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Nature Poems by Every Writer on August 17, 2017 Mindful at Seven by Taylor Winchell2017-08-17T16:59:56+00:00

Mindful at Seven by Taylor Winchell

Mindful at Seven by Taylor Winchell A mindful seven-year-old (which is all seven-year-olds) does not sit still and focus on her breath; she instead roams outside and follows a trail of ants to nowhere, climbs…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on August 13, 2017 to the bird who flew into my screen door and begged me to end its life by Ralph Bousquet2017-08-13T19:37:07+00:00

to the bird who flew into my screen door and begged me to end its life by Ralph Bousquet

to the bird who flew into my screen door and begged me to end its life, by Ralph Bousquet my wicked glass broke your fall & your welcome, & you’re welcome, & your neckbone, white…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on July 24, 2017 Solo Cliff Climbing by James Gering2017-07-24T05:35:37+00:00

Solo Cliff Climbing by James Gering

Solo Cliff Climbing by James Gering If Aaron falls from the low crux, he breaks a leg, but higher will have the reapers exulting. He cruises passes the crux, traverses diagonally up the rock, commits…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on July 17, 2017 EGGS by Ted Mc Carthy2017-07-17T01:54:15+00:00

EGGS by Ted Mc Carthy

EGGS by Ted Mc Carthy In a momentary light where every wall is white, and day waits to sink, this time in empty silence, a drunk weaving home, his t-shirt blue as a boy’s, carries…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on April 5, 2017 Khor Virap by Alex Vartan Gubbins2017-07-11T21:13:29+00:00

Khor Virap by Alex Vartan Gubbins

Khor Virap by Alex Vartan Gubbins The night fog throws a black cotton over the trees as a voice behind the silence dances off marble walls from a hole, that tongue from the earth’s torque…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on March 14, 2017 The Moon by Natalie Crick2017-07-12T02:51:10+00:00

The Moon by Natalie Crick

The Moon by Natalie Crick Schools of moths descend, Pulled in by waves of light when The fields begin to steam like horses In the cool Like the hush of rainfall After the sun’s marriage…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on January 10, 2016 Poinsettias by Larry D. Thomas2017-07-12T01:42:35+00:00

Poinsettias by Larry D. Thomas

Poinsettias by Larry D. Thomas in Texas greenhouses are grown by the thousands. Though men tend them in the light, stooping in their midst like sowers in fields of blood, only in weeks of ink-black darkness,…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on February 6, 2015 3:01am by Carl Scharwath2017-07-11T21:18:12+00:00

3:01am by Carl Scharwath

The Offering by Sky Black 3:01am by Carl Scharwath Celestial evening oozes black and droplets begin to paint the schizophrenic atmosphere. Incessant dripping announces an awakening with an ethereal alarm—3:01! Turbulent moonlight dissipates, alive in anxiety,…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on August 5, 2014 Illuminated by Todd Wilson2017-07-12T00:55:44+00:00

Illuminated by Todd Wilson

Illuminated by Todd Wilson waved heat particled light pollocked across my canvas face rays conceived smack center of middling sun millennia before homo sapiens fell to earth once escaping the photosphere gracile beams strike my…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on July 14, 2014 Birthplace of the Resistance by Clara Challoner Walker2017-07-12T00:48:25+00:00

Birthplace of the Resistance by Clara Challoner Walker

Birthplace of the Resistance by Clara Challoner Walker In soft vanilla, melted morning dew, Encouraged by a tender velvet blow, Hydrangeas foam and froth in pastel cool And hollyhocks stretch taut in rattling row. A…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on May 16, 2014 Along the Dock by BZ Niditch2017-07-12T01:50:11+00:00

Along the Dock by BZ Niditch

Along the Dock by BZ Niditch I have lost our reciprocal letters of my childhood friend when he suddenly passed out of my life outside the sea home now harboring pebbles to throw back in…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on May 2, 2014 Atokad Park: 1983 by Jeff Streeby2017-07-12T00:49:08+00:00

Atokad Park: 1983 by Jeff Streeby

Atokad Park: 1983 by Jeff Streeby We had twenty-three horses in training. Two were from the same farm. They could have been twins— both tall and gracile, both bright bays, both with a little strip…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on April 21, 2014 Astronomy by JW Mark2017-07-12T00:49:00+00:00

