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

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

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