Great Regulars: The Couple

by Louis Jenkins

They no longer sleep quite as well as they did

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Couple by Louis Jenkins

~~~~~~~~~~~

Death of a Lawn Mower
by David Ignatow

It died in its sleep,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Death of a Lawn Mower by David Ignatow

~~~~~~~~~~~

Dharma
by Billy Collins

The way the dog trots out the front door

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Dharma by Billy Collins

~~~~~~~~~~~

An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
by William Butler Yeats

I know that I shall meet my fate

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: An Irish Airman Foresees His Death by William Butler Yeats

~~~~~~~~~~~

Kaddish
by Allen Ginsberg

It leaps about me, as I go out and walk the street, look back over my

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Kaddish by Allen Ginsberg

~~~~~~~~~~~

Lost Childhood
by David Ignatow

How was it possible, I a father

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Lost Childhood by David Ignatow

~~~~~~~~~~~

Peonies
by Jeanne Lohmann

Grandma called them pineys, and I didn't know why.

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Peonies by Jeanne Lohmann

~~~~~~~~~~~