The Rock and the Bubble by Louisa May Alcott
“The Rock and the Bubble” is written by the American poet Louisa May Alcott. It presents a story of a proud bubble and a steadfast rock.
The Nightingale by Sir Philip Sidney
“The Nightingale” appears in Sir Philip Sidney’s Stella series. This poem, like other poems of Elizabethan literature, speaks on a speaker’s heartache.
Talking in Their Sleep by Edith M. Thomas
“Talking in their Sleep” is a metaphorical poem about the effect of winter on nature, written by the 19th-century American poet Edith Matilda Thomas.
The Awakening by James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson’s “The Awakening” is an interesting piece concerning a rose awaiting for a metaphorical bee to drink it to the lees.
The Wind by Amy Lowell
“The Wind” by Amy Lowell is about the positive features of the wind and how it influences the poet’s mind. She describes it as a playful boy.
The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson
“The Wind” is all about a little child’s thoughtful description of the mighty and omnipresent wind. It appears in A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885).
Freedom by Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore’s poem “Freedom” is an impassioned address to his motherland, India. This piece explores the importance of freedom in its entirety.
Failure of Communion by Judith Wright
Judith Wright’s “Failure of Communion”, also known as “Failure of Communication” is a short, lyric poem about the communication gap on an internal level.
The Bird Sanctuary by Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu’s “The Bird Sanctuary” appears in her 1917 poetry collection The Broken Wing. It is about the serene musicality of nature.
The Vagabond by Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Vagabond” is a poem about a wandering heart who seeks nothing other than a vagrant, gypsy life. It was published in 1896.
