Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Great Regulars: After a Brubeck Concert

by Miller Williams

Six hundred years ago, more or less,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: After a Brubeck Concert by Miller Williams

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At Emily's In Amherst
by David Ray

On this day of our visit they are spraying the attic

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: At Emily's In Amherst by David Ray

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If I Were a Dog
by Richard Shelton

I would trot down this road sniffing

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: If I Were a Dog by Richard Shelton

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Leaving
by Richard Wilbur

As we left the garden-party

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Leaving by Richard Wilbur

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Midsummer Night
by Carol Ann Duffy

Not there to see midsummer's midnight rose

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Midsummer Night by Carol Ann Duffy

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Puzzle Dust
by Dorianne Laux

When the final piece is lifted and set in place,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Puzzle Dust by Dorianne Laux

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Summer Evening
by John Clare

The frog half fearful jumps across the path,

from Garrison Keillor: The Writer's Almanac: Summer Evening by John Clare

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