Monthly Archives: April 2026

Up on the Roof ~ Dooley

Posted on April 8, 2026 by tamolantern@gmail.com

Up on the Roof You wonder why it is they write of it, sing of it,till suddenly you’re there, nearest you can getto flying for jumping and you’re alone, at last,the air bright. Remembering this, I go with my too-light jacket up … Continue reading →

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Moon Hammock ~ Sandburg

Posted on April 7, 2026 by tamolantern@gmail.com

Moon Hammock When the moon was a hammock of gold,And the gold of the moon hammock kept changingTill there was a blood hammock of a moon–And the slow slipping down of it in the west,The idle easy slipping down of … Continue reading →

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What Grandma Taught Her ~ Stephenson

Posted on April 6, 2026 by tamolantern@gmail.com

What Grandma Taught Her She hates to besomewhere without something to do.They are off pettingthe animals that don’t have a real home.When she gets like thisher hands and feet fidget her mind wanders as faras it can in all directionsand keeps looking back.Give … Continue reading →

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Solace

Posted on April 3, 2026 by tamolantern@gmail.com

Solace It is certainly the mystical hour of the dayBefore the sun descends, withBirdsong among pine trees,It is certainly this hour above othersMutes the action, the passions of the day,Holds in suspension the terrors of life. This June hour of … Continue reading →

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Companions ~ Gardner

Posted on April 2, 2026 by tamolantern@gmail.com

Companions Oh, Pen, move swiftlyDown the pages of my mindLest vision fail me And words come slowly, like dreamsConfounding, unremembered. yes, drink joyfully.Drain the ink from my mind’s wellAnd let fall the muse. Dear Emily knew:Thoughts gone up the mind … Continue reading →

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The Juggler ~ Silverstein

Posted on April 2, 2026 by tamolantern@gmail.com

The Juggler The juggler is juggling an egg,And now he is juggling two.Now lookee, heIs juggling three.That’s a very hard juggle to do.And now one more—That’s number four,Four flying eggs and then . . . It’s FIVE . . . now SIX . … Continue reading →

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here yet be dragons ~ Clifton

Posted on April 2, 2026 by tamolantern@gmail.com

here yet be dragons so many languages have fallenoff of the edge of the worldinto the dragon’s mouth. some where there be monsters whose teethare sharp and sparkle with lost people. lost poems. whoamong us can imagine ourselvesunimagined? who among us … Continue reading →

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