Joyous SeaBy Magda PortalI'm a sea since I could never have been a riverAn unchanneled seaof green merrimentsand solitary depths…NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingThe MindJoy & ContentmentOptimism
from "Consciousness Self-Learns"By Mei-mei Berssenbrugge1 Plants and rocks lay under night sky; ground is a subject of sky; the relation's a force.I combine…NatureLandscapes & PastoralsThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
For A Lady Who Must Write VerseBy Dorothy ParkerUnto seventy years and seven, Hide your double birthright well—You, that are the brat of Heaven And …LivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & Poets
Words to My LoveBy Countee CullenWhat if you comeAgain and swellThe throat of someMute bird;How shall I tell?How shall I knowThat it …LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
It steals into my heartBy Sri ChinmoyThere was a time when I lovedThe fantastic fabrics of the mind.There was a timeWhen I lived my lifeBased…ReligionGod & the DivineThe SpiritualThe MindPassion
Penggaris DesemberBy Afrizal MalnaDesember adalah penggaris yang lurus, lurus sekali, dan putus dalam kelurusannya. Putus yang tersembunyi…The MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & Brevity
December’s RulerBy Afrizal MalnaDecember is a straight ruler, very straight, and broken in its straightness. A break hidden in its fracture…The MindDoubt & ContemplationTime & Brevity
Sagesse “10”By H.D.Or is it a great tide that covers the rock-poolso that it and the rock are indistinguishablefrom the…NatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsThe MindDoubt & ContemplationAnxiety & Insecurity
Sagesse “16”By H.D.O, do not bring snow-waterbut fresh snow;I would be bathed with stars,new fallen from heaven, one with…The MindDoubt & ContemplationMemory & Nostalgia
You Broke My HeartBy Meredith StrickerI was thinking of some of the messages Rilke will never receive: — dentist called abt your appt tomorrow…The MindDoubt & ContemplationArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsReading & BooksAnxiety & Insecurity
The RewildingBy Meredith Stricker in the DMZ ravines north of the Kaesong wastes edging south of the perfect ruler’s pink and prisoned…NatureLandscapes & PastoralsSocial CommentariesHistory & PoliticsThe Mind
Characteristics of LifeBy Camille T. Dungy Ask me if I speak for the snail and I will tell youI speak for the snail. I speak of underneathedness…NatureAnimalsTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
We should not mind so small a flower By Emily DickinsonWe should not mind so small a flower Except it quiet bringOur little garden that we lostBack to the …NatureTrees & FlowersThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
I'm Nobody! Who are you? By Emily Dickinson I'm Nobody! Who are you? Are you - Nobody - too? Then there's a pair of us! Dont tell! they'd banish…Social CommentariesLivingLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & Contemplation
Pencil LetterBy Irina RatushinskayaI know it won't be receivedOr sent. The page will beIn shreds as soon as I have scribbled it.Later. …LoveRealistic & ComplicatedSocial CommentariesCrime & PunishmentThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & Brevity
The Pleasures of MelancholyBy Thomas Warton the youngerBeneath yon ruin'd abbey's moss-grown pilesOft let me sit, at twilight hour of eve,Where thro' some …The MindDoubt & ContemplationMelancholy & Despair
If You Would Understand What Happened on the Road to DamascusBy Zach CzaiaOpen your mouth. Your tongue,put it out. Let it wait.Let it wait till it isdry and cool. Let it wait…The MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesAnxiety & Insecurity
It Was Over Way Back ThenBy Adrian Matejkabecause of want & tumble?Because of word crumbles in the kitchen’s halogen?No. Separate bedrooms for…LivingThe MindDoubt & ContemplationAnxiety & InsecurityMelancholy & Despair
If You KnewBy Ellen BassWhat if you knew you'd be the lastto touch someone?If you were taking tickets, for example,at the theater…LivingDeathLife ChoicesThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationships
Small Essays on Disappearance By J. Mae BarizoMorning in the city and the performancethat is Madison Avenue wearing diamondstuds for breakfast, my…Social CommentariesCities & Urban LifeRace & EthnicityLivingParenthoodThe MindDoubt & Contemplation