“Rabbit Is Up to Tricks” by Joy Harjo
Rabbit Is Up to Tricks In a world long before this one, there was enough for everyone, Until somebody got out of line. We heard…
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“Once the World Was Perfect” by Joy Harjo
Once the World Was Perfect Once the world was perfect, and we were happy in that world. Then we took it for granted. Discontent began…
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“Remember” by Joy Harjo
Remember Remember the sky that you were born under, know each of the star’s stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. Remember the sun’s…
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“Lost” by David Wagoner
Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as…
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“Spring” by Mary Oliver
Spring Somewhere a black bear has just risen from sleep and is staring down the mountain. All night in the brisk and shallow restlessness of…
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“A Root in Each Act and Creature” by Hafiz
The sun’s eyes are painting fields again. Its lashes with expert strokes Are sweeping across the land. A great palette of light has embraced This…
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“Trees” by Joyce Kilmer
Trees I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth’s sweet…
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“Self Pity” by D. H. Lawrence
Self Pity I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt…
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“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wordsworth
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I…
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“Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” by Wallace Stevens
IAmong twenty snowy mountains, The only moving thing Was the eye of the blackbird. III was of three minds,Like a treeIn which there are three…
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