From within my bodily singularityBy Julia FiedorczukFrom within my bodily singularityI play at sending out gentle sunbeams.I don't believe in myself, but...NatureAnimalsWeatherLivingDeathThe BodyTime & Brevity
To a Wreath of SnowBy Emily BrontëO transient voyager of heaven! O silent sign of winter skies! What adverse wind thy sail has driven...NatureWinterLandscapes & PastoralsWeatherSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentReligionThe SpiritualLivingTime & BrevityStanza FormsQuatrainMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesOdeGratitude + 13 more
A Bird in BishopswoodBy John TickhillIn a sesone of somere þat souerayne ys of alle, Þat was þe myry monþ of May May May is a “somere” month...NatureAnimalsWeatherLivingMidlifeSorrow & GrievingThe MindActivitiesJobs & WorkingTechniquesAlliteration + 4 more
The Shearline of ObscurityBy C. D. WrightWater Cold as it sounds The storm glass Refilled and sealed With a wine cork The spout spilling over...NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsWeatherThe MindActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagery + 3 more
p1My Hair Burned Like BereniceBy Ruth AwadDays of rain. The drey outside my window would keel and the wind would plunder. My heart was valent ...NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityLivingHealth & IllnessSorrow & GrievingThe BodyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyVerse FormsSonnetMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagerySimile + 10 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
Summer (’14)By Rachel Tzvia BackIn the south we are busy nowslaughtering each other, there's no timefor flowers—Slowly summer willscalding...NatureSummerWeatherSocial CommentariesWar & ConflictHistory & PoliticsLivingDeathTypes/ModesElegyGrief + 4 more
wingBy Roque Salas Riverathe wing of the sea is the wave; the wave of the sky is the rain; the salt of the rain falls as hail...NatureWeather
poem for rBy Khairani Barokkalightning strikes the sky for women. it skins clean air to show earth's mantle: no place where purity...NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityThe BodyStanza FormsMixedMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryMetaphor + 5 more
For the Boy Standing Under the DrainpipeBy Cheryl SavageauHe is wearing a fisherman’s raincoat a floppy rainhat with a long back brim or he is not he is the boy...NatureWeatherLivingYouth
BanjoBy Kevin YoungAnd after 3 days rain the frog songs stops —which had wimped & bumped loud like a distant chained-up...NatureWeather
The Promise We Live ByBy Simon J. OrtizOn the West Coast, days of rainstorm wrestle the Coast Range, their wet fury driven landward. We never...NatureWeather
Handed the RainBy Ed Robersongiven to look into the bowl of sky for it to fill with future see it turned upside down on the grass...NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeGrief
p1From “Anagrams” [xxii]By Luke Kennard Injured, sleep-deprived, sorely tested, Adah, Cain, and Father K are falsely imprisoned in a shallow...NatureWeatherSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentWar & ConflictActivitiesEating & DrinkingArts & SciencesTheater & DanceTypes/ModesSeries/Sequence + 4 more
OctoberBy May Swenson1 A smudge for the horizon that, on a clear day, shows the hard edge of hills and buildings on the other coast...NatureFallAnimalsWeatherThe BodyRelationshipsFamily & Ancestors
The RainBy Robert CreeleyAll night the sound had come back again, and again falls this quiet, persistent rain. What am I to myself...LoveDesire & PassionHeartache & LossRomantic LoveNatureWeatherRelationshipsMetersFree Verse + 2 more
Storming Toward a PrecipiceBy Simon J. OrtizA diesel freight truck roars toward us. A precipice is no mirage for its metal plunge. It is headlong...NatureWeatherActivitiesTravels & JourneysMetersFree VerseTechniquesAlliterationMetaphor + 2 more
[what if a much of a which of a wind]By E. E. Cummingswhat if a much of a which of a wind gives truth to the summer's lie; bloodies with dizzying leaves the...NatureSpringSummerWeatherLivingTime & Brevity
p1Noah HoarseBy Terese SvobodaWas it steady, a drizzle, a trickle under the door? People with their cloaks over their heads, dodging...NatureWeather
After SnowBy Chase TwichellI'm the first car after the sander. The cinnamon swirls of fresh sand are intact. Except for that—the...NatureWeatherLivingTime & Brevity