Sidney Lanier (1842-81), himself a distinguished flutist, was also a creator of music in poetry. Only the first two and last stanzas of the poem are reproduced here owing to length. See how he does it through poetic devices. The analysis at the foot of the poem may help you.

Another autumn themed haiku.

Sitto’s Birthday Acrostic.

Thoughts and parallels.

Nature Poetry.

Bold endeavors ring the theme:
failures to success may lead…

Far away in the Middle East, in 1991 war missiles and jets shot, and guns rumbled a reminder to the world: Saddam Hussein was invading Kuwait. It was also the birth of an unforgettable love story.

Poem about a heat wave in Los Angeles California. Los Angeles is notorious for extreme weather. This poem is all about the effects of a heat wave in L.A.

Truly, the angel must be you.

The setting sun marks the near-end of day – - -