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Nemerov Got This One Right – a Poem
“Because You Asked About the Line Between Prose and Poetry” by Howard Nemerov Sparrows were feeding in a freezing drizzle That while you watched turned into pieces of snow Riding a gradient invisible From silver aslant to random, white, and … Continue reading
Today, Langston Hughes
“Motto” (1951) I play it cool And dig all jive That’s the reason I stay alive. My motto, As I live and learn, is: Dig And Be Dug In Return.
Posted in books, celebrities, poems, quotations
Tagged american poetry, humor, Langson Hughes, literature, poems, poetry
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“The Secret” by Denise Levertov
Two girls discover the secret of life in a sudden line of poetry. I who don’t know the secret wrote the line. They told me (through a third person) they had found it but not what it was not even … Continue reading
Posted in books, poems
Tagged american poetry, Denise Levertov, literature, poems, poetry
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“Contemplation On Rain And Religion” by Jeff Gundy
(I’m borrowing the following poem from the December 2011 issue of The Sun Magazine.) “Contemplation On Rain And Religion” by Jeff Gundy I’ve decided that I’m religious but not spiritual. –Gregory Wolfe I always feel more religious in the sunshine, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged american poetry, jeff gundy, poetry, rain, religion, sun magazine, verse
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Poem for a Good Day
“Summons” by Robert Francis Keep me from going to sleep too soon Or if I go to sleep too soon Come wake me up. Come any hour Of night. Come whistling up the road. Stomp on the porch. Bang on … Continue reading
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Tagged american poetry, life, poem, poetry, robert francis
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