Old Couple By Charles Simic They’re waiting to be murdered, Or evicted. Soon They expect to have nothing to eat. In the meantime, they sit. A violent pain is coming, they think. It will start in the heart And climb into the mouth. They’ll be carried...
On Tuesday we took a field trip to the Aquarium. I’m going to make this a separate post so it doesn’t overwhelm my learning notes post, which means this will sort of happen out of order. (And I’m a little surprised that the...
GeekLady asked me about recommendations for poetry for children. How do you get started with introducing children to poetry? I’m not an expert, just a poetry-loving mother for five, but here is the list of books we own and a bit about what I...
The School Children by Louise Glück The children go forward with their little satchels. And all morning the mothers have labored to gather the late apples, red and gold, like words of another language. And on the other shore are those who wait...
