Woman sitting on a bed with coffee and book of poetry

light streaming through gold autumn maple leaves
Poetry

Autumn

by Susan Whelehan
Autumn. What is that silent “n” all about anyway? It should be dropped quietly, like…
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…
Bench in a misty pine forest
Poetry

Lost

by David Wagoner
Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside youAre not lost. Wherever you are is…
Woman extends her hand with a sparkler.
Poetry

A Ritual to Read to Each Other

by William Stafford
If you don't know the kind of person I am and I don't know the…
faded pink rose
Poetry

The Wind, One Brilliant Day

by Antonio Machado
The wind, one brilliant day, calledto my soul with an odor of jasmine. "In return…
Poetry

The Way It Is

by William Stafford
There’s a thread you follow. It goes amongthings that change. But it doesn’t change.People wonder…
Poetry

The Traveling Onion

by Naomi Shihab Nye
When I think how far the onion has traveledjust to enter my stew today, I…
Poetry

Obeying the Impulse

by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
The world exists just fine withoutour appreciation. It is not for usthat the dandelions bloom…
Poetry

This Moment

by Howard Olivier
I’m smiling becausea million possible alternativeswhich would have precludedthis moment we’re sharingdidn’t happen. Safe passage…
Poetry

The Task

by Jane Hirshfield
It is a simple garment, this slipped-on world.We wake into it daily—open eyes, braid hair—a…
bright yellow lemons ripening on a tree
Poetry

Ode to Lemons

by Michelle Courtney Berry
Today,the sun-glazedbag of lemonsadorning the white counterbecamein my imagination,not a baggrabbed hastilyfrom supermarket binsoverflowingwith fruit,…
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