The poem opens after the events depicted in the Odyssey.

The poem opens with a verse dedication to Chesterton's wife.

The poem opens with the birth of the main character and the first sound he hears is the television.

The poem opens with a word-play; there may or may not be one at the end.

The poem had opened with stride, confidence and a command of tone.

The poem opens with a description of a village named Auburn, written in the past tense.

The poem itself opens and closes with the act of finding.

Both the poem and the musical piece would open the program for its entire forty-two-year history.

The second poem to Octavia opens with little change from the first.

The poem opens with the possible bonds of friendship, and then kinship, between the parents.