Poem A Day – Dec. 30, 2016
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Granadilla
Amy Lowell
I cut myself upon the thought of you
And yet I come back to it again and again,
A kind of fury makes me want to draw you out
From the dimness of the ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Dec. 8, 2016
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Lacquer Prints [By Messenger]
Amy Lowell
One night
When there was a clear moon,
I sat down
To write a poem
About maple trees.
But the dazzle of moonlight
In the ink
Blinded ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Oct. 26, 2016
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The Captured Goddess
Amy Lowell
Over the housetops,
Above the rotating chimney-pots,
I have seen a shiver of amethyst,
And blue and cinnamon have flickered
A moment,
At ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Sept. 14, 2016
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The Coal Picker
Amy Lowell
He perches in the slime, inert,
Bedaubed with iridescent dirt.
The oil upon the puddles dries
To colours like a peacock’s eyes,
And half-submerged ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – June 23, 2016
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A Fixed Idea
Amy Lowell
What torture lurks within a single thought
When grown too constant; and however kind,
However welcome still, the weary mind
Aches with its presence. ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – April 20, 2016
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The Peddler of Flowers
Amy Lowell
I came from the country
With flowers,
Larkspur and roses,
Fretted lilies
In their leaves,
And long, cool lavender.
I carried them
From ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – March 15, 2016
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March Evening
Amy Lowell
Blue through the window burns the twilight;
Heavy, through trees, blows the warm south wind.
Glistening, against the chill, gray sky light,
Wet, ... Continue Reading →
Poem A Day – Nov. 1, 2015
Hoar Frost
Amy Lowell
In the cloud-grey mornings
I heard the herons flying;
And when I came into my garden,
My silken outer-garment
Trailed over withered leaves.
A dried leaf crumbles ... Continue Reading →
Poem a Day 08-30-14
Poem a Day: New and classic poems provided by the Academy of American Poets
A Gift
Amy Lowell
See! I give myself to you, Beloved!
My words are little jars
For you to take and put upon ... Continue Reading →
