My Son, My Executioner by Donald Hall My son, my executioner, I take you in my arms, Quiet and small and just astir And whom my body warms. Sweet death, small son, our instrument Of immortality, Your cries and hunger…
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I’ll You How the Sun Rose
I’ll Tell You How the Sun Rose by Emily Dickinson I’ll tell you how the Sun rose, A Ribbon at a time. The Steeples swam in Amethyst, The news, like Squirrels, ran. The Hills untied their Bonnets, The Bobolinks begun.…
Elm
Welcome, aspiring literary explorers, to a journey into the profound depths of a truly remarkable poem. Today, we delve into “Elm,” a powerful and haunting work that invites us to confront the unspoken fears and intricate workings of the human…
All the World’s a Stage
All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His life a drama. First age: infant Mewling and puking in…
Waterfall
Welcome, fellow explorers of language and meaning, to a journey into the heart of Lauris Dorothy Edmond’s poignant poem, “Waterfall.” This beautiful piece invites us to reflect on the relentless flow of time, the evolving nature of love, and the…
The Man in the Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for self And the world makes you king for a day Just go to the mirror and look at yourself And see what that man has to say. For it isn’t…
Sonnet 151
Sonnet 151: Love is Too Young to Know What Conscience Is by William Shakespeare Love is too young to know what conscience is; Yet who knows not, conscience is born of love? Then, gentle cheater, urge not my amiss, Lest…
Holding Hands
Holding Hands by Lenore M. Link Elephants walking Along the trails Are holding hands By holding tails. Trunks and tails Are handy things When elephants walk In circus rings. Elephants work And elephants play And elephants walk And feel so…
Proverbs 10:22
Verse The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it – Proverbs 10:22 Meaning of Proverbs 10:22 The meaning of the verse, “The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no…
Psalm 46:5
Verse God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early – Psalm 46:5 Meaning of Psalms 46:5 The meaning of the verse, “God is in the midst of her;…
Matthew 5:9
Verse Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God – Matthew 5:9 Meaning of Matthew 5:9 The meaning of the verse, “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God,” is…
A Litany for Survival
For those of us who live at the shoreline standing upon the constant edges of decision crucial and alone for those of us who cannot indulge the passing dreams of choice who love in doorways coming and going in the…
The Bluebird
The Bluebird by Charles Bukowski there’s a bluebird in my heart that wants to get out but I’m too tough for him, I say, stay in there, I’m not going to let anybody see you. there’s a bluebird in my…
Spring
Spring by Gerard Manley Hopkins Nothing is so beautiful as Spring, When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring The ear,…
All along the Watchtower
There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There’s too much confusion I can’t get no relief Business men, they drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth None will level on the line…
A Valentine
Welcome, curious minds, to a fascinating journey into the world of poetry! Today, we unlock the secrets of a truly unique creation by the master of mystery himself, Edgar Allan Poe. Prepare to be enchanted by “A Valentine,” a poem…
Sweeney Among The Nightingales
Sweeney Among The Nightingales by T. S. Eliot Apeneck Sweeney spread his knees Letting his arms hang down to laugh, The zebra stripes along his jaw Swelling to maculate giraffe. The circles of the stormy moon Slide westward toward the…
Sonnet 106
When in the chronicle of wasted time I see descriptions of the fairest wights And beauty making beautiful old rhyme In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty’s best Of hand, of foot,…
Sonnet 75
So are you to my thoughts as food to life, Or as sweet‑seasoned showers are to the ground; And for the peace of you I hold such strife As ’twixt a miser and his wealth is found. Now proud as…
Hanging Fire
Hanging Fire by Audre Lorde I am fourteen and my skin has betrayed me the boy I cannot live without still sucks his thumb in secret how come my knees are always so ashy what if I die before morning…