Epitaph
By Merritt Malloy. When I dieGive what’s left of me awayTo childrenAnd old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry,Cry for …
A Portrait in Greys
By William Carlos Williams, 1883-1963, U.S. Will it never be possibleto separate you from your greyness?Must you be always sinking backwardinto your grey-brown landscapes—and treesalways …
When Great Trees Fall
By Maya Angelou. Words by one remarkable woman, posted here to honour another remarkable woman: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933-2020. When great trees fall,rocks on distant …
No Difference
By Shel Silverstein. Small as a peanut,Big as a giant,We’re all the same sizeWhen we turn off the light. Rich as a sultan,Poor as a …
Give All To Love
By Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882, U.S. Give all to love;Obey thy heart;Friends, kindred, days,Estate, good-fame,Plans, credit and the Muse,—Nothing refuse. ’T is a brave master;Let …
Where the Sidewalk Ends
By Shel Silverstein. There is a place where the sidewalk endsAnd before the street begins,And there the grass grows soft and white,And there the sun …
Kind hearts are the gardens
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807-1882. Kind hearts are the gardens,Kind thoughts are the roots,Kind words are the flowers,Kind deeds are the fruits. Take care of …
A Moment in Summer
By Charlotte Zolotow, US. A moment in summerbelongs to meand one particularhoney bee.A moment in summershimmering clearmaking the skyseem very near,a moment in summerbelongs to …
I measure every Grief I meet (561)
By Emily Dickinson, 1830-1886. I measure every Grief I meetWith narrow, probing, eyes – I wonder if It weighs like Mine – Or has an …
A Song of the Rolling Earth: 3
By Walt Whitman. Find the other passages here: https://whitmanarchive.org/published/LG/1891/poems/95 I swear the earth shall surely be complete to him or her who shall be complete,The …