Poetic Openings : Thomas Hardy to William Ernest Henley

Poet : Thomas Hardy : Poem : Zermatt To The Matterhorn. : First Line : Thirty-two years since, up against the sun,
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : A Desolate Shore : First Line : A desolate shore,
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : A Wink From Hesper, Falling : First Line : A wink from Hesper, falling
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : After : First Line : Like as a flamelet blanketed in smoke,
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Allegro Maestoso : First Line : Spring winds that blow

Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Andante Con Moto : First Line : Forth from the dust and din,
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Anterotics : First Line : Laughs the happy April morn
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Apparition : First Line : Thin-legged, thin-chested, slight unspeakably,
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Arabian Nights' Entertainments : First Line : —To Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : As Like The Woman As You Can : First Line : ‘As like the Woman as you can’—