SoniByte 60 no http://www.sonibyte.com/rssfeed/4.xml A daily dose of poetry to enrich your day. Please send suggested readings to poem@sonibyte.com. Powered by SoniByte. en-us 2006 SoniByte, Inc A daily dose of poetry SoniByte poem@sonibyte.com A daily dose of poetry to enrich your day. Please send suggested readings to poem@sonibyte.com. Powered by SoniByte. http://www.sonibyte.com/rssimages/4.jpghttp://www.sonibyte.com/rssfeed/4.xml Arts http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Bacchanalia-6104.mp3 Matthew Arnold Bacchanalia by Matthew Arnold "The evening comes, the fields are still. The tinkle of the thirsty rill, Unheard all day, ascends again"... 1:42 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Matthew Arnold no sonibyte-13503.mp3 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Bacchanalia by Matthew Arnold "The evening comes, the fields are still. The tinkle of the thirsty rill, Unheard all day, ascends again"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Widows_Lament_In-6085.mp3 William Carlos Williams The Widow's Lament In Springtime by William Carlos Williams "Sorrow is my own yard where the new grass flames as it has flamed often before but not with the cold fire that closes round me this year"... 1:40 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Carlos Williams no sonibyte-13463.mp3 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Widow's Lament In Springtime by William Carlos Williams "Sorrow is my own yard where the new grass flames as it has flamed often before but not with the cold fire that closes round me this year"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Wash_of_Cold_River-6084.mp3 Hilda Doolittle Wash of Cold River by Hilda Doolittle "Wash of cold river in a glacial land, Ionian water, chill, snow-ribbed sand"... 1:41 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Hilda Doolittle no sonibyte-13461.mp3 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Wash of Cold River by Hilda Doolittle "Wash of cold river in a glacial land, Ionian water, chill, snow-ribbed sand"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Plunge-6083.mp3 Ezra Pound The Plunge by Ezra Pound "I would bathe myself in strangeness: These comforts heaped upon me, smother me! I burn, I scald so for the new, New friends, new faces, Places..." 1:37 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ezra Pound no sonibyte-13459.mp3 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Plunge by Ezra Pound "I would bathe myself in strangeness: These comforts heaped upon me, smother me! I burn, I scald so for the new, New friends, new faces, Places..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/into_the_strenuous-6082.mp3 E. E. Cummings into the strenuous briefness by E. E. Cummings "into the strenuous briefness Life: handorgans and April darkness, friends"... 1:18 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, E. E. Cummings no sonibyte-13458.mp3 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT into the strenuous briefness by E. E. Cummings "into the strenuous briefness Life: handorgans and April darkness, friends"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Real_Work-6081.mp3 Wendell Berry The Real Work by Wendell Berry "It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work..." 1:07 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Wendell Berry no sonibyte-13456.mp3 Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Real Work by Wendell Berry "It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_Darkness-6080.mp3 Amy Lowell In Darkness by Amy Lowell "Must all of worth be travailled for, and those Life's brightest stars rise from a troubled sea?"... 1:40 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Amy Lowell no sonibyte-13455.mp3 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT In Darkness by Amy Lowell "Must all of worth be travailled for, and those Life's brightest stars rise from a troubled sea?"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Threshold-6079.mp3 Howard Nemerov Threshold by Howard Nemerov "When in still air and still in summertime A leaf has had enough of this, it seems To make up its mind to go; fine as a sage Its drifting in detachment down the road." 1:00 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Howard Nemerov no sonibyte-13453.mp3 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Threshold by Howard Nemerov "When in still air and still in summertime A leaf has had enough of this, it seems To make up its mind to go; fine as a sage Its drifting in detachment down the road." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/House_On_A_Cliff-6059.mp3 Louis MacNeice House On A Cliff by Louis MacNeice "Indoors the tang of a tiny oil lamp. Outdoors The winking signal on the waste of sea. Indoors the sound of the wind. Outdoors the wind. Indoors the locked heart and the lost key"... 