Dec. 27. - Albert Goldbarth

Birds

It's hunger and territory
Although we choose to call it song.
--Albert Goldbarth

Dec. 5 - Dec. 12. Charles Simic

Dust balls, simple souls
Conferring in a corner.
The pearl earring she lost,
Still to be found.
--Charles Simic

Nov. 28-Dec 4. e.e. cummings

If strangers meet
life begins -
not poor not rich
(only aware)
--e.e. cummings

Nov. 21-27. Charles Simic

Winter coming. Like the last heroic soldier
Of a defeated army, you'll stay at your post,
Head bared to the first snow flake.
Till a neighbor comes to yell at you,
--Charles Simic

Nov. 14-20. Louise Gluck

didn’t the night end, wasn’t the earth
safe when it was planted
didn’t we plant the seeds,
weren’t we necessary to the earth,

--Louise Gluck

Nov. 7-13. Emily Dickinson

New children play upon the green,
New Weary sleep below;
And still the pensive spring returns
And still the punctual snow!
--Emily Dickinson