["I myself in summer hours"]By SapphoI myself in summer hours wove together flowersNatureTrees & Flowers
Black CherriesBy W. S. MerwinLate in May as the light lengthenstoward summer the young goldfinchesflutter down through the day for...NatureTrees & FlowersThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityJoy & Contentment
The TraditionBy Jericho BrownAster. Nasturtium. Delphinium. We thoughtFingers in dirt meant it was our dirt, learningNames in heat...NatureTrees & FlowersSocial CommentariesRace & EthnicityLivingSorrow & GrievingDisappointmentGrief
The SeedlingBy Paul Laurence DunbarAs a quiet little seedling Lay within its darksome bed,To itself it fell a-talking, And this is what...NatureTrees & FlowersLivingComing of AgeOptimism
Winter Journal: Threshed Blue, Cardings, Dim TonsilsBy Emily Wilsonstripped batting of cloud glimpsed ligaments dusk coming up under lithographic, nib-hatchings instruments...NatureWinterLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & Flowers
The Book of Frank [“don’t tell me it was”]By CAConrad“don’t tell me it was the wind!” Frank shouts “THAT TREE WAVED AT ME!”NatureTrees & FlowersLivingThe MindArts & SciencesHumor & Satire
DandelionsBy Frances Ellen Watkins HarperWelcome children of the Spring, In your garbs of green and gold, Lifting up your sun-crowned heads On...NatureSpringTrees & Flowers
Romance sonámbuloBy Federico García LorcaVerde que te quiero verde. Verde viento. Verdes ramas. El barco sobre la mar y el caballo en la monta...LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesNatureStars, Planets, HeavensTrees & FlowersLivingLife ChoicesRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesEpigraphImageryRefrain + 9 more
On the Fifth DayBy Jane HirshfieldOn the fifth day the scientists who studied the rivers were forbidden to speak or to study the rivers...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesArts & SciencesSciencesStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 7 more
Erysichthon’s SeedBy Shanta Lee Hunger like her mama Most strong in White gaze as in a Cowbird’s flirtation Sprouted in eyes to tongues to bellies...LoveDesire & PassionNatureTrees & FlowersSocial CommentariesClassCrime & PunishmentPopular CultureRace & EthnicityHistory & PoliticsLivingLife ChoicesSorrow & GrievingThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsFriends & EnemiesMen & WomenArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionTypes/ModesEpic + 22 more
ErysichthonBy OvidSome are transformed just once And live their whole lives after in that shape. Others have a facility...LoveDesire & PassionNatureTrees & FlowersSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentGender & SexualityLivingDeathLife ChoicesSorrow & GrievingThe BodyRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesMen & WomenMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyTechniquesAllusionMetaphorTypes/ModesEpic + 15 more
Dreamwalking BalladBy Federico García LorcaGreen I want you green green wind green branches Boat on the sea and horse on the mountain Shadow on...LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesNatureStars, Planets, HeavensTrees & FlowersLivingDeathLife ChoicesRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesEpigraphImageryRefrainFor All Ages + 11 more
Summer, AfternoonBy Alvin FeinmanThis this will it always be, and why To ever argue for: here walking In its life, or sprawled, or loitering...NatureSummerLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersLivingYouth
November Sunday MorningBy Alvin FeinmanAnd the light, a wakened heyday of air Tuned low and clear and wide, A radiance now that would emblaze...NatureFallTrees & Flowers
WatershedBy Tracy K. Smith200 cows more than 600 hilly acres property would have been even larger had J not sold 66 acres to DuPont...NatureLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeMoney & EconomicsTown & Country LifeLivingDeathActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesElegyPastoral + 12 more
Post TruthBy David TaitA week of autumn snow, and today the sun, the buildings fizzy with melting, the beggar draping his sheets...NatureFallTrees & FlowersWeatherLivingParenthoodRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsVerse FormsSonnetStanza FormsTercetTechniquesImagery + 7 more
p1Tartarean SunBy Kara KrewerUnder which she pruned the peach trees and a tiny gateway opened in her spine. That pain distilled there...NatureTrees & FlowersLivingDeathHealth & IllnessThe BodyTime & BrevityRelationshipsStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesMetaphorSimileGrief + 9 more
TreesBy Mark HaddonThey stand in parks and graveyards and gardens. Some of them are taller than department stores, yet ...NatureTrees & Flowers
The Shapes of LeavesBy Arthur SzeGinkgo, cottonwood, pin oak, sweet gum, tulip tree: our emotions resemble leaves and alive to their ...NatureTrees & FlowersLivingThe Mind