Here's one shared by my poetry buddy. I'm sorry to say that the PotD will be on hiatus until the last week in April because I will be on vacation in England. The last time I went I posted a U.K. edition, but I just don't want to have to worry about having internet access while traipsing about the English countryside. (hee hee) There are plenty ( Read more... )

Of course I was not content with the two batches of strawberry jam, batch of strawberry rhubarb jam, and two loaves of strawberry bread... I was inspired by the strawberry scone recipe I saw in ( Read more... )

I got this one from the Norton Anthology of Contemporary Poetry. I would love to hear this sung, but not enough to attempt it myself!

( Mourning Poem for the Queen of Sunday )

I love poems with mythological subjects. The imagery in this poem is rather disgusting, but very vivid and powerful. I very nearly feel sorry for Medusa.

( Medusa )

I came across this in the Norton Anthology of Contemporary Poetry a while ago and immediately fell in love with it. One of my poetry pals celebrated his 80th birthday a couple weeks ago and I couldn't be there for the shindig, but I made a page for his birthday scrapbook. I included this poem and the picture below (which I actually created by ( Read more... )

The PotD will very likely be on hiatus until sometime next week when I get internet access in the new house. I remember walking through a culvert with my mom when I was little because it was the "shortcut" to the trail to climb Prospect Mountain.

( Kneeling Down to Peer into a Culvert )

This has no personal relevance, given the horrible storm we had in Austin the other night, but it was in the file so I'm sharing it for contrast. I love the descriptions and imagery.

( The Drought )

I read this in the Norton Anthology of Contemporary Poetry, and it's certainly a bit of a departure for me. I'm sharing it since the last two lines made me laugh.

( Reading Pornography in Old Age )

I just got pomegranate tea, which I'm drinking now, so I thought I'd share this one (which I found in the Norton Anthology of Contemporary Poetry). I also love poems about mythological subjects.

( The Pomegranate )

I think this poem is a fantastic example of how inspiration can come from unlikely places. I love what Justice has done with a line from a crime thriller. P.S. I was born in Syracuse!

( The Tourist from Syracuse )