The Rock in the Sea By Archibald MacLeish - Giggle Poems
Are we so certain that those wings, returned And turning, we had half discerned Before our dazzled eyes had surely seen The bird aloft there, did not ...
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A Student’s Prayer By Anonymous - Giggle Poems
Now I lay me down to rest, I pray I pass tomorrow’s test. If I should die before I wake, That’s one less test I’ll have to take.
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A Locked House By W. D. Snodgrass - Giggle Poems
From the farm Next door, our neighbors saw no harm Came to the things we cared for here. Maybe I should have thought: all Such things rot, fall— Barns ...
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Montana Pastoral By J. V. Cunningham - Giggle Poems
I have seen fear where the coiled serpent rises, Thirst where the grasses burn in early May And thistle, mustard, and the wild oat stay.
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At Darien Bridge By James L. Dickey - Giggle Poems
Recalling the chains of their feet, I stand and look out over grasses At the bridge they built, long abandoned, Breaking down into water at last, And ...
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Poem (At night Chinamen jump) By Frank O’Hara - Giggle Poems
At night Chinamen jump??? on Asia with a thump while in our willful way??? we, in secret, play affectionate games and bruise??? our knees like China ...
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Thoughts in a Zoo By Countee Cullen - Giggle Poems
They in their cruel traps, and we in ours, Survey each other’s rage, and pass the hours Commiserating each the other’s woe, To mitigate his own pain’s ...
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Heritage By Countee Cullen - Giggle Poems
What is Africa to me: Copper sun or scarlet sea, Jungle star or jungle track, Strong bronzed men, or regal black Women from whose loins I sprang When ...
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The Potato Eaters By Leonard E. Nathan - Giggle Poems
Sometimes, the naked taste of potato reminds me of being poor. The first bites are gratitude, the rest, contented boredom. The little kitchen still ...
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