poem – stacy benedict

Poetry Break!

August 1, 2018

#Poetry Break: August by Helen Hunt Jackson … More Poetry Break!

Father’s Day Poem: Only a Dad

June 13, 2018

Father’s Day Poem: Only a Dad by Edgar Guest … More Father’s Day Poem: Only a Dad

Mother’s Day Poem: Mother o’ Mine

May 9, 2018

Mother’s Day Poem: Mother o’ Mine by Rudyard Kipling … More Mother’s Day Poem: Mother o’ Mine

Happy Valentine’s Day: The Kiss

February 14, 2018

The Kiss By Sara Teasdale, 1884 – 1933 Before you kissed me only winds of heaven Had kissed me, and the tenderness of rain— Now you have come, how can I care for kisses Like theirs again? I sought the sea, she sent her winds to meet me, They surged about me singing … More Happy Valentine’s Day: The Kiss

Merry Christmas: Christmas at Sea

December 25, 2017

Christmas at Sea By Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850 – 1894 The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; The decks were like a slide, where a seamen scarce could stand; The wind was a nor’wester, blowing squally off the sea; And cliffs and spouting breakers were the only things a-lee. … More Merry Christmas: Christmas at Sea

Happy Thanksgiving: The Thanksgivings

November 23, 2017

The Thanksgivings By Harriet Maxwell Converse Translated from a traditional Iroquois prayer We who are here present thank the Great Spirit that we are here to praise Him. We thank Him that He has created men and women, and ordered that these beings shall always be living to multiply the earth. We thank Him … More Happy Thanksgiving: The Thanksgivings

Happy Halloween: The Little Ghost

October 31, 2017

The Little Ghost By Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1892 – 1950 I knew her for a little ghost That in my garden walked; The wall is high—higher than most— And the green gate was locked. And yet I did not think of that Till after she was gone— I knew her by the broad white … More Happy Halloween: The Little Ghost