Family Poems
Miniver Cheevy
Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn,
Grew lean while he assailed the seasons;
He wept that he... more
Poet: Edwin Arlington Robinson by: Edwin Arlington Robinson | rating:  To My Brother
Give me your hand, my brother, search my face;
Look in these eyes lest I should think of... more
Poet: Siegfried Sassoon by: Siegfried Sassoon | rating: You Are The Mountain
At one end of the couch
you sit, mute as a pillow
tossed onto the upholstery.
I watch... more
Poet: Lisa Zaran  by: Lisa Zaran | rating:
Mourning
Alas my brother! the cry of the mourners of old
That cried on each other,
All crying... more
Poet: Algernon Charles Swinburne by: Algernon Charles Swinburne | rating: Road Trip
Went to see my third cousin-
twice
removed
(Removed, I ask, from what?)
License... more
Poet: Cole Libros by: Zeera Star | rating: A Lullabye
it's time for bed not time to play
night is here it's the end of the day
so close your... more
Poet: Genevieve Sturrock by: Anosha Islam | rating: Baby Haiku Senryu
waiting for
pregnancy test results
trees budding
first trimester
first buds
in... more
Poet: Agnes Eva by: Shariq Ali | rating: Glory Of Women
You love us when we're heroes, home on leave,
Or wounded in a mentionable place.
You... more
Poet: Siegfried Sassoon by: Siegfried Sassoon | rating: Bells For John Whiteside's Daughter
There was such speed in her little body,
And such lightness in her footfall,
It is no... more
Poet: John Crowe Ransom by: John Crowe Ransom | rating: A Note Left In Jimmy Leonard's Shack
Near the dry river's water-mark we found
Your brother Minnegan,
Flopped like a fish... more
Poet: James Wright by: James Wright | rating:
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