1:40 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Louis MacNeice no sonibyte-13408.mp3 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT House On A Cliff by Louis MacNeice "Indoors the tang of a tiny oil lamp. Outdoors The winking signal on the waste of sea. Indoors the sound of the wind. Outdoors the wind. Indoors the locked heart and the lost key"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/At_Ease-6058.mp3 Walter de la Mare At Ease by Walter de la Mare "Most wounds can Time repair; But some are mortal -- these: For a broken heart there is no balm, No cure for a heart at ease"... 1:19 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Walter de la Mare no sonibyte-13406.mp3 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT At Ease by Walter de la Mare "Most wounds can Time repair; But some are mortal -- these: For a broken heart there is no balm, No cure for a heart at ease"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Sentence-6057.mp3 Anna Akhmatova The Sentence by Anna Akhmatova "And the stone word fell On my still-living breast. Never mind, I was ready. I will manage somehow..." 1:18 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Anna Akhmatova no sonibyte-13404.mp3 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Sentence by Anna Akhmatova "And the stone word fell On my still-living breast. Never mind, I was ready. I will manage somehow..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Best_Friend-6056.mp3 William Henry Davies The Best Friend by William Henry Davies "Now shall I walk Or shall I ride? "Ride", Pleasure said; "Walk", Joy replied"... 1:18 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, no sonibyte-13402.mp3 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Best Friend by William Henry Davies "Now shall I walk Or shall I ride? "Ride", Pleasure said; "Walk", Joy replied"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Upstairs_Room-6055.mp3 Weldon Kees The Upstairs Room by Weldon Kees "It must have been in March the rug wore through. Now the day passes and I stare At warped pine boards my father's father nailed"... 1:37 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Weldon Kees no sonibyte-13400.mp3 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Upstairs Room by Weldon Kees "It must have been in March the rug wore through. Now the day passes and I stare At warped pine boards my father's father nailed"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Nothing_Stays-6054.mp3 Mark van Doren Nothing Stays by Mark van Doren "Nothing stays not even change, That can grow tired of it's own name; The very thought too much for it"... 1:05 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Mark van Doren no sonibyte-13398.mp3 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Nothing Stays by Mark van Doren "Nothing stays not even change, That can grow tired of it's own name; The very thought too much for it"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Wash-6053.mp3 Jane Kenyon Wash by Jane Kenyon "All day the blanket snapped and swelled on the line, roused by a hot spring wind.... From there it witnessed the first sparrow, early flies lifting their sticky feet..." 1:12 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Jane Kenyon no sonibyte-13396.mp3 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Wash by Jane Kenyon "All day the blanket snapped and swelled on the line, roused by a hot spring wind.... From there it witnessed the first sparrow, early flies lifting their sticky feet..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Mysterious_Naked_Man-6032.mp3 Alden Nowlan A Mysterious Naked Man by Alden Nowlan "A mysterious naked man has been reported on Cranston Avenue. The police are performing the usual ceremonies with coloured lights and sirens..." 2:05 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Alden Nowlan no sonibyte-13354.mp3 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT A Mysterious Naked Man by Alden Nowlan "A mysterious naked man has been reported on Cranston Avenue. The police are performing the usual ceremonies with coloured lights and sirens..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Challenge_To_The_Dark-6031.mp3 Charles Bukowski A Challenge To The Dark by Charles Bukowski "shot in the eye shot in the brain shot in the ass shot like a flower in the dance..." 1:30 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Charles Bukowski no sonibyte-13352.mp3 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT A Challenge To The Dark by Charles Bukowski "shot in the eye shot in the brain shot in the ass shot like a flower in the dance..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_Those_Years-6030.mp3 Adrienne Rich In Those Years by Adrienne Rich "In those years, people will say, we lost track of the meaning of we, of you we found ourselves reduced to I and the whole thing became silly, ironic, terrible..." 1:26 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Adrienne Rich no sonibyte-13350.mp3 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT In Those Years by Adrienne Rich "In those years, people will say, we lost track of the meaning of we, of you we found ourselves reduced to I and the whole thing became silly, ironic, terrible..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/How_To_Kill-6029.mp3 Keith Douglas How To Kill by Keith Douglas "Under the parabola of a ball, a child turning into a man, I looked into the air too long"... 