A BLESSING
A BLESSING
Dear Tree–
You are there every morning
when I wake up
you breathe into the night
while I sleep I dream
the wind is a friend you welcome
into a dance wild and free
you refuse no …
Poems
A GOOD DAY
A GOOD DAY
Frog jumps into my throat at night
wakes up with me
in the morning
has to try out a new song
ribet-croak ribet-croak
This frog
isn’t getting …
Lizard’s Mouth
LIZARD’S MOUTH, a poem by Henry Manfredonia (WYP participant, age 13) Looking at all the rocks, which way do you go? You run up the rocks You feel the roughness on your hands You search for a shady spot to sit You look up, you see the shadow of the lizard’s mouth The lizard entreats …
Last Night the Rain Spoke to Me / Anoche la lluvia me habló
Last Night the Rain Spoke to Me A poem by Mary Oliver, one of our favorite poets. A perfect poem for a long overdue rain… Last Night the Rain Spoke to Me by Mary Oliver Last night the rain spoke to me slowly, saying, what joy to come falling out of the brisk cloud, …
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