poetry-magazineMorning FlowerBy Nicole GonzalezIn the morning the flower petal wakes up, the flower petal yawns and stretches, the flower petal goes…NatureTrees & Flowers
poetry-magazineCh’iłbaa hózhóníBy Nicole GonzalezAbínígo ch’iłbaa hózhóních’ínádzi’,Bí ch’ilátahózhóón nídiich’ahdóó ádík’as,Tłeé’go ch’łbaahózhóníná…NatureTrees & Flowers
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 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… Related Audio 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… Related Audio 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… Related Audio 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 …NatureLandscapes & PastoralsTrees & FlowersSeas, Rivers, & StreamsSocial CommentariesCities & Urban LifeMoney & EconomicsTown & Country LifeLivingDeathActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesArts & SciencesSciencesMetersFree VerseTypes/ModesElegyPastoral + 12 more