A Blessing – James Wright
James Wright
(1927 - 1980)
A Blessing
Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota,
Twilight bounds softly forth on the grass.
And the eyes of those two Indian ponies
Darken...
Fall – Laurie-Anne Bosselaar
Laurie-Anne Bosselaar
(1943 - )
Fall
So it's today, and in the chokecherry this year:
the first leaves turn ochre, by the open gate.
I grab the sweater you...
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...
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...
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...
