Woman sitting on a bed with coffee and book of poetry

Poetry

Autumnal

by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
after a line from William Stafford When the leaves are about to yellow and fall…
Poetry

Disruption

by Edda Hackl
Life was followingits own sacred rhythm,when, suddenly,an accident interruptedthe flow, changingeverything, perhapsnever to return tothe…
Poetry

Horses

by Richard Wehrman
Horses galloping on thehill—bright sun, bluesky, joy on an autumnmorning. Gensei says,“With the happiness heldin…
acorn on green moss
Poetry

so many acorns

by Maya Stein
We could point our attention anywhere - summer leaning into its most ambitious month, the…
Poetry

Hymn, with Birds and Cats

by Francine Marie Tolf
I will praise my failures. I will praiseWhat I have not accomplished and do not…
Poetry

To Be Great, Be A Whale

by Holly Wren Spaulding
—misheard line from a poem by Fernando Pessoa Be a blue whale with a heart…
Poetry

A Lazy Day

by Paul Laurence Dunbar
The trees bend down along the stream,Where anchored swings my tiny boat.The day is one…
Poetry

Cottonwoods

by Francine Marie Tolf
You know from their deeply grooved barkthey hold marvelous stories.They are taller than oak treesand…
Poetry

Everlasting

by David Whyte
Between waves, under the moon’s light,after the passing of your smile into memorywhen the last…
Poetry

Ghosts in the Garden

by Nina Miller
There are ghosts in this garden.Our younger selves whisper about what we have become,but hearing…
Poetry

Famous

by Naomi Shihab Nye
The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence,which knew…
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The Big Picture

by Ellen Bass
I try to look at the big picture.The sun, ardent tonguelicking us like a mother…
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