The Lesson
A Lesson By Gerhard E. Frost Today I learned a lesson,The simplest kind of lesson…From a fruit jar cover.MY first turn was wrong; But I was stubborn,And I was strong.And now it sticks.How sad to be strong(and stubborn)When you’re wrong!
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Theft
Theft by Esther Popel The moonWas an old, old woman, tonight, Hurrying home;Calling pitifully to her children,The stars,Begging them to go home with herFor she was afraid,But they would not. They only laughedWhile she crept alongHuddling against the dark blue wall of the NightStooping low,Her old black hood wrapped close about her ears,And only the […]
The Caged Bird
Caged Bird BY MAYA ANGELOU A free bird leapson the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current endsand dips his wingin the orange sun raysand dares to claim the sky But a bird that stalksdown his narrow cagecan seldom see throughhis bars of ragehis wings are clipped and his feet are tiedso he opens his throat […]
Breathe
Breathe by Becky Hemsley She sat at the back and they said she was shy,She led from the front and they hated her pride,They asked her advice and then questioned her guidance,They branded her loud, then were shocked by her silence,When she shared no ambition they said it was sad,So she told them her dreams […]
Mending Wall
Mending Wall by Robert Frost Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,And spills the upper boulders in the sun;And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.The work of hunters is another thing:I have come after them and made repairWhere they have left not one stone on a stone,But they […]
The Voting Line
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Astrid
ASTRID – cancer victim (71”Hx17”W) Astrid is a victim of cancer, and she is in chemo. She’s lost her hair and eyebrows and eyelashes. She just “threw on” her clothes – something soft and warm. Voting is still important, so she waits with the others – in line, hoping it won’t take too long as […]