Life is short, though I keep this from my children.Life is short, and I’ve shortened minein a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways,a thousand deliciou…
"What was not, although it might have been... By Marilyn Hacker What was not, although it might have been worse than it was, was still a train wreck. …
Having a Coke with You is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonneor being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de G…
Birthday By Ana Božičević If the sky is such a clichéWhy is it falling?If the tree is such a cliché,Why is it dyingIf soul is such a clichéWhere is it…
The Argument by A. E. Stallings After the argument, all things were strange.They stood divided by their eloquenceWhich had surprised them after so muc…
Do not try to savethe whole worldor do anything grandiose.Instead, createa clearingin the dense forestof your lifeand wait therepatiently,until the so…
To be of use BY MARGE PIERCY The people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows and swim off with sure strokes almo…
Transcendental Etude by Adrienne Rich No one ever told us we had to study our lives, make of our lives a study, as if learning natural history or musi…
Joint Custody By Ada Limón Why did I never see it for what it was: abundance. Two families, two different kitchen tables, two sets of rules, two creek…
