I’m going out to clean the pasture spring; I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away (And wait to watch the water clear, I may) I sha’n’t be gone long.—You…
Tag: <span>poetry</span>
The first few months of this year have been hard. I didn’t expect it. I thought the hardest part would be at the beginning, when I was still reeling from…
It seems like having self-confidence is a big deal these days. Dozens of self-improvement articles out there advise people to believe in themselves, to trust their instincts, to stop second-guessing…
How many of us have already fallen short of our own expectations for the new year? *raises hand sheepishly* I don’t have resolutions this year, but I did set intentions…
I tend to like to be direct. It has always seemed to me that it makes the most sense to say what you mean in no uncertain terms so there’s…
It’s been cold in the mornings. It’s not really that cold, I suppose, but I’m used to a more tropical climate, and I haven’t spent a fall and winter in…
In Robert Frost’s poem “Mending Wall,” two men are building a useless wall. (Read the poem here.) The speaker of the poem and his neighbor are re-building the stone wall…
Contentment is hard. The last few months have been an emotional rollercoaster for me. One day, I’m happy to be in the States, having all the experiences I’ve had over…
I hated analyzing poetry in English class. Like…I really hated it. Reading the poems was fine. They were interesting, and some of them spoke to me on an emotional level…
Confession time: when I was little, I loved being the first person to use a new peanut butter jar. I’m not completely sure why I got so much pleasure out…