Poetic Openings : Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Love-moon : First Line : ‘When that dead face, bowered in the furthest years,
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Lovers' Walk : First Line : Sweet twining hedgeflowers wind-stirred in no wise
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Monochord : First Line : Is it this sky’s vast vault or ocean’s sound
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Moonstar : First Line : Lady, I thank thee for thy loveliness,
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Morrow's Message : First Line : ‘Thou Ghost,’ I said, ‘and is thy name To-day?—

Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The One Hope : First Line : When all desire at last and all regret
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Portrait : First Line : O Lord of all compassionate control,
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Sea Limits : First Line : Consider the sea’s listless chime:
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Song-throe : First Line : By thine own tears thy song must tears beget,
Poet : Dante Gabriel Rossetti : Poem : The Soul's Sphere : First Line : Come prisoned moon in steep cloud-fastnesses,—