The LiliesBy Karenne WoodWhen I learned I might have cancer, I bought fifteen white lilies. Easter was gone: the trumpets were...NatureTrees & FlowersLivingHealth & IllnessActivitiesGardeningGet Well & RecoveryAnxiety & Insecurity
Ode to the Hotel Near the Children’s HospitalBy Kevin YoungPraise the restless beds Praise the beds that do not adjust that won't lift the head to feed or lower...ReligionFaith & DoubtThe SpiritualLivingHealth & IllnessParenthoodSorrow & GrievingGet Well & RecoveryMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryRefrain + 6 more
The Delight Song of Tsoai-taleeBy N. Scott MomadayI am a feather on the bright sky I am the blue horse that runs in the plain I am the fish that rolls...LivingBirthGet Well & RecoveryMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraGratitudeJoy & Contentment + 2 more
p1Matisse, TooBy Alicia OstrikerMatisse, too, when the fingers ceased to work, Worked larger and bolder, his primary colors celebrating...LivingGrowing OldArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureGet Well & RecoveryTechniquesMetaphorAngerOptimism + 2 more
On QuittingBy Edgar Albert GuestHow much grit do you think you’ve got? Can you quit a thing that you like a lot? You may talk of pluck...ReligionFaith & DoubtLivingThe MindDoubt & ContemplationActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesFarewells & Good LuckGet Well & RecoveryStanza FormsCoupletDisappointment + 5 more
It Couldn’t Be DoneBy Edgar Albert GuestSomebody said that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he...LivingFarewells & Good LuckGet Well & RecoveryGraduationStanza FormsRhymed StanzaMetersCommon MeasureOptimism + 2 more
Sandra: At the Beaver TrapBy Michael S. Harper1 Nose only above water; an hour in the ice melt; paw in a beaver trap, northern leaping through— the...RelationshipsPetsGet Well & RecoveryMetersFree Verse
Lines to Accompany Flowers for EveBy Carolyn KizerThe florist was told, cyclamen or azalea; White in either case, for you are pale As they are, “blooming...LivingHealth & IllnessGet Well & RecoveryMetersBlank Verse
BurningBy Galway KinnellHe lives, who last night flopped from a log Into the creek, and all night by an ankle Lay pinned to ...LivingDeathHealth & IllnessRelationshipsPetsGet Well & Recovery
The Secret GardenBy Rita DoveI was ill, lying on my bed of old papers, when you came with white rabbits in your arms; and the doves...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureTrees & FlowersLivingHealth & IllnessRelationshipsPetsActivitiesGardeningGet Well & Recovery + 5 more
Accidents of BirthBy William MeredithSpared by a car or airplane crash or cured of malignancy, people look around with new eyes at a newly...LoveLivingDeathLife ChoicesMarriage & CompanionshipGet Well & RecoveryMetersFree Verse
p1Crossing into CanaanBy D. A. Powellfebrile body I woke into: nightsweats, stink of the toil of living: where hands could not bear to approach...LoveDesire & PassionHeartache & LossReligionChristianityLivingGrowing OldHealth & IllnessRelationshipsLGBTQ+AnniversaryGet Well & RecoveryValentine's DayAnxiety & InsecurityOptimism + 8 more