Poetic Openings : Anna Akhmatova to William Allingham

Poet : Anna Akhmatova : Poem : Under Her Dark Veil : First Line : Under her dark veil she wrung her hands.
Poet : Anna Akhmatova : Poem : White Night : First Line : There will be thunder then. Remember me.
Poet : Anna Akhmatova : Poem : Why Is This Age Worse...? : First Line : Why is this age worse than earlier ages?
Poet : Anna Akhmatova : Poem : Willow : First Line : And I grew up in patterned tranquillity,
Poet : Anna Akhmatova : Poem : You Thought I Was That Type : First Line : You thought I was that type:

Poet : Anna Akhmatova : Poem : You Will Hear Thunder : First Line : You will hear thunder and remember me,
Poet : William Allingham : Poem : A Day-dream's Reflection : First Line : Chequer'd with woven shadows as I lay
Poet : William Allingham : Poem : A Dream : First Line : I heard the dogs howl in the moonlight night;
Poet : William Allingham : Poem : A Gravestone : First Line : Far from the churchyard dig his grave,
Poet : William Allingham : Poem : A Memory : First Line : Four ducks on a pond,