Let Them Not Say
by Jane Hirshfield Let them not say: we did not see it. We saw. Let them not say: we did [...]
Blue
David Herbert Richards Lawrence The earth again like a ship steams out of the dark sea over The edge of [...]
When Giving Is All We Have
By Alberto Ríos One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. [...]
On Joy and Sorrow
By Kahlil Gibran Then a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow. And he answered: Your joy is [...]
Cold Blooded Creatures
By Elinor Wylie Man, the egregious egoist, (In mystery the twig is bent,) Imagines, by some mental twist, That he [...]
The Face of Hunger
By Oswald Mbuyiseni I counted ribs on his concertina chest Bones protruding as if chiseled By a sculptor’s hand of [...]
THE HERMIT
By Alan Paton I have barred the doors Of the place where I bide, I am old and afraid Of [...]
OZYMANDIAS
By Percy Bysshe Shelley I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of [...]