Just what the title implies.

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.

Nature Poetry.

Sometimes you wake up and find yourself in the same old time crossing.

Love poem.

How to write a poem, written as a poem. I usually start in bed, laid thinking. I play with words in my head and….. The rest is history as they say.

The life in the long grass.

See what new theory says…

Standing on a suburban front doorstep at night, remembering home…

Born of a "10 word" contest, based on several beautifully rugged places in western North Dakota…