Category Archives: Poems
The Rape of Persephone
(Inspired by the sculpture of “The Rape of Persephone” by Bernini, in the Villa Borghese, [...]
A Legend of Truth
Rudyard Kipling Once on a time, the ancient legends tell, Truth, rising from the bottom [...]
Eating Poetry
by Mark Strand Ink runs from the corners of my mouth. There is no happiness [...]
Fire and Ice
By Robert Frost Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. [...]
WILD GEESE
Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk [...]
Not Writing
Jane Kenyon A wasp rises to its papery nest under the eaves where it daubs [...]
The Dog
by Ogden Nash The truth I do not stretch or shove When I state that [...]
Apostrophe To Man
Edna St. Vincent Millay (On reflecting that the world is ready to go to war [...]
The 19th Amendment & My Mama
Mahogany L. Browne I always took it for granted, the right to vote She said [...]
Drop a Pebble in the Water
by James W. Foley (1874-1939) Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and [...]