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Make Me Rain ~ Giovanni
Make Me Rain make me rain turn me into a snowflake let me rest on your tongue make me a piece of ice so I can cool you let me be the cloud that embraces you or the quilt that … Continue reading
Risk ~ Nin
Risk And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~ Anais Nin
The River Cannot Go Back ~ Gibran
The River Cannot Go Back It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and … Continue reading
My Mama moved among the days ~ Clifton
My Mama moved among the days My Mama moved among the days like a dreamwalker in a field; seemed like what she touched was hers seemed like what touched her couldn’t hold, she got us almost through the high grass … Continue reading
Hug O’ War
Hug O’ War I will not play at tug o’ war. I’d rather play at hug o’ war, Where everyone hugs Instead of tugs, Where everyone giggles And rolls on the rug. Where everyone kisses, And everyone grins, And everyone … Continue reading
To My Friends ~ Levi
To My Friends Dear friends, and here I say friends In the broad sense of the word: Wife, sister, associates, relatives, Schoolmates of both sexes, People seen only once Or frequented all my life; Provided that between us, for at … Continue reading
Green Apples ~ Stone ~ Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Green Apples In August we carried the old horsehair mattress To the back porch And slept with our children in a row. The wind came up the mountain into the orchard Telling me something; Saying something urgent. I was happy. … Continue reading
Daylight Savings ~ Bauer
Daylight Savings Seven-thirty, last weekend in April, the sun, like a laggard child, still thumbs the greening branches to see how new the world’s become. In this light it’s hard to admit so little has changed. Maria, I say, kiss … Continue reading
Two Visits in One Day – Sirowitz
Two Visits In One Day We’re going to the cemetery to visit some dead relatives, Mother said, & on the way back we’ll stop over at your aunt’s house. It’s good practice to mix the living with the dead. Otherwise, … Continue reading