Do skyscrapers ever grow tiredOf holding themselves up high?Do they ever shiver on frosty nightsWith their tops against the sky?Do […]
219/365: Now Close the Windows
Uploaded on January 14, 2012 Now close the windows and hush all the fields:If the trees must, let them silently […]
218/365: It’s Always Winter for Ethan Frome
Uploaded on January 13, 2012 Snow blankets the granite steps;Paint peels away.Wasps moved in, then diedFrom the cold. Ethan has […]
217/365: The Snow
Uploaded on January 12, 2012 It sifts from leaden sieves,It powders all the wood,It fills with alabaster woolThe wrinkles of […]
216/365: In the Valley of the Elwy
Uploaded on January 11, 2012 I remember a house where all were goodTo me, God knows, deserving no such thing:Comforting […]
215/365: Her Closet
Uploaded on January 10, 2012 longing to be near heri remember my shirthanging in her closet —Nick AvisThe Haiku Anthologyedited […]
214/365: Beauty
Uploaded on January 9, 2012 Beauty is seenIn the sunlight,The trees, the birds,Corn growing and people workingOr dancing for their […]
213/365: Sunset
Uploaded on January 8, 2012 A sloop of amber slips awayUpon an ether sea,And wrecks in peace a purple tar,The […]
212/365: Empty
Uploaded on January 7, 2012 Thrust into the spotlightBy the morning sun,Your empty chairReminds me thatYou’re gone. —Cheryl Doyle-Ruffing 01.07.2024: […]
211/365: Year’s End
Uploaded on January 6, 2012 Now winter downs the dying of the year,And night is all a settlement of snow;From […]