By Margaret E. Sangster It isn’t the thing you do, dear It’s the thing you leave undone That gives you a bit of heartache At the setting of the sun. The tender work forgotten, The letter you did not write, The flowers you did not send, dear, Are your haunting ghosts at night. [...]
Archive for the ‘Poems’ Category
31 Mar
Pastoral
Memories of Michigan I remember Crackling bonfires, Cozy campouts, Marshmallows and songs, Eggs and toast cooked on the fire, Eaten outdoors. Long walks down country roads, Running through fields of stubble, Eating almost ripe mulberries, I remember A huge, brown workhorse, So close, we were scared! Picking blueberries, Talking, laughing, sweating I remember Plopping [...]
31 Mar
Elegy
Here is another poem. This is the one I previously worked on. Elegy for Rose Sweet smelling, Gorgeous, Enchanting I reach And pluck Ouch! Now in water In the center Of our table Petals the color of Peaches and cream. Wow. Eating pancakes, I notice A change- The rose is blushing! Red [...]
31 Mar
Villanelle
I’ve been working on a Villanelle (a type of poem)- here is the rough draft: Green! ‘Twas the first color I knew, That glorious color of green, My favorite since I was two. Of this grand hue, I’ve been quite keen, ‘Twas the first color I knew. It looks so [...]
2 Feb
Count that Day Lost
If you sit down at set of sun And count the acts that you have done, And, counting, find One self-denying deed, one word That eased the heart of him who heard, One glance most kind That fell like sunshine where it went – Then you may count that day well spent. But if, [...]
15 Jan
Nature
Outside my back door, You surround me– Grass pressed under my feet, Birdsong on the air, Perfume of wildflowers dancing, A stream giggles past, My hand rests on tree bark. Outside the van window, I see you again– Sun slipping away, Trees rushing past, Birds in a line, Pink and gold clouds, Lengthening shadows. Everywhere [...]
