Great Regulars: Bright Sun after Heavy Snow

by Jane Kenyon

A ledge of ice slides from the eaves,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Bright Sun after Heavy Snow by Jane Kenyon

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Everything We Do
by Peter Meinke

Everything we do is for our first loves

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Everything We Do by Peter Meinke

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'Faith' is a fine invention...
by Emily Dickinson

I like a look of Agony...
by Emily Dickinson

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: 'Faith' is a fine invention... by Emily Dickinson I like a look of Agony... by Emily Dickinson

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I Heard You Solemn-Sweet Pipes of the Organ
by Walt Whitman

I heard you solemn-sweet pipes of the organ as last Sunday

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: I Heard You Solemn-Sweet Pipes of the Organ by Walt Whitman

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Letter Home
by Ellen Steinbaum

I love you forever

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Letter Home by Ellen Steinbaum

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Personals
by Maxine Kumin

How did we get to be old ladies—
my grandmother's job-when we
were the long-leggèd girls?
—Hilma Wolitzer

Instead of marrying the day after graduation,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Personals by Maxine Kumin

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The Weight
by Linda Gregg

Two horses were put together in the same paddock.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Weight by Linda Gregg

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