Astronomy by JW Mark

Astronomy by JW Mark A sawdust ring converts me best orbiting boy to star Newtonic dust, galactic trash Look Daddy astronaut your solar bursting cosmonaut in Sunday's matinée one planetary fission fused my universe is…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on April 7, 2014 Wind Chimes by Chaz Van Heyden2017-07-12T00:48:39+00:00

Wind Chimes by Chaz Van Heyden

Wind Chimes by Chaz Van Heyden Can you hear that- Can you hear that tinkling? The tintinnabulating treasure of Sound. Wind chimes. I think about them and feel good. The wind blows, The chimes speak…

Death Poems by Every Writer on February 21, 2014 Afternoon in February by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow2017-07-12T01:55:47+00:00

Afternoon in February by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Afternoon in February by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The day is ending, The night is descending; The marsh is frozen, The river dead. Through clouds like ashes The red sun flashes On village windows That glimmer…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on February 9, 2014 Messages by R. Bremner2017-07-11T03:43:24+00:00

Messages by R. Bremner

Messages by R. Bremner Messages from a bleak sunrise, glaring signals through stripped branches, seem to bring some news essential to my being, but, smothered in some secret code, the warnings pass, untranslated, unheeded. ###…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on January 10, 2014 New York Haiku by Ken Gaertner2017-07-12T01:58:43+00:00

New York Haiku by Ken Gaertner

New York Haiku by Ken Gaertner While sniffing the grass the subway rumbles. Puppy looks up, confused. Suddenly rain falls. On the edges of the lake lily pads tremble. Coffee mug spills. Brown petal blooms…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on December 2, 2013 Empires by Mike Ambrose2017-07-12T02:51:31+00:00

Empires by Mike Ambrose

Empires by Mike Ambrose She is like a boy becoming a man, cocooned within his self-spun mortality – Proud, full of his own myopic sound on finally being fully grown, yet never realizing that each…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on October 29, 2013 Goldfish by Brian Wake2017-07-11T22:47:35+00:00

Goldfish by Brian Wake

Fish by Jim Sholes Goldfish by Brian Wake He taps, each morning, on the glass. I play the fish and dash my skull against the bowl to demonstrate an understanding of the indeterminable lines of…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on September 20, 2013 Lady of the Evening by Jack Peachum2017-07-11T21:07:55+00:00

Lady of the Evening by Jack Peachum

Lady of the Evening by Jack Peachum She’s in her beauty tonight– and how lovely– luminous, riding high, dressed in her best yellow gown, playing the part of doting girlfriend– peeking down shyly from behind…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on July 12, 2013 Makers of the Moon by Rick Wilcok2017-07-11T21:11:33+00:00

Makers of the Moon by Rick Wilcok

Makers of the Moon by Rich Wilcock From what I could gather, the sunset had disappeared No golden slivers shaking across the depths The makers of the moon had taken it all away There was…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 1, 2013 Nocturne by Sheila Luna2017-07-11T21:22:52+00:00

Nocturne by Sheila Luna

Nocturne by Sheila Luna Stars shiver in the cobalt sky My fingers quiver over the keys When I finally touch them light as lace It is like warm sugar in my throat. Standing by the…

Family Poems by Every Writer on June 28, 2013 The Nephew Nature Trail by Marianne MacRae2017-07-11T20:59:57+00:00

The Nephew Nature Trail by Marianne MacRae

The Nephew Nature Trail by Marianne MacRae A cartoonish stop, your magpie eye caught as though snapped in a snare. You bend, scoop and turn, your face split open into a shoreline, an oceanic grin…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on June 25, 2013 It Gets Late Before It Gets Dark by Whitney Walters2017-07-12T02:51:49+00:00

It Gets Late Before It Gets Dark by Whitney Walters

It Gets Late Before It Gets Dark by Whitney Walters I wait for the rain. Heat lightning stretches across the sky's horizon. I stand outside, Mesmerized by the rhythm of spider-web flashes. Swirling warm and…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on June 24, 2013 Aubade by Molly Kirschner2017-07-11T20:50:23+00:00

Aubade by Molly Kirschner

Aubade by Molly Kirschner By daylight the lake appears to be missing its stars. The black hole is now a blue island, trimmed in green and brown. Patches of shadow stretch out in their beds…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on June 4, 2013 At Plata del Mar by R. Joseph Capet2017-07-11T04:05:44+00:00

At Plata del Mar by R. Joseph Capet

At Plata del Mar by R. Joseph Capet If whales could drop acid before singing, they would sing you? the serenity of sea glass bleeding black lace at the laserdome. If the sea were sugar…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on June 4, 2013 At The Party by Darrell Lindsey2017-07-11T21:23:14+00:00