1:59 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Keith Douglas no sonibyte-13348.mp3 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT How To Kill by Keith Douglas "Under the parabola of a ball, a child turning into a man, I looked into the air too long"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Answers-6028.mp3 Mark Strand Answers by Mark Strand "Why did you travel? Because the house was cold. Why did you travel? Because it is what I have always done between sunset and sunrise..." 2:07 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Mark Strand no sonibyte-13346.mp3 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Answers by Mark Strand "Why did you travel? Because the house was cold. Why did you travel? Because it is what I have always done between sunset and sunrise..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Desolation-6005.mp3 Allen Ginsberg A Desolation by Allen Ginsberg Now mind is clear as a cloudless sky. Time then to make a home in wilderness. What have I done but wander with my eyes in the trees? So I will build: wife, family, and seek for neighbors. Or I perish of lonesomeness or want of food or lightning or the bear (must tame the hart and wear the bear). And maybe make an image of my wandering, a little image?shrine by the roadside to signify to traveler that I live here in the wilderness awake and at home. 1:26 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Allen Ginsberg no sonibyte-13286.mp3 Fri, 9 Jul 2010 08:00:00 CDT A Desolation by Allen Ginsberg Now mind is clear as a cloudless sky. Time then to make a home in wilderness. What have I done but wander with my eyes in the trees? So I will build: wife, family, and seek for neighbors. Or I perish of lonesomeness or want of food or lightning or the bear (must tame the hart and wear the bear). And maybe make an image of my wandering, a little image?shrine by the roadside to signify to traveler that I live here in the wilderness awake and at home. http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/I_Do_Not_Speak-6004.mp3 Stevie Smith I Do Not Speak by Stevie Smith "I do not ask for mercy for understanding for peace And in these heavy days I do not ask for release I do not ask that suffering shall cease..." 1:30 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Stevie Smith no sonibyte-13284.mp3 Thu, 8 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT I Do Not Speak by Stevie Smith "I do not ask for mercy for understanding for peace And in these heavy days I do not ask for release I do not ask that suffering shall cease..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Small_Frogs_Killed_On-6003.mp3 James Wright Small Frogs Killed On The Highway by James Wright "Still, I would leap too Into the light, If I had the chance. It is everything, the wet green stalk of the field On the other side of the road..." 1:32 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, James Wright no sonibyte-13282.mp3 Wed, 7 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Small Frogs Killed On The Highway by James Wright "Still, I would leap too Into the light, If I had the chance. It is everything, the wet green stalk of the field On the other side of the road..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Riddle-6002.mp3 Richard Wilbur Riddle by Richard Wilbur "Where far in forest I am laid, In a place ringed around by stones, Look for no melancholy shade, And have no thoughts of buried bones..." 1:09 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Richard Wilbur no sonibyte-13280.mp3 Tue, 6 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Riddle by Richard Wilbur "Where far in forest I am laid, In a place ringed around by stones, Look for no melancholy shade, And have no thoughts of buried bones..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Dog_of_Art-6001.mp3 Denise Levertov The Dog of Art by Denise Levertov "That dog with daisies for eyes who flashes forth flame of his very self at every bark is the Dog of Art..." 1:20 poem, poets poetry, daily poem, Denise Levertov no sonibyte-13278.mp3 Mon, 5 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Dog of Art by Denise Levertov "That dog with daisies for eyes who flashes forth flame of his very self at every bark is the Dog of Art..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/May-6000.mp3 Christina Rossetti May by Christina Rossetti "I cannot tell you how it was, But this I know: it came to pass Upon a bright and sunny day When May was young; ah, pleasant May..." 1:25 poem, poets poetry, daily poem, Christina Rossetti no sonibyte-13276.mp3 Sun, 4 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT May by Christina Rossetti "I cannot tell you how it was, But this I know: it came to pass Upon a bright and sunny day When May was young; ah, pleasant May..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Spring_in_New_Hampshire-5999.mp3 Claude McKay Spring in New Hampshire by Claude McKay "Too green the springing April grass, Too blue the silver-speckled sky, For me to linger here, alas"... 