Poems

I mentioned the poem, "The House by the Side of the Road," by Sam Walter Foss, in my blog about my Dad. When I did the search, I first did so by a line from the poem, and I found several sites. After I found that, and searched by the title, I got several more sites. If you searched by the poet's name, perhaps you would find some of the same, and possibly more. There are a number of sites about him and his poems. There is one site that lists many of his poems, which I haven't taken the time to check out yet, but I will. [Drat that curiosity factor.]

Perhaps my liking for poetry comes from the memorization we had to do, I don't know. Another favorite poem, maybe the most favorite of all is: "Abou Ben Adhem" by James Leigh Hunt. I'm bad about remembering the names of authors that go with what work, so I had to look up the poet on this one.

I also like Walt Whitman's poems, my favorite there being: "Oh Captain! My Captain!" When I learned that as a child, I had no idea who it was really about. I didn't learn that until much later. And who can forget "The Raven," by Poe, if you've read it. Also remember "Annabelle Lee," but so sad. I didn't have to check the writers of these last ones, but others of their poems, I probably would.