On Fields O’er Which the Reaper’s Hand Has Pass’d

One of my favorite Fall poems!
 
On fields o’er which the reaper’s hand has pass’d
Lit by the harvest moon and autumn sun,
My thoughts like stubble floating in the wind
And of such fineness as October airs,
There after harvest could I glean my life
A richer harvest reaping without toil,
And weaving gorgeous fancies at my will
In subtler webs than [...]

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Why did I ever stop READING story books?

 
I LOVE childrens’ literature.  I’m volunteering at my daughter’s school in the library for a few hours each week.  Not only does it give me a fabulous oportunity to actually BE a fly on the wall, but I get to look through all the childrens’ books as I reshelf them.  I collect “all things Alice,” [...]

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Such Great Heights & Perfect Lilacs

“They will see us waving from such great heights,
‘Come down now,’ They’ll say.
But everything looks perfect from far away…
‘Come down now.’
But we’ll stay………”
That little snippet is from the fabulous band, “The Postal Service.”  Oddly enough, my 14 year old son and I have a few bands in our collective favorites list that overlap!  How wonderful is that?  [...]

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Dancing with Daffodils

The daffodils have bloomed, which means that Spring is here for me!  And soon will come the lilacs and apple blossoms… each in their own turn and time.
I am fond of the last stanza of Wordsworth’s poem, “Daffodils.”
For oft when on my couch I lie,
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which [...]

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From Wonder World by Kate Greenaway

Out of Wonder World I think you come;
For in your eyes the wonder comes with you.
The stars are the windows of Heaven,
And sometimes I think you peep through.
Oh, little girl, tell us do the Flowers
Tell you secrets when they find you all alone?
Or the Birds and Butterflies whisper
Of things to us unknown?
Or do angel voices speak [...]

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My favorite Winter Poem ~ Snow ~ by Archibald Lampman

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