A lovely poem!

Daffodils by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the Milky Way, They stretched [...]

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Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven

I found this poem by Yeats that I really liked! Aedh wishes for the Cloths of Heaven by W. B. Yeats Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread the cloths under [...]

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Another great poem we read in class!

One Perfect Rose A single flow’r he sent me, since we met. All tenderly his messenger he chose; Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet – One perfect rose. I knew the language of the floweret; ‘My fragile leaves,’ it said, ‘his heart enclose.’ Love long has taken for his amulet One perfect rose. Why [...]

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My Poem

We had to either write a love poem or talk about how we would write a love poem for lit class. I chose to write a poem! The Steps of Marriage Young Love is like fresh-fallen snow, Unmarred by footprints of those we know. Courtship is a time of testing, Together we decide about our [...]

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I had to read this poem for class!

We are discussing imagery in poems in class.  I had to share this poem with the ladies out there who feel under appreciated, it cracked me up! What’s That Smell in the Kitchen? by Marge Piercy All over America women are burning dinners. It’s lambchops in Peoria; it’s haddock in Providence; it’s steak in Chicago; [...]

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Another silly quilt poem!

SOS Where can I store more fabric? My sewing room shelves are crammed! There’s no more space beneath my bed And the guest room closet is jammed. I have a friend with an attic Who would let me store some there, But such separation from my treasures Would be more than I could bear. Meanwhile [...]

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Poems!

I found this lovely poem about machine quilting today.  I HATE machine quilting, it really stresses me out.  This poem sums up my fears exactly! FOOT NOTE This foot was made for walking. But not on my machine! It turns out the weirdest quilting That I have ever seen! It sews along quite nicely, I [...]

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The Tally Stick

We read this poem in comp & lit class today! I really enjoyed it. The Tally Stick Jarold Ramsey Here from the start, from our first of days, look: I have carved our lives in secret on this stick of mountain mahogany the length of your arms outstretched, the wood clear red, so hard and [...]

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