Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayst in me behold ~ William Shakespeare That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin’d choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see’st the twilight […]
Truth be Told, It’s Inevitable ~ Kara Knickerbocker We will drift apart to find sleep in different rooms with a fan humming against your ear, a waning sun still holding me.
Samhain ~ Annie Finch (The Celtic Halloween) In the season leaves should love, since it gives them leave to move through the wind, towards the ground they were watching while they hung, legend says there is a seam stitching darkness like a name. Now when dying grasses veil earth from the sky in one last […]
A Gift ~ Amy Lowell See! I give myself to you, Beloved! My words are little jars For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, And they have many pleasant colours and lusters To recommend them. Also the scent from them fills the room With sweetness of flowers […]
Beginning ~ James Wright The moon drops one or two feathers into the field. The dark wheat listens. Be still. Now. There they are, the moon’s young, trying Their wings. Between trees, a slender woman lifts up the lovely shadow Of her face, and now she steps into the air, now she is gone Wholly, […]
