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Category: Poems

Perhaps the World Ends Here by joy Harjo

Happy Thanksgiving.   Today, I thought it would be fitting to share a lovely poem by the American Poet Laureate … More

Joy Harjo, Perhaps the World Ends Here, Poems, poetry, Thanksgiving

Guided Meditation for Suburban housewives to stop worrying

Sometimes, you read something that does all the things that great writing does. It challenges you, inspires you, and makes … More

Original Poem, parenting, Parenting Humor, Poems, poetry, Ron Currie

blessing the boats by Lucille Clifton

Welcome back. A week of hurricane preparation, waiting and more has brought me back to this blog. This week, the … More

blessing the boats, Lucille Clifton, Poems, poetry

“A bird made of birds” by Sarah Kay

Today’s poem is a video of a poem published this week on TED by Sarah Kay. She starts her talk … More

a bird made of birds, Inspiration, Poems, poetry, sarah kay

Your new favorite Father’s Day poem (a week early)

Since Father’s Day is coming up, I thought I’d share this lovely poem by Robert Hayden (I know I say … More

Gregory Orr, Poems, poetry, Robert Hayden, Those Winter Sundays, To be Alive

The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams

One of my favorite poets is W.S. Merwin who was famous for his lovely imagist poems that are grounded in … More

Poems, poetry, The Red Wheel Barrow, William Carlos Williams

“The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver

I have shared a little about Mary Oliver’s poetry on this blog. But I am recognizing that, as with many … More

Inspiration, Mary Oliver, The Summer Day

“The Lanyard” by Billy Collins

This weekend is Mother’s Day. So, today for “poetry Saturday” I wanted to share my favorite unofficial Mother’s Day Poem … More

Billy Collins, The Lanyard

Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden

Normally, I share a poem on Saturdays. And, I will share a poem tomorrow. But, I find that poetry is … More

Four Weddings and a Funderal, Funeral Blues, Grace, grief, Poems, poetry, Rachel Held Evans, W.H. Auden

“Taking my Seat” by Alice Walker

As I mentioned, I’ve really been enjoying Alice Walker’s collection of poetry Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart. I … More

Alice Walker, Poems, poetry, Revolutionary Petunias, Taking My Seat, Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart, The Mother of Trees, While Love is Unfashionable

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