1:24 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Claude McKay no sonibyte-13274.mp3 Sat, 3 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT Spring in New Hampshire by Claude McKay "Too green the springing April grass, Too blue the silver-speckled sky, For me to linger here, alas"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Dream_Within_A_Dream-5998.mp3 Edgar Allan Poe A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe "Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow-- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream..." 1:45 poem, poets poetry, daily poem, Edgar Allan Poe no sonibyte-13272.mp3 Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe "Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow-- You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/November_6-5997.mp3 David Lehman November 6 by David Lehman "Remember when Khrushchev said "We will bury you!" on the cover of Time I thought he was employing a metaphor..." 1:10 poem, poets poetry, daily poem, David Lehman no sonibyte-13270.mp3 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 05:00:00 CDT November 6 by David Lehman "Remember when Khrushchev said "We will bury you!" on the cover of Time I thought he was employing a metaphor..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Sort_Of_A_Song-5996.mp3 William Carlos Williams A Sort Of A Song by William Carlos Williams "Let the snake wait under his weed and the writing be of words, slow and quick, sharp to strike, quiet to wait..." 1:12 poem, poets poetry, daily poem, William Carlos Williams no sonibyte-13268.mp3 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT A Sort Of A Song by William Carlos Williams "Let the snake wait under his weed and the writing be of words, slow and quick, sharp to strike, quiet to wait..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_a_Garden-5995.mp3 Elizabeth Jennings In a Garden by Elizabeth Jennings "When the gardener has gone this garden Looks wistful and seems waiting an event. It is so spruce, a metaphor of Eden And even more so since the gardener went..." 1:33 poem, poets poetry, daily poem, Elizabeth Jennings no sonibyte-13266.mp3 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT In a Garden by Elizabeth Jennings "When the gardener has gone this garden Looks wistful and seems waiting an event. It is so spruce, a metaphor of Eden And even more so since the gardener went..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Dont_Let_That_Horse-5994.mp3 Lawrence Ferlinghetti Don't Let That Horse by Lawrence Ferlinghetti "Don't let that horse eat that violin cried Chagall's mother But he kept right on painting..." 1:14 poem, poets poetry, daily poem, Lawrence Ferlinghetti no sonibyte-13264.mp3 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Don't Let That Horse by Lawrence Ferlinghetti "Don't let that horse eat that violin cried Chagall's mother But he kept right on painting..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Peace_of_Wild-5993.mp3 Wendell Berry The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry "When despair grows in me and I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be"... 1:26 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Wendell Berry no sonibyte-13262.mp3 Sun, 27 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry "When despair grows in me and I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/So_Now-5992.mp3 Charles Bukowski So Now? by Charles Bukowski "The words have come and gone, I sit ill. the phone rings, the cats sleep. Linda vacuums. I am waiting to live, waiting to die"... 1:29 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Charles Bukowski no sonibyte-13260.mp3 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT So Now? by Charles Bukowski "The words have come and gone, I sit ill. the phone rings, the cats sleep. Linda vacuums. I am waiting to live, waiting to die"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Always_Marry_An_April-5991.mp3 Ogden Nash Always Marry An April Girl by Ogden Nash "Praise the spells and bless the charms, I found April in my arms. April golden, April cloudy, Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy; April soft in flowered languor, April cold with sudden anger, Ever changing, ever true -- I love April, I love you." 1:12 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ogden Nash no sonibyte-13258.mp3 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Always Marry An April Girl by Ogden Nash "Praise the spells and bless the charms, I found April in my arms. April golden, April cloudy, Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy; April soft in flowered languor, April cold with sudden anger, Ever changing, ever true -- I love April, I love you." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Considering_The_Snail-5990.mp3 Thom Gunn Considering The Snail by Thom Gunn "The snail pushes through a green night, for the grass is heavy with water and meets over the bright path he makes, where rain has darkened the earth's dark"... 