Wish Poems
Mirror's Lies
“Another day, another pain.
Why can’t I just be normal?
Everyone else is better than... more
Poet: Mary E-A. K. Remaniak by: Mary E-A. K. Remaniak | rating:  Politeness
If people ask me,
I always tell them:
"Quite well, thank you, I'm very glad to... more
Poet: A. A. Milne by: A. A. Milne | rating: Wealth
(For Aline)
From what old ballad, or from what rich frame
Did you descend to glorify... more
Poet: Joyce Kilmer by: Joyce Kilmer | rating: Wanting The Moon
Not the moon. A flower
on the other side of the water.
The water sweeps past in... more
Poet: Denise Levertov by: Denise Levertov | rating: Tact
Observant of the way she told
So much of what was true,
No vanity could long... more
Poet: Edwin Arlington Robinson by: Edwin Arlington Robinson | rating: Paula Becker to Clara Westhoff
The autumn feels slowed down,
summer still holds on here, even the light
seems to last... more
Poet: Adrienne Rich by: Adrienne Rich | rating: Water
It was a Maine lobster town"”
each morning boatloads of hands
pushed off for... more
Poet: Robert Lowell by: Robert Lowell | rating: Two Children
Two children (small), one Four, one Five,
Once saw a bee go in a hive,
They'd never seen... more
Poet: Spike Milligan by: Spike Milligan | rating: A Prayer for a Mother's Birthday
Lord Jesus, Thou hast known
A mother's love and tender care:
And Thou wilt hear, while... more
Poet: Henry Van Dyke by: Henry Van Dyke | rating: Dreams
All people dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of... more
Poet: David Herbert Lawrence by: David Herbert Lawrence | rating:
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