Welcome, dear readers, to an exploration of one of America’s most poignant and enduring poems, Walt Whitman’s “O Captain! My Captain!”. This powerful piece of literature invites us to reflect on themes of leadership, sacrifice, and the profound sorrow that…
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Welcome, aspiring literary explorers, to a journey into one of the most profound and moving poems in the English language. Today, we delve into Maya Angelou’s masterpiece, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” This poem is not just a…
Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening
Welcome, fellow explorers of language and meaning! Today, we embark on a journey into one of Robert Frost’s most beloved and thought-provoking poems, “Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.” This seemingly simple poem, with its gentle rhythm and vivid…
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. When the blazing sun is gone, When nothing shines upon, Then you show your little light, Twinkle, twinkle…
The Road Not Taken
Welcome, aspiring poets and thoughtful readers, to a journey into one of the most beloved and often discussed poems in the English language. Today, we unravel the layers of Robert Frost’s timeless creation, “The Road Not Taken.” Let us begin…
The Mother
There will be a singing in your heart, There will be a rapture in your eyes; You will be a woman set apart, You will be so wonderful and wise. You will sleep, and when from dreams you start, As…
A Prayer for My Daughter
Welcome, aspiring literary enthusiasts, to a profound exploration of William Butler Yeats’s timeless poem, “A Prayer for My Daughter.” This remarkable work offers a deeply personal yet universally resonant meditation on a father’s hopes and fears for his child amidst…
She Walks in Beauty
She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.…
Mother to Son
Mother to Son by Langston Hughes Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But…
Mother and Child
Unveiling the Poignancy of Eugene Field’s “Mother and Child” One night a tiny dewdrop fell Into the bosom of a rose, Dear little one, I love thee well, Be ever here thy sweet repose! Seeing the rose with love bedight,…
My Mother
I Reg wished me to go with him to the field, I paused because I did not want to go; But in her quiet way she made me yield Reluctantly, for she was breathing low. Her hand she slowly lifted…
Godmother
Godmother by Dorothy Parker The day that I was christened— It’s a hundred years, and more! A hag came and listened At the white church door, A hearing her that bore me And all my kith and kin Considerately, for…
Recitative
Recitative by A. E. Stallings Every night, we couldn’t sleep. Our upstairs neighbors had to keep Dropping something down the hall. A barbell or a bowling ball, And from the window by the bed, Echoing inside my head, Alley cats…
Aubade
I know my leaving in the breakfast table mess. Bowl spills into bowl: milk and bran, bread crust crumbled. You push me back into bed. More “honey” and “baby.” Breath you tell my ear circles inside me, curls a damp…
A Red, Red Rose
O my love is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my love is like the melody That’s sweetly played in tune. So fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in love am I; And…
Mother of Pearl
Exploring Raymond A. Foss’s “Mother of Pearl” Welcome, aspiring poets and literary enthusiasts, to a captivating journey into the heart of Raymond A. Foss’s evocative poem, “Mother of Pearl.” This seemingly simple poem holds layers of profound meaning, inviting us…
Ruth
Welcome, everyone, to a wonderful journey into the heart of poetry! Today, we are going to explore a truly beautiful and thoughtful poem by Thomas Hood, simply titled “Ruth.” This poem offers us a chance to appreciate nature, human character,…
Beautiful Dreamer
Beautiful Dreamer by Stephen Collins Foster Beautiful dreamer, wake unto me, Starlight and dewdrops await thee; Sounds of the rude world that haunt the day, Lulled by moonlight, all has passed away! Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song, Listen while…
Blue Ridge
Blue Ridge by Ellen Bryant Voigt Up there on the mountain road, the fireworks blistered and subsided, for once at eye level: spatter of light like water flicked from the fingers; the brief emergent pattern; and after the afterimage bled…
Mother Earth
Mother Earth by Henry van Dyke Mother of all the high strung poets and singers departed, Mother of all the grass that weaves over their graves the glory of the field, Mother of all the manifold forms of life, deep…