1:29 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Thom Gunn no sonibyte-13256.mp3 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Considering The Snail by Thom Gunn "The snail pushes through a green night, for the grass is heavy with water and meets over the bright path he makes, where rain has darkened the earth's dark"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Common_Things-5950.mp3 Paul Laurence Dunbar Common Things by Paul Laurence Dunbar "I like to hear of wealth and gold, And El Doradoes in their glory; I like for silks and satins bold To sweep and rustle through a story"... 1:42 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Paul Laurence Dunbar no sonibyte-13175.mp3 Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Common Things by Paul Laurence Dunbar "I like to hear of wealth and gold, And El Doradoes in their glory; I like for silks and satins bold To sweep and rustle through a story"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/I_hear_the_orioles-5949.mp3 Anna Akhmatova I hear the oriole's always-grieving voice by Anna Akhmatova "I hear the oriole's always-grieving voice, And the rich summer's welcome loss I hear In the sickle's serpentine hiss Cutting the corn's ear tightly pressed to ear"... 1:28 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Anna Akhmatova no sonibyte-13173.mp3 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT I hear the oriole's always-grieving voice by Anna Akhmatova "I hear the oriole's always-grieving voice, And the rich summer's welcome loss I hear In the sickle's serpentine hiss Cutting the corn's ear tightly pressed to ear"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Red_Flower-5948.mp3 Claude McKay A Red Flower by Claude McKay "Your lips are like a southern lily red, Wet with the soft rain-kisses of the night, In which the brown bee buries deep its head, When still the dawn's a silver sea of light"... 1:57 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Claude McKay no sonibyte-13171.mp3 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT A Red Flower by Claude McKay "Your lips are like a southern lily red, Wet with the soft rain-kisses of the night, In which the brown bee buries deep its head, When still the dawn's a silver sea of light"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Men_At_Forty-5947.mp3 Donald Justice Men At Forty by Donald Justice "Men at forty Learn to close softly The doors to rooms they will not be Coming back to..." 1:34 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Donald Justice no sonibyte-13169.mp3 Sun, 20 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Men At Forty by Donald Justice "Men at forty Learn to close softly The doors to rooms they will not be Coming back to..." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Toms_Little_Dog-5946.mp3 Walter de la Mare Tom's Little Dog by Walter de la Mare "Tom told his dog called Tim to beg, And up at once he sat, His two clear amber eyes fixed fast, His haunches on his mat"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Walter de la Mare no sonibyte-13168.mp3 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Tom's Little Dog by Walter de la Mare "Tom told his dog called Tim to beg, And up at once he sat, His two clear amber eyes fixed fast, His haunches on his mat"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Love_Sonnet_XVII-5945.mp3 Pablo Neruda Love Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda "I do not love you as if you were a salt rose, or topaz or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off. I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul"... 1:44 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Pablo Neruda, sonnets no sonibyte-13167.mp3 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Love Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda "I do not love you as if you were a salt rose, or topaz or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off. I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/There_is_a_June_when-5944.mp3 Emily Dickinson There is a June when Corn is cut by Emily Dickinson "There is a June when Corn is cut And Roses in the Seed A Summer briefer than the first But tenderer indeed"... 1:27 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emily Dickinson no sonibyte-13165.mp3 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT There is a June when Corn is cut by Emily Dickinson "There is a June when Corn is cut And Roses in the Seed A Summer briefer than the first But tenderer indeed"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Assurance-5925.mp3 Emma Lazarus Assurance by Emma Lazarus "Last night I slept, and when I woke her kiss Still floated on my lips. For we had strayed Together in my dream, through some dim glade"... 1:41 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emma Lazarus no sonibyte-13123.mp3 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Assurance by Emma Lazarus "Last night I slept, and when I woke her kiss Still floated on my lips. For we had strayed Together in my dream, through some dim glade"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Crossing_The_Bar-5924.mp3 Alfred Lord Tennyson Crossing The Bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson "Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea"... 