Great Regulars: Ben

by David Budbill

You can see him in the village almost anytime.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Ben by David Budbill

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Concerning the Afterlife, the Indians of Central California Had Only the Dimmest Notions
by Robert Hass

It is morning because the sun has risen.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Concerning the Afterlife, the Indians of Central California Had Only the Dimmest Notions by Robert Hass

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Fireflies
by Cecilia Woloch

And these are my vices:

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Fireflies by Cecilia Woloch

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A Friend's Umbrella
by Lawrence Raab

Ralph Waldo Emerson, toward the end

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: A Friend's Umbrella by Lawrence Raab

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Ozymandias
by Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveler from an antique land

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley

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The Student Theme
by Ronald Wallace

The adjectives all ganged up on the nouns,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Student Theme by Ronald Wallace

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