Tag: poem
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The Best Nonsense Verses, Collected by Josephine Dodge Daskam
From Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky to limericks written by Edward Lear, some of the crankiest, most logical and lyrical people turn common sense upside-down. May they inspire the child inside you to find your way through the most challenging situations with a new set of eyes!
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Halloween, by Virna Sheard
My audiobook recording for LibriVox. Hallowe’en by Virna Shear (Canadian poet) There is an old Italian legend which says that on the eve of the beloved festival of All Saints (Hallowe’en) the souls of the dead return to earth for a little while and go by on the wind. The feast of All Saints is…
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Burning A Bristly Relationship
I watered the bush each day that I had water. I shone all the light on it that I found in me, and said, “See how well it grows!” Our relationship grew thorns that tangled in the arid heat, and resilient prickers in the rain of my tears. It shadowed my heart. Its roots plugged…
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Binocular Perception
I looked out the window at the apple tree One eye on each side of the mullion Each saw a different picture though so close to each other Then I thought: If my 2 eyes are so close to each other and see so differently then how can any 2 people who are much farther…
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