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How Do I Know When a Poem is Finished? ~ Nye
How Do I Know When a Poem Is Finished? When you quietly close the door to a room the room is not finished. It is resting. Temporarily. Glad to be without you for a while. Now it is time to … Continue reading
When Giving Is All We Have
When Giving Is All We Have One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. We give because nobody gave to us. We give because giving has changed us. We give because … Continue reading
The Giver of Stars
The Giver of Stars Hold your soul open for my welcoming. Let the quiet of your spirit bathe me With its clear and rippled coolness, That, loose-limbed and weary, I find rest, Outstretched upon your peace, as on a bed … Continue reading
Congratulations Heidi!
And a big Congratulations goes out to Heidi, winner of the first day Shel Silverstein quiz! Heidi answered correctly that the “Invitation” poem read by Miss Lorie in the Lunch Time Poetry series appeared in our celebrations in 2004 and … Continue reading
Years From Now (Bonus – April 1st)
Years From Now Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Somewhere from some far-off place I hear you laughing – and I smile. ~ Shel Silverstein
Spider (April 1st)
Spider A spider lives inside my head Who weaves a strange and wondrous web Of silken threads and silver strings To catch all sorts of flying things, Like crumbs of thoughts and bits of smiles And specks of dried-up tears, … Continue reading
I Could Let You Go
I Could Let You Go as if opening a crepe sail on a raft of linden downriver with no glacial cut swerve down soft like bourbon if I could ask the waters then to chop to shake an apology when … Continue reading
Each year
Each year I snap the twig to try to trap the springing and I relearn the same lesson. You cannot make a keepsake of this season. Your heart’s not the source of that sort of sap, lacks what it takes … Continue reading
Untitled [Places among the stars,]
Untitled [Places among the stars,] Places among the stars, Soft gardens near the sun, Keep your distant beauty; Shed no beams upon my weak heart. Since she is here In a place of blackness, Not your golden days Nor your … Continue reading