Great Regulars: A Description of London

by John Banks

Houses, churches, mixed together,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: A Description of London by John Banks

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Recipe for a Salad
by Sydney Smith

To make this condiment, your poet begs

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Recipe for a Salad by Sydney Smith

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A Short Panegyric
by Mark Strand

Now that the vegetarian nightmare is over and we are back to

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: A Short Panegyric by Mark Strand

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Shoulders
by Naomi Shihab Nye

A man crosses the street in rain,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Shoulders by Naomi Shihab Nye

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Staying at Grandma's
by Jane Kenyon

Sometimes they left me for the day

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Staying at Grandma's by Jane Kenyon

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The Snowshoe Hare
by Mary Oliver

The fox

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: The Snowshoe Hare by Mary Oliver

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Whereabouts
by Marcus Jackson

--to Nicole

Finished early at the library,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Whereabouts by Marcus Jackson

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