At The Party by Darrell Lindsey

At The Party by Darrell Lindsey tequila worm faces dabble in Dali. I depart for deeper woods, take matches to a snoozing clown? watch moonbeams become the vortex of a raw swarm. I must wait…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on April 29, 2013 Sunset by Emily Windover2017-07-11T18:02:27+00:00

Sunset by Emily Windover

Sunset by Emily Windover afternoon crumbles into evening citrus splashes across the wooden trees jubilant and fresh crunchy december grasses stretch out in patches of yellow and scruff the sun gets lower, the sky gets…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on April 26, 2013 Sail Over the Rim by Donald Frey2017-07-12T02:53:02+00:00

Sail Over the Rim by Donald Frey

Sail Over the Rim by Donald Frey Cast off Embark Throw smart phones to sharks along with keys Visa bills Quit your job Leave your junk Breathe fresh air Discover passion Take a lover Board…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on March 15, 2013 Kepler’s Secret by Benjamin Schneider2017-07-11T17:58:00+00:00

Kepler’s Secret by Benjamin Schneider

Kepler's Secret by Benjamin Schneider Prismatic strands and bright flecks of stardust, stretch across ebony fields of empty ether. Light knows no boundaries; the living, breathing cosmos. Father Time, surely bends and distorts as hidden…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on February 8, 2013 Prairie by Paul Sammartino2017-07-11T17:55:05+00:00

Prairie by Paul Sammartino

Prairie by Paul Sammartino A landscape enormous and wide opens with great remembering: grasses sway, alone they practice forming the word, mother mother mother in winds that course across those plains. ### Paul Sammartino holds…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on February 4, 2013 Hungry Seasons by Evan Warren2017-07-11T17:49:37+00:00

Hungry Seasons by Evan Warren

Hungry Seasons by Evan Warren If I could speak in any language it would be the one winter flirts with before kissing the fall with its first closed-mouth snow. But it would all be a…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on February 1, 2013 The Tree Poems by Phil Boiarski2017-07-11T03:29:46+00:00

The Tree Poems by Phil Boiarski

The Tree Poems by Phil Boiarski I On the fly leaf, I leave words. Implied leaves flutter past, green gone brown, slow leaving so soon. Let go, I write, we are fated not to be…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on January 14, 2013 In Defense of Ruin by Joshua Converse2017-07-11T17:49:01+00:00

In Defense of Ruin by Joshua Converse

In Defense of Ruin by Joshua Converse I love to see a parking lot being reclaimed by the weeds, when it becomes Defiant of asphalt and stone. -The yellow dandelions push up through the cracks…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on December 28, 2012 Patterns by John Sibley Williams2017-07-12T02:02:11+00:00

Patterns by John Sibley Williams

Patterns by John Sibley Williams Down the steep drop-off to sea without plummeting. Returned by thermals and sweat to the sky without rising. Each following the lost one before it, thirteen sandpipers and their aluminum…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on December 7, 2012 At the Confluence and Beyond by Haris Adhikari2017-07-11T17:40:55+00:00

At the Confluence and Beyond by Haris Adhikari

At the Confluence and Beyond by Haris Adhikari Much noise there is when two sprightly streams bump into each other, bringing forth the hidden color of water What do they churn out of themselves?…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on November 30, 2012 Refinishing the Round Oak Table by William Doreski2017-07-11T17:30:10+00:00

Refinishing the Round Oak Table by William Doreski

Refinishing the Round Oak Table by William Doreski Refinishing the round oak table refinished twenty years ago I stroke the grain so gently the pattern gets under my skin. Once inside me it elaborates in…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on November 26, 2012 A Turning of the Season by Adam Hollingsworth2017-07-12T02:13:14+00:00

A Turning of the Season by Adam Hollingsworth

A Turning of the Season by Adam Hollingsworth Just relax, The numbness hits first; Than an empty mind, followed By a coughing burst. Your lack of feeling Is all part of the reason. Just a…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on October 26, 2012 Finding Myself by A. Molotkov2017-07-11T21:24:41+00:00

Finding Myself by A. Molotkov

Finding Myself by A. Molotkov my whale self floats as mountains crouch underneath my bird self hops from branch to shaking branch tweeting in wonder my wolf self breathes dark elegy and forgets to…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on October 8, 2012 Camera Obscura by Peycho Kanev2017-07-11T17:18:43+00:00

