings that for ever rollLike dubious thunders … Continue reading
Endymion: Book III (John Keats Poem)
There are who lord it o’er their fellow-men With most prevailing tinsel: who unpen Their baaing vanities, to browse away The comfortable green and juicy hay From human pastures; or, O torturing fact! Who, through an idiot blink, will see … Continue reading
The Routine Things Around The House (Stephen Dunn Poem)
When Mother died I thought: now I’ll have a death poem. That was unforgivable. Yet I’ve since forgiven myself as sons are able to do who’ve been loved by their mothers. I stared into the coffin knowing how long she’d … Continue reading