Sometimes poets play guitars. Today’s poem is a Jack Johnson song. His music is known for being catchy and upbeat, but the lyrics are often thoughtful social commentary. I like how Johnson can be relevant and poignant without being angry or preachy. I wanted to share the lyrics to his song “Good People” here, but […]
Read MoreToday, a tribute to trees. I’d rather dwell on this than the allergy medication they cause me to take. Trees Need Not Walk the Earth by David Rosenthal Trees need not walk the earth For beauty or for bread; Beauty will come to them Where they stand. Here among the children of the sap Is […]
Read MoreIt’s a season of reunion. Outside, everything is returning—color, sound, scent. Thunder in the skies, frogs in the marshes, neighbors on balconies. And just last week, swallows in the fields. Swallows by Leonora Speyer They dip their wings in the sunset, They dash against the air As if to break themselves upon its stillness; In […]
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