Camera Obscura by Peycho Kanev

Camera Obscura by Peycho Kanev Light, please initiate me into your occult philosophy. Tell me where you come from when you penetrate a dusty window in the morning and find me staring into the nothingness.…

Family Poems by Every Writer on September 28, 2012 Your First Ocean by Carrie-Ann Tkaczyk2017-07-11T17:18:09+00:00

Your First Ocean by Carrie-Ann Tkaczyk

Your First Ocean by Carrie-Ann Tkaczyk No taller than my knee when you challenge your first ocean. Ankle deep, you strain your body against my tight grip throw head to sky capture the ocean's roar…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on September 21, 2012 Child at Tobacco Market by Charlotte Matthews2017-07-11T17:16:28+00:00

Child at Tobacco Market by Charlotte Matthews

Child at Tobacco Market by Charlotte Matthews Nights I go looking for the whippoorwill but she's not to be found, spotted feathers restless as the cursive letters in my handwriting book. I saw bank swallows…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on August 13, 2012 2 a.m. by Michael Pacholski2017-07-11T16:56:21+00:00

2 a.m. by Michael Pacholski

2 by Michael Pacholski so still a hummingbird fluttered only once in its sleep and was hushed by nest-neighbors as the only motorcycle in town zoomed from one junction road to the next ripping the…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on August 10, 2012 For Semimaru by Grace Andreacchi2017-07-11T03:04:49+00:00

For Semimaru by Grace Andreacchi

For Semimaru by Grace Andreacchi Twin blossoms bowed by the weight of white beauty upon a single stem twilight whispered secrets songs that any small harsh wind might shake break upon the concrete ground brother…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on July 16, 2012 Under a Daylight Moon by Mary Rogers-Grantham2017-07-11T21:11:53+00:00

Under a Daylight Moon by Mary Rogers-Grantham

Under a Daylight Moon by Mary Rogers-Grantham At noon, a woman plants lilies. She hums, as if expecting someone to join her. The moon is pale, the sunlight pristine, an earthworm pushes through a fresh…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on June 14, 2012 Night’s Brilliance by Dabir Ahmed Shaikh2017-07-11T16:38:45+00:00

Night’s Brilliance by Dabir Ahmed Shaikh

Night's Brilliance by Dabir Ahmed Shaikh Stream of consciousness flows on, stars smile on Forms shapes, smiles flit on. Desires fulfilled unfulfilled whirl on. Stars of gloom on the mournful sky haunted by the horror…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on May 11, 2012 IV. Dr. Prakash Kumar2017-07-11T16:30:39+00:00

IV. Dr. Prakash Kumar

IV. by Dr. Prakash Kumar A helpless worm on the point of a needle, Wriggling in vain for release, The indecision and cowardice in the matters of Sex, Before eyes appear attractive but mercilessly searching-…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on May 8, 2012 Spider by John Wright2017-07-12T01:18:29+00:00

Spider by John Wright

Photo by Diena Grant-Thomson Spider by John Wright This overcast morning leaf and lawn are drenched in dew-soaked air. My window frames a filigree masterpiece of lilli-pilli pollen buds and scribbling eucalypts. I watch a…

2000 by Every Writer on March 25, 2012 The Lion Pauses by henry 7. reneau, jr.2017-07-12T01:17:20+00:00

The Lion Pauses by henry 7. reneau, jr.

The Lion Pauses by henry 7. reneau, jr. Sunday, February 21st standing at the podium, The Audubon Ballroom in Harlem Preachin to the choir & pauses In a moment between tick & tock, a d'j'…

2000 by Every Writer on March 18, 2012 Things we know by Dave Margoshes2017-07-11T21:27:52+00:00

Things we know by Dave Margoshes

Things we know by Dave Margoshes Everybody knows the man in the moon is blue cheese, that dogs keep the sun at bay in winter, that fireflies are the souls of the dearly departed, flickering…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on March 5, 2012 Amsterdam Wide Dreams by Alessandro Cusimano2017-07-11T06:11:19+00:00

Amsterdam Wide Dreams by Alessandro Cusimano

Amsterdam Wide Dreams by Alessandro Cusimano a lovely girl brings home her puppet boyfriend and plays with him the tall convex space appears turquoise draws a sinuous line sensual on the perimeter steeped in the…

2000 by Every Writer on February 22, 2012 The Last Storm by Brian Lawson2017-07-11T06:09:36+00:00

