Poem: “Man Eating,” by Jane Kenyon

Poem: “Man Eating,” by Jane Kenyon

by | May 20, 2019 | inspiration, poem

The man at the table across from mine is eating yogurt. His eyes, following the progress of the spoon, cross briefly each time it nears his face. Time, and the world with all its principalities, might come to an end as prophesied by the Apostle John, but what about...
Poem: “Cockroach,” by Anne Sexton

Poem: “Cockroach,” by Anne Sexton

by | May 15, 2019 | inspiration, poem

Roach, foulest of creatures, who attacks with yellow teeth and an army of cousins big as shoes, you are lumps of coal that are mechanized and when I turn on the light you scuttle into the corners and there is this hiss upon the land. Yet I know you are only the common...
Poem: “True or False,” by John Ciardi

Poem: “True or False,” by John Ciardi

by | Apr 30, 2019 | inspiration, poem

Real emeralds are worth more than synthetics but the only way to tell one from the other is to heat them to a stated temperature, then tap. When it’s done properly the real one shatters. I have no emeralds. I was told this about them by a woman who said someone had...