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Sep 18
Poems of Joy and Celebration, Day 14
So Much Happiness by Naomi Shihab Nye It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness.With sadness there is something to rub against,a wound to tend with lotion and cloth.When the world falls in around you, you have pieces to pick up,something to hold in your hands, like ticket stubs or change. …
Sep 17
Poems of Joy and Celebration, Day 13
“Hope” is the thing with feathers (#314) by Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers –That perches in the soul –And sings the tune without the words –And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard –And sore must be the storm –That could abash the little …
Sep 16
Poems of Joy and Celebration, Day 12
Praise Song for the Day by Elizabeth Alexander A Poem for Barack Obama’s Presidential Inauguration Each day we go about our business,walking past each other, catching each other’seyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us isnoise and bramble, thorn and din, eachone of our ancestors on …
Sep 15
Poems of Joy and Celebration, Day 11
Perfect for Any Occasion by Alberto Rios 1. Pies have a reputation.And it’s immediate—no talk of potential Regarding a pie. It’s goodOr it isn’t, but mostly it is—sweet, very sweet Right then, right there, blue and red.It can’t go to junior college, Work hard for the grades,Work two jobs on the side. It can’t slowly …
Sep 14
Poems of Joy and Celebration, Day 10
Joy by Miller Oberman Like the time I dreamt about a loon family,just some common loons—not metaphorsin any way, just real loons in a lake swimmingnear each other so it was clear they were a set,preferring each other’s company in the coldstill lake with its depth of reflected pines.The curve of their black heads and …