The Last Storm by Brian Lawson

The Last Storm by Brian Lawson It stormed this evening. It was invigorating. The wind bent the trees and turned the rain into a water wall. The hail fell as if God had just emptied…

2000 by Every Writer on January 27, 2012 Equarium strange by Dr. Narendra Kumar Arya2017-07-11T03:11:00+00:00

Equarium strange by Dr. Narendra Kumar Arya

Equarium strange by Dr. Narendra Kumar Arya Around the lame-lit fogginess Dark figures are swimming They have the heads Eyes too Lips and nose intact as well But faces from their beings are missing. Their…

2000 by Every Writer on December 14, 2011 Hawk by Andrew Demcak2017-07-11T06:04:32+00:00

Hawk by Andrew Demcak

Hawk by Andrew Demcak Wings open, wind-carried, an angel's book. Talons ready to change music to that of funeral dirge. Fixer, finder, life-adopter, sailing through cool ether. Mouse, you are not your hallowed body. Spectacular,…

2000 by Every Writer on December 12, 2011 Neon on the Outskirts at the Break of Dawn by Allan Safarik2017-07-11T06:04:06+00:00

Neon on the Outskirts at the Break of Dawn by Allan Safarik

Neon on the Outskirts at the Break of Dawn by Allan Safarik Washed out neon in the morning sun like a fish out of water A swift silence follows the odd vehicle travelling through town…

2000 by Every Writer on December 8, 2011 Poem Found in a Wood by Ian Dudley2017-07-11T21:28:24+00:00

Poem Found in a Wood by Ian Dudley

Poem Found in a Wood by Ian Dudley the low sun turns puddles into sheets of sky indigo where the moon gathers its white and the custard and blood leaves of a cherry tree dying…

2000 by Every Writer on November 21, 2011 Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury2017-07-11T06:03:18+00:00

Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury

Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury When the day ends, she goes for a walk. She breathes in the autumn: How the Juniper leaves feel nothing. She remembers walking hand in hand With her father a…

2000 by Every Writer on September 11, 2011 a young dog’s howl in the wind by Ian MacMenamin2017-07-11T05:54:05+00:00

a young dog’s howl in the wind by Ian MacMenamin

a young dog's howl in the wind by Ian MacMenamin waves american trains running through veins. endless whiskey tears golden hearts and crazy Fear. she rides it all and calls the world her shell. ###…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on July 24, 2011 Silence of the Seabirds by Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr.2017-07-11T05:53:40+00:00

Silence of the Seabirds by Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr.

Silence of the Seabirds by Emeniano Acain Somoza, Jr. Perhaps we were born into water We skim bodies with our eyes Close as a kiss to the glass heart Of these protean seas We…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on July 10, 2011 Sparkles with Annie by Chris Lawrence2017-07-11T05:59:56+00:00

Sparkles with Annie by Chris Lawrence

Sparkles with Annie by Chris Lawrence midwest afternoon blue, riding solo all the compass points, to diner somewhere, for breakfast, hot coffee and smiles, brighter than dew you eat, you drink, waitress catches like a…

2000 by Every Writer on June 4, 2011 Consider This by Henry L. Mortimer Jr.2017-07-11T05:48:11+00:00

Consider This by Henry L. Mortimer Jr.

Consider This by Henry L. Mortimer Jr. Some animal, some low beast has done me a favor: it tipped over the trash can in the alley early this morning, scattering the contents, everything -- brown…

1900s by Every Writer on March 6, 2011 Preludes by T. S. Eliot2017-07-12T02:28:24+00:00

Preludes by T. S. Eliot

Preludes by T. S. Eliot I The winter evening settles down With smell of steaks in passageways. Six o'clock. The burnt-out ends of smoky days. And now a gusty shower wraps The grimy scraps Of…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on March 2, 2011 Requiescat by Oscar Wilde2017-07-12T02:27:02+00:00

Requiescat by Oscar Wilde

Requiescat by Oscar Wilde Tread lightly, she is near Under the snow, Speak gently, she can hear The daisies grow. All her bright golden hair Tarnished with rust, She that was young and fair Fallen…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on February 28, 2011 The Dance at the Pheoenix by Thomas Hardy2017-07-12T02:27:34+00:00

The Dance at the Pheoenix by Thomas Hardy

The Dance at the Pheoenix by Thomas Hardy To Jenny came a gentle youth From inland leazes lone, His love was fresh as apple-blooth By Parrett, Yeo, or Tone. And duly he entreated her…

