Poetic Openings : William Ernest Henley to William Ernest Henley

Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : To W. A. : First Line : Or ever the knightly years were gone
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : To W. B. : First Line : From the brake the Nightingale
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : To W. R. : First Line : Madam Life’s a piece in bloom
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : To W. R. ( Ii ) : First Line : Thick is the darkness—
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Trees And The Menace Of Night : First Line : Trees and the menace of night;

Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Vigil : First Line : Lived on one’s back,
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Villon's Straight Tip To All Cross Coves : First Line : “Tout aux tavernes et aux filles.”
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Visitor : First Line : Her little face is like a walnut shell
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : Waiting : First Line : A square, squat room (a cellar on promotion),
Poet : William Ernest Henley : Poem : We Flash Across The Level : First Line : We flash across the level.