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Looking at the Sea ~ Katz
Looking at the Sea I have today and tomorrow, I hear amplified voices, The sun shines, the arbor Shades, and people talk. Actors write, writers act, It can be the same or not, And criticism can be praise, But love … Continue reading
Before ~ Limon
Before No shoes and a glossy red helmet, I rode on the back of my dad’s Harley at seven years old. Before the divorce. Before the new apartment. Before the new marriage. Before the apple tree. Before the ceramics in … Continue reading
Put Something In ~ Silverstein
Put Something In Draw a crazy picture, Write a nutty poem, Sing a mumble-gumble song, Whistle through your comb. Do a loony-goony dance ‘Cross the kitchen floor, Put something silly in the world That ain’t been there before. ~ Shel … Continue reading
2025 Already?!
So, I’m behind. I’m sure you are shocked. 2025? Really? Anywho … here wear celebrating National Poetry Month for 2025. Today is catch up day and I’ll get in the back log of poems here. Hope you are all enjoying … Continue reading
Summons ~ Robert Francis
Summons Keep me from going to sleep too soon Or if I go to sleep too soon Come wake me up. Come any hour Of night. Come whistling up the road. Stomp on the porch. Bang on the door. Make … Continue reading
Your Catfish Friend If I were to live my life in catfish forms in scaffolds of skin and whiskers at the bottom of a pond and you were to come by one evening when the moon was shining down … Continue reading
I Meant to Do My Work Today ~ LeGallienne
I Meant to Do My Work Today I meant to do my work today – But a brown bird sang in the apple tree, And a butterfly flitted across the field, And all the leaves were calling me. And … Continue reading
When Will I be Home? ~ Shang-Yin
When Will I Be Home? When will I be home? I don’t know. In the mountains, in the rainy night, The Autumn lake is flooded. Someday we will be back together again. We will sit in the candlelight by the … Continue reading
The Infinite ~ Leopardi
The Infinite This solitary hill has always been dear to me And this hedge, which prevents me from seeing most of The endless horizon But when I sit and gaze, I imagine, in my thoughts Endless spaces beyond the … Continue reading
Lost ~ Wagoner
Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a powerful stranger, Must ask permission to know it and be known. The forest breathes. … Continue reading