Moon Poem by Every Writer on June 30, 2010 Drinking Alone in the Moonlight by Li Po2017-07-11T21:12:04+00:00

Drinking Alone in the Moonlight by Li Po

Drinking Alone in the Moonlight by Li Po (or Li Bai) Under the flowering trees, with a bottle of wine, I drink alone, for no friend is near. Raising my cup I call the bright…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on June 30, 2010 He is More Than a Hero by Sappho2017-07-12T02:53:12+00:00

He is More Than a Hero by Sappho

Sappho the Poet He is More Than a Hero by Sappho He is a god in my eyes-- the man who is allowed to sit beside you -- he who listens intimately to the sweet…

Nature Poems by Every Writer on May 20, 2010 Ode On The Spring by Thomas Gray2017-07-11T05:19:47+00:00

Ode On The Spring by Thomas Gray

Thomas Gray (1716-1771) Ode On The Spring by Thomas Gray Lo! where the rosy-bosomed Hours, Fair Venus' train, appear, Disclose the long-expecting flowers, And wake the purple year! The Attic warbler pours her throat, Responsive…

1900s by Every Writer on May 15, 2010 ON THE RIVER by William Vaughn Moody2017-07-11T05:16:38+00:00

ON THE RIVER by William Vaughn Moody

ON THE RIVER by William Vaughn Moody The faint stars wake and wonder, Fade and find heart anew; Above us and far under Sphereth the watchful blue. Silent she sits, outbending, A wild pathetic grace,…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on May 9, 2010 Mist by Henry David Thoreau2017-07-11T05:15:49+00:00

Mist by Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) Mist by Henry David Thoreau Low-anchored cloud, Newfoundland air, Fountain head and source of rivers, Dew-cloth, dream drapery, And napkin spread by fays; Drifting meadow of the air, Where bloom the…

1600s by Every Writer on May 5, 2010 Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor2017-07-11T05:15:13+00:00

Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor

Upon A Spider Catching A Fly by Edward Taylor (1642-1729) Thou sorrow, venom Elfe: Is this thy play, To spin a web out of thyselfe To Catch a Fly? For Why? I saw a pettish…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on May 5, 2010 Fragment by Edwin Arlington Robinson2017-07-11T05:13:08+00:00

Fragment by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869-1935) Fragment by Edwin Arlington Robinson Faint white pillars that seem to fade As you look from here are the first one sees Of his house where it hides and dies in…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on April 27, 2010 THE MOON by William H. Davies2017-07-11T21:12:18+00:00

THE MOON by William H. Davies

William H. Davies (1871-1940) THE MOON by William H. Davies Thy beauty haunts me heart and soul, Oh, thou fair Moon, so close and bright; Thy beauty makes me like the child That cries aloud…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on April 22, 2010 SEED-TIME AND HARVEST by John Greenleaf Whittier2017-07-11T05:06:31+00:00

SEED-TIME AND HARVEST by John Greenleaf Whittier

John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) SEED-TIME AND HARVEST by John Greenleaf Whittier As o'er his furrowed fields which lie Beneath a coldly-dropping sky, Yet chill with winter's melted snow, The husbandman goes forth to sow, Thus,…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on March 8, 2010 Nightpiece by James Joyce2017-07-11T04:51:57+00:00

Nightpiece by James Joyce

James Joyce (1882-1941) Nightpiece Gaunt in gloom, The pale stars their torches, Enshrouded, wave. Ghostfires from heaven's far verges faint illume, Arches on soaring arches, Night's sindark nave. Seraphim, The lost hosts awaken To service…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on March 4, 2010 The Spider And The Fly by Mary Howitt2017-07-11T04:49:22+00:00

The Spider And The Fly by Mary Howitt

Mary Howitt? (1799-1888) The Spider And The Fly "Will you walk into my parlor?" said the spider to the fly; "'Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you may spy. The way into my parlor…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on January 27, 2010 When I was a Bird–Katherine Mansfield2017-07-11T04:16:44+00:00

When I was a Bird–Katherine Mansfield

I climbed up the karaka tree Into a nest all made of leaves But soft as feathers. I made up a song that went on singing all by itself And hadn't any words, but got…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on January 24, 2010 The Sleeper in the Valley–Arthur Rimbaud2017-07-11T04:18:10+00:00

The Sleeper in the Valley–Arthur Rimbaud

The sleeper in the Valley It is a green hollow where a stream gurgles, Crazily catching silver rags of itself on the grasses; Where the sun shines from the proud mountain: It is a little…

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