Tag Archives: American poetry

Poem of the Week

Posted on July 15, 2021 by smkelly8

The daisy follows soft the sun By Emily Dickinson The daisy follows soft the sun,And when his golden walk is done,Sits shyly at his feet.He, waking, finds the flower near.“Wherefore, marauder, art thou here?”“Because, sir, love is sweet!” We are … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Week

Posted on May 31, 2021 by smkelly8

Money By Dana Gioia Money, the long green, cash, stash, rhino, jack or just plain dough.  Chock it up, fork it over, shell it out. Watch it burn holes through pockets. To be made of it! To have it to burn! Greenbacks, double eagles, megabucks and … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Week

Posted on December 13, 2020 by smkelly8

After Apple-Picking Robert Frost My long two-pointed ladder’s sticking through a tree Toward heaven still, And there’s a barrel that I didn’t fill Beside it, and there may be two or three Apples I didn’t pick upon some bough. But I am done with apple-picking … Continue reading →

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