I Hear You
I Hear You
By Bryan Hayes
© 2016
Just because you speak,
Doesn’t mean you are heard.
Just because you are heard,
Doesn’t mean you are understood.
Just because you are...
The Arrow and the Song
By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow...
Barter
Barter
By Sara Teasdale
Life has loveliness to sell,
All beautiful and splendid things,
Blue waves whitened on a cliff,
Soaring fire that sways and sings,
And children's faces looking...
Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Hope is the thing with Feathers
By Emily Dickinson
'Hope' is the thing with feathers—
That perches in the soul—
And sings the tune without the words—
And never...
Lagoon of Life
Lagoon of Life
By: Kelly Delesandro/McNulty
Swallowed inside the hidden lagoon
Shadowed by fallen branches
Hidden by deep rooted mangroves
A perfect hidden circle
Entrenched in its role of shelter
Its...
We Fail
WE FAIL
By Bryan Hayes
As a culture, we fail
when we let fear, hate and/or violence
become social norm.
As society, we fail
when we shun “them” instead
of embracing...
Step Out
Step Out
By David Plumb
See a star, a simple bird
Feel your feet
Hold the moon in your palms
Make your own toys
You are the children
the violins, the...
February, 2016 – Daily Declaration
Declaration
By Bryan Hayes
Today, I align myself
with all that’s good
and all that’s light.
I am one with the universe,
and the universe is one with me.
From this...
January, 2016 – POEM FOR MY NIECE AT FOURTEEN
POEM FOR MY NIECE AT FOURTEEN
by David Plumb
Call it pudding, snow
radio or new.
Oboe, earring, boy
kite or wind.
Once you bounced
on my lap.
Now a song
takes your...
December, 2015 – Wellington Calls
Wellington Calls!
Jumpers while the sun is setting
Turf is tossed where hooves are treading
Palms and pines stand straight and tall