Poetic Openings : Ted Hughes to James Henry Leigh Hunt
Poet : Ted Hughes :
Poem : Thrushes :
First Line : Terrifying are the attent sleek thrushes on the lawn,
Poet : Ted Hughes :
Poem : Tractor :
First Line : The tractor stands frozen - an agony
Poet : Ted Hughes :
Poem : Wind :
First Line : This house has been far out at sea all night,
Poet : Ted Hughes :
Poem : Work And Play :
First Line : The swallow of summer, she toils all the summer,
Poet : James Henry Leigh Hunt :
Poem : A Fish Answers :
First Line : Amazing monster! that, for aught I know,
Poet : James Henry Leigh Hunt :
Poem : A Night-rain In Summer :
First Line : Open the window, and let the air
Poet : James Henry Leigh Hunt :
Poem : A Thought Of The Nile :
First Line : It flows through old hushed Egypt and its sands,
Poet : James Henry Leigh Hunt :
Poem : A Thought Or Two On Reading Pomfret's 'choice' :
First Line : I have been reading Pomfret’s “Choice” this spring,
Poet : James Henry Leigh Hunt :
Poem : Abou Ben Adhem :
First Line : Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!)
Poet : James Henry Leigh Hunt :
Poem : An Angel In The House :
First Line : How sweet it were, if without feeble fright,
