Inspirational Poetry Lives in Memory and Shapes the Future

I knew these poems when I was a teenager called Sunshine or Phyllis Eve, and they still hold a place in my heart. Eve Adam, a.k.a. Harmonic Eve

The poets represented on the following pages were all deceased long before I was born, yet their words helped shape my own life and still feel like a treasure to me. All of these poems are now in the public domain. Year dates of birth and death are given at the beginning of each poem. I hope you will make copies from your computer, read the poems aloud, and memorize your favorites. Eve Adam, a.k.a. Harmonic Eve, May 2005.

This photo of me as a teenager was taken around the time these poems were making an indelible impression on me.

This was a time when a "nice" girl would not wear makeup, not even eyebrow pencil and possibly not even lipstick. She certainly would never consider dying or bleaching her hair. Lipstick was just beginning to be accepted by "nice" girls. I tried it and soon gave it up because I thought it was too dark to go with my pale yellow eyebrows. I would never have considered using eyebrow pencil or mascara, and I certainly had no need or desire to change my hair color. We were seeing print ads and movies where models and actresses did wear makeup and even dye or bleach their hair, but it was not for "regular" women and girls if we wanted to be considered respectable. Now I see that it is true that what is acceptable in grooming depends on the expectations of other people. Just as there are styles in grooming, there are styles in poetry. My hope is that you will find these poems, though no longer in "style," still quite appealing.

Each poem is on a separate page with a separate URL to make copying by your computer printer easier. If you have normal printer settings, the printed copy will not show the background, and the words will be dark in contrast to white paper. Feel free to make multiple copies for sharing or teaching.

Clickable Table of Contents There are nine poems in this web site, and their pages are in an order which is logical to me. Thus you could use the "next page" links to read through the next nine pages. However, if you prefer, you may use the links below.

Click "next page" at the bottom right to read the first poem in the series of nine.

Eve Adam, a.k.a. Harmonic Eve

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