#AmericanWriters
When they torture your mother plant a tree When they torture your father plant a tree When they torture your brother
in our lifetime. Which makes the idea of elections Notice how this word has “man” right in the middle of it? That’s one reason I like it. He is right there, front and center. But he i...
Knowing you might some day come and how unprepared I’ve always been like Mr. Sloppy in Charles Dickens’
Going out to the garden this morning to plant seeds for my winter greens —the strong, fiery mustard
She is the one who will notice that the first snapdragon of Spring is
The tree of life has fallen on my small house. I thought it was so much bigger! But it is not. There in the distance I see the m…
When you see water in a stream you say: oh, this is stream water; When you see water in the river you say: oh, this is water
I will keep Broken things: The big clay Pot
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the lea… humiliations; in the past
Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely
Look into her eyes and know: She does not think
Word reaches us that you are sleeping, sleeping. Dismayed we have turned to the sea. We encounter among others
Be nobody’s darling; Be an outcast. Take the contradictions Of your life And wrap around
Don’t be like those who ask for ev… praise, a blurb, a free ride in my… limousine. They ask for everything… anything in return. Be like those who can see that my…
His posture From so many years Holding his robe with one hand Is odd. His gait