I am trying to find a poem (ideally by uk poet) that starts with a word beginning with the letter c. I have found many poems but none that start with a word like can, call, etc. Does anyone know a poem or can direct me to a website. many thanks in advance.
Here's one --
http://www.love-poems.me.uk/marlowe_the_passionate_shepherd_to_his_love_l.htm
C is for cap.
C is for cat.
C is for cookies
on my mat.
many thanks you guys (+ gals) are great.
You're very welcome, Linny.
Here is one I wrote sometime ago (and hold the copyright to):
"A Summer's Night"
Calm and peaceful is the night,
All the stars are gleeming bright;
Just a gentle evening breeze
Is tenderly flirting with some leaves.
Then, suddenly, vivid and strong
A turbulent storm is coming along;
Thunder is roaring through the sky,
Like Zeus raging on Olympus high.
Like a herd of buffalo stampeding through
While a frightened owl is asking "Who?"
But just as sudden as it began
The storm has departed again;
The thunder is roaring no more
And it's calm and peaceful - like before.
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