“A Poem for My Mom”
I’m thankful to the God
Who gave me to my mom.
And, touched her heart to give me hugs,
And, kiss my forehead and my thumbs….”
“I Have a Rendevous With Life” by Countee Cullen (1903 – 1946)
“I have a rendezvous with Life,
In days I hope will come,…
“Afternoon on a Hill” by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 – 1950)
I will be the gladdest thing
Under the sun!
I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one….
“Acquainted with the Night” by Robert Frost (1874–1963)
I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
“The Sun Has Long Been Set” by William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850)
The sun has long been set, The stars are out by twos and threes, The little birds are piping yet Among the bushes and trees; There’s a cuckoo, and one … Continue reading “The Sun Has Long Been Set” by William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850)
Poem: “Traveling” by William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850)
And no one can tell whither.—my sweet friend!
We two have had such happy hours together
That my heart melts in me to think of it.
Poem: “When I Heard the Learned Astronomer” by Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892)
When I heard the learn’d astronomer, When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me, When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure … Continue reading Poem: “When I Heard the Learned Astronomer” by Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892)
