Woman sitting on a bed with coffee and book of poetry

Poetry

Ordinary Life

by Barbara Crooker
This was a day when nothing happened,the children went off to schoolwithout a murmur, rememberingtheir…
Poetry

Rutabaga

by Laura Grace Weldon
You darken as my knife slicesblushing at what you become.I save your thick leavesand purple…
Poetry

When Giving Is All We Have

by Alberto Ríos
One river gives Its journey to the next.   We give because someone gave to…
Peach slices in a white bowl
Poetry

Otherwise

by Jane Kenyon
I got out of bedon two strong legs.It might have beenotherwise. I atecereal, sweetmilk, ripe,…
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A Blessing for the Inward Way

by Tracy Shaw
May you learn to dwellBelow the surface of the daysAt home with the ebb and…
girl sleeping with stars in her hair
Poetry

What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade

by Brad Aaron Modlin
Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listento the wind, how to find meaning…
Poetry

Winter Solstice

by Richard Wehrman
The only way down is down, leaving thelight for the dark, allowing the surface to…
Poetry

Tiger Lilies

by Francine Marie Tolf
Like King David, they have drunkthe wine of astonishment. Mouths open wide,they lean toward me…
White curtains and sunlight gentle on a wood floor
Poetry

You Reading This, Be Ready

by William Stafford
Starting here, what do you want to remember?How sunlight creeps along a shining floor?What scent…
sunset over a lake
Poetry

Last Night As I Was Sleeping

by Antonio Machado
Last night as I was sleeping,I dreamt—marvelous error!—that a spring was breakingout in my heart.I…
glass door with shadows coming through on the wall of the house.
Poetry

The Grief Cry of James

by Dale Biron
Two expressions of the mystery: one of sudden joy and arriving, one of profound grief…
A bouquet of brightly colored roses.
Poetry

When I Am Asked

by Lisel Mueller
When I am askedhow I began writing poems,I talk about the indifference of nature. It…
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