Failing and Flying – Jack Gilbert
Jack Gilbert
(1925 – )
Failing and Flying
Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.
It's the same when love comes to an end,
or the marriage fails and people...
1915 – Robert Graves
Christmas has traditionally been a season of hope, of giving, of celebrating our connection to our family, friends and humanity. It is the hope...
Keeping Quiet – Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
(1904 – 1973)
Keeping Quiet
Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
This one time upon the earth,
let's not speak any language,
let's...
Poetry – Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
(1904-1973)
Poetry
And it was at that age ... Poetry arrived
in search of me. I don't know, I don't know where
it came from, from winter...
From Prometheus Unbound – Percy Bysshe Shelley
Being a former English professor now working for a bank, I began a year and a half ago satiating my literary appetite (and love for...
Kindergarten Lessons – Stewart Todd
Stewart Todd
Kindergarten Lessons
It was so important to keep
my box of crayons arranged
exactly like hers,
that I'd only drawn two circles
on my paper at the
end of...
The Gift – Li-Young Lee
Li-Young Lee
(1957 – )
The Gift
To pull the metal splinter from my palm
my father recited a story in a low voice.
I watched his lovely face...
