Great Regulars: In Heaven It Is Always Autumn

by Elizabeth Spires

"In Heaven It Is Always Autumn"
John Donne

In heaven it is always autumn. The leaves are always near

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: In Heaven It Is Always Autumn

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Lasting
by W.D. Snodgrass

"Fish oils," my doctor snorted, "and oily fish

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Lasting by W.D. Snodgrass

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Little White Truck
by Jessica Greenbaum

Because the white truck traveling the span of the Williamsburg Bridge

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Little White Truck by Jessica Greenbaum

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Midlife
by Julie Cadwallader-Staub

This is as far as the light

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Midlife by Julie Cadwallader-Staub

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A Prayer among Friends
by John Daniel

Among other wonders of our lives, we are alive

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: A Prayer among Friends by John Daniel

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Sojourns in the Parallel World
by Denise Levertov

We live our lives of human passions,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Sojourns in the Parallel World by Denise Levertov

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Two limericks excerpted from "The Rubaiyat of Carl Burell"
by Robert Frost

There was a young poet who tried

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Two limericks excerpted from "The Rubaiyat of Carl Burell" by Robert Frost

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