Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Great Regulars: Cardinals

by John L. Stanizzi

for Carol

I had seen them in the tree,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Cardinals by John L. Stanizzi

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A Christmas Poem
by Miller Williams

In a little bar on the Gulf Coast

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: A Christmas Poem by Miller Williams

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Coming Out of Wal-Mart
by Mark DeFoe

The child, puny, paling toward albino,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Coming Out of Wal-Mart by Mark DeFoe

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The Shop
by Joyce Sutphen

There was a window

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Shop by Joyce Sutphen

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Very Pretty
by John L. Stanizzi

Point O' Woods, South Lyme, August, 1999

So early in the morning,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Very Pretty by John L. Stanizzi

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Waking from Sleep
by Robert Bly

Inside the veins there are navies setting forth,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Waking from Sleep by Robert Bly

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When You Are Old
by William Butler Yeats

Aedh wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
by William Butler Yeats

When You are Old

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: When You Are Old by William Butler Yeats Aedh wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by William Butler Yeats

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