In the Middle of the Road ~ Carlos Drummond de Andrade Translated from Portuguese by Elizabeth Bishop In the middle of the road there was a stone there was a stone in the middle of the road there was a stone in the middle of the road there was a stone. Never should I forget […]
Today’s poem times in perfectly with the rune in the daily draw: Os, The God Voice, and Loki, who more than once took the form of a falcon. Peregrine Falcon New York City ~ Robert Cording On the 65th floor where he wrote Advertising copy, joking about The erotic thrall of words that had No […]
As today is Thanksgiving day in the United States, today’s poem is actually a short essay on gratitude written by Jon Carroll, writer and former columnist at The San Francisco Chronicle. You can find the original essay on the Chronicle site. Carroll’s note: A few years ago I wrote a Thanksgiving column that people […]
My November Guest ~ Robert Frost My Sorrow, when she’s here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree; She walked the sodden pasture lane. Her pleasure will not let me stay. She talks and I am fain to list: She’s […]
Phenomenal Woman ~Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the reach of my arms The span of my hips, The stride of my step, The curl […]
