25 days after I am bornBy Remica Bingham-Rishera man is killed in Mobile, Alabama. It is 1981, nearest what some will call the last lynching in America...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsAnxiety & InsecurityGratitude + 2 more
GratitudeBy Cornelius EadyI’m here to tell you an old story. ThisAppears to be my work. I live in the world,Walk the streets of...Social CommentariesClassRace & EthnicityLivingLife ChoicesThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesSchool & LearningArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTechniquesAnaphoraConfessionalMetaphorAngerGratitude + 13 more
p1MetaBy Rev. Robin G. WhiteThe feel of a much needed hug in a moment of sorrow An unexpected helping hand from the stranger The...GratitudeJoy & ContentmentOptimism
p1dem Blessings #29By Sharon BridgforthRemember you are not poor. Your wealth is Infinite. It is ever present. It cycles and circles and ebbs...Gratitude
Bright BloomBy Helene AchanzarI wish I had hiked the frozen hill tonight for reception, called to tell you I had a good time hearing...NatureLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesTechniquesImageryGratitude
Dear Ferocious DreamerBy Patricia SmithDear ferocious dreamer. Dear maven of song and surveyor of every flung star. Dear meandering romantic...LoveDesire & PassionLivingThe MindRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsActivitiesIndoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPoetry & PoetsToasts & CelebrationsGratitude + 6 more
To a Wreath of SnowBy Emily BrontëO transient voyager of heaven! O silent sign of winter skies! What adverse wind thy sail has driven...NatureWinterLandscapes & PastoralsWeatherSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentReligionThe SpiritualLivingTime & BrevityStanza FormsQuatrainMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesOdeGratitude + 13 more
BiographyBy Nikki GiovanniThere is a bat In Chile named Micronyteris giovanniae Dr. Robert Baker named it After me. He discovered...NatureAnimalsLivingTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesGratitude + 5 more
p1The Last Hummingbird of SummerBy Beth Ann Fennellyreveals itself in retrospect. Unlike the first, whose March arrival bade you gasp, hands clasped, like...NatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingMidlifeThe BodyTime & BrevityTechniquesImagerySimileGratitude + 5 more
p1RomanceBy Susan BrowneI swim my laps today, slowly, slowly, reaching my arms out & over, my fleshly oars, the water silken...LivingGrowing OldThe BodyTime & BrevityActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryGratitudeJoy & Contentment + 5 more
SolarBy Robin BeckerThe desert is butch, she dismisses your illusions about what might do to make your life work better,...LoveDesire & PassionNatureLandscapes & PastoralsRelationshipsActivitiesTravels & JourneysTechniquesImageryMetaphorGratitude + 4 more
Santo Domingo Feast DayBy Robin BeckerThink of the fox skins belted to the backs of the dancers at Santo Domingo Pueblo, a thousand fox skins...ActivitiesTravels & JourneysArts & SciencesMusicTheater & DanceGratitude
Country BurialBy Janet Loxley LewisAfter the words of the magnificence and doom, After the vision of the splendor and the fear, They go...LivingDeathGratitudeGrief
The WakingBy Arthur SzeBlue plums in the pewter bowl— may they wake wet in the earth the wren singing and cull the sweetest...NatureMetersFree VerseGratitude
p1Remember the WindBy Jason MéndezNatureTrees & FlowersLivingLife ChoicesGratitudeJoy & ContentmentOptimism
p1Bee WhispererBy Laura SecordFor weeks we’ve seen some wild winds. Today, I find my hives knocked over. A season’s honey smeared ...NatureAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsLivingAnxiety & InsecurityGratitudeJoy & ContentmentOptimism
p1DandelionBy Tina Mozelle BrazielMy first trip, I scoured every floor of the MoMA, winding around other patrons before they could read...Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeClassTown & Country LifeLivingThe MindArts & SciencesPainting & SculptureAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentGratitude + 4 more
p1Drawl and HumBy Tina Mozelle BrazielThree hundred twenty is the number of frogs I’ve raised and released during the pandemic. Yes, I’m trying...NatureAnimalsLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsPetsActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesAnxiety & InsecurityGratitudeGriefOptimism + 5 more
The SecondsBy Derek SheffieldLast patches of snow all but gone and first wildflowers flecking the lawn, I walked out to the shed ...NatureAnimalsLivingDeathParenthoodSorrow & GrievingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsPetsGratitudeGrief + 7 more
p1Sight UnseenBy Rosemary CatacalosRosario did not live long into our digital age and certainly never saw or dreamed screens in every hand...Social CommentariesRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsGratitudeOptimism