27
May
1 Corinthians 13, by Karl Persson
Well yes I am a fan,
(Who wouldn’t be?)
But some days
I wish there were just a little
1 min read
poetry
10
Nov
Staying Alive, by David Wagoner
Staying alive in the woods is a matter of calming down
At first and deciding whether to wait for rescue,
3 min read
09
Jun
Wrong Notes, by Charles Wright
To bring the night sky to life,
Strike a wrong note from time to time,
Half for the listening ear,
1 min read
25
Mar
A second poem for Good Friday
If you had really wanted to be strong,
you would not have come from a woman’s womb.
For messiahs
1 min read
25
Mar
A poem for Good Friday
‘He told us we were free to choose
But, children as we were, we thought—
“Paternal Love will only use
1 min read
11
Mar
'The Trees,' by Philip Larkin
“The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said;
The recent buds relax and spread,
Their greenness is
1 min read
09
Feb
'Anaphora', by Elizabeth Bishop
“Each day with so much ceremony
begins, with birds, with bells,
with whistles from a factory;
such white-gold skies
1 min read