Poetic Openings : G. K. Chesterton to John Clare
Poet : G. K. Chesterton :
Poem : Vanity :
First Line : A wan sky greener than the lawn,
Poet : G. K. Chesterton :
Poem : Variations Of An Air :
First Line : Old King Cole
Poet : G. K. Chesterton :
Poem : Vulgarised :
First Line : All round they murmur, ‘O profane,
Poet : G. K. Chesterton :
Poem : W. E. Gladstone :
First Line : Lift up your heads; in life, in death,
Poet : G. K. Chesterton :
Poem : Who Goes Home? :
First Line : In the city set upon slime and loam
Poet : G. K. Chesterton :
Poem : Wine And Water :
First Line : Old Noah he had an ostrich farm and fowls on the largest scale,
Poet : John Clare :
Poem : Autumn :
First Line : The thistledown’s flying, though the winds are all still,
Poet : John Clare :
Poem : Autumn Birds :
First Line : The wild duck startles like a sudden thought,
Poet : John Clare :
Poem : Badger :
First Line : When midnight comes a host of dogs and men
Poet : John Clare :
Poem : Christmass :
First Line : Christmass is come and every hearth