Baker's Dozen prompt Cento--poem consisting of other poets' lines

Morning Celebration

The sky rejoices in the morning’s birth

He sings each song twice over

Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance

Ne’er saw I, never felt a calm so deep

The self-same Power that brought me there brought you

--Connie Peters

There was a Roaring in the Wind William Wordsworth The sky rejoices in the morning’s birth

Home-Thoughts From Abroad Robert Browning He sings each song twice over

Ye Stars Lord Byron Ye stars! which are the poetry of heaven!

Daffodils William Wordsworth Tossing their heads in sprightly dance

Upon Westminister Bridge William Wordsworth Ne’er saw I, never felt a calm so deep

The Rhodora By Ralph Waldo Emerson The self-same Power that brought me there brought you

The Skirmishing of Sound

There was a roaring in the wind

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

Dull would he be of soul who could pass by

Fifty different sharps and flats

This charm is wasted on earth and sky

--Lori Peters (my daughter who dictated this over the phone)

William Wordsworth, Lewis Carol, William Wordsworth, Robert Browning, Ralph Waldo Emerson