1:28 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Alfred Lord Tennyson no sonibyte-13121.mp3 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Crossing The Bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson "Sunset and evening star, And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Sea_Shell-5923.mp3 Amy Lowell Sea Shell by Amy Lowell "Sea Shell, Sea Shell, Sing me a song, O Please! A song of ships, and sailor men, And parrots, and tropical trees"... 1:11 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Amy Lowell no sonibyte-13119.mp3 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Sea Shell by Amy Lowell "Sea Shell, Sea Shell, Sing me a song, O Please! A song of ships, and sailor men, And parrots, and tropical trees"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/When_The_Sun_Come-5922.mp3 Robert Louis Stevenson When The Sun Come After Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson "When the sun comes after rain And the bird is in the blue, The girls go down the lane Two by two"... 1:22 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Louis Stevenson no sonibyte-13111.mp3 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT When The Sun Come After Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson "When the sun comes after rain And the bird is in the blue, The girls go down the lane Two by two"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Whos_In_The_Next-5921b.mp3 Thomas Hardy "Who's In The Next Room?" by Thomas Hardy "Who's in the next room?--who??I seemed to see?Somebody in the dawning passing through,?Unknown to me."?"Nay: you saw nought. He passed invisibly"... 1:42 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Thomas Hardy no sonibyte-13117.mp3 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT "Who's In The Next Room?" by Thomas Hardy "Who's in the next room?--who??I seemed to see?Somebody in the dawning passing through,?Unknown to me."?"Nay: you saw nought. He passed invisibly"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_the_shadow_of_a-5920.mp3 Laurence Binyon In the shadow of a broken house by Laurence Binyon "In the shadow of a broken house, Down a deserted street, Propt walls, cold hearths, and phantom stairs, And the silence of dead feet"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Laurence Binyon no sonibyte-13113.mp3 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT In the shadow of a broken house by Laurence Binyon "In the shadow of a broken house, Down a deserted street, Propt walls, cold hearths, and phantom stairs, And the silence of dead feet"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Wild_Flowers_Song-5919.mp3 William Blake The Wild Flower's Song by William Blake "As I wandered the forest, The green leaves among, I heard a Wild Flower Singing a song"... 1:09 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Blake no sonibyte-13109.mp3 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Wild Flower's Song by William Blake "As I wandered the forest, The green leaves among, I heard a Wild Flower Singing a song"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Storm_Windows-5896.mp3 Howard Nemerov Storm Windows by Howard Nemerov "People are putting up storm windows now, Or were, this morning, until the heavy rain Drove them indoors. So, coming home at noon, I saw storm windows lying on the ground"... 1:46 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Howard Nemerov no sonibyte-13061.mp3 Wed, 9 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Storm Windows by Howard Nemerov "People are putting up storm windows now, Or were, this morning, until the heavy rain Drove them indoors. So, coming home at noon, I saw storm windows lying on the ground"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Borderland-5895.mp3 Amy Levy Borderland by Amy Levy "Am I waking, am I sleeping? As the first faint dawn comes creeping Thro' the pane, I am aware Of an unseen presence hovering"... 1:28 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Amy Levy no sonibyte-13059.mp3 Tue, 8 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Borderland by Amy Levy "Am I waking, am I sleeping? As the first faint dawn comes creeping Thro' the pane, I am aware Of an unseen presence hovering"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Pear_Tree-5894.mp3 Hilda Doolittle Pear Tree by Hilda Doolittle "Silver dust lifted from the earth, higher than my arms reach, you have mounted. O silver, higher than my arms reach you front us with great mass"... 1:17 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Hilda Doolittle no sonibyte-13057.mp3 Mon, 7 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Pear Tree by Hilda Doolittle "Silver dust lifted from the earth, higher than my arms reach, you have mounted. O silver, higher than my arms reach you front us with great mass"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/There_Was_a_CherryTree-5893.mp3 James Whitcomb Riley There Was a Cherry-Tree by James Whitcomb Riley "There was a cherry-tree. Its bloomy snows Cool even now the fevered sight that knows No more its airy visions of pure joy -- As when you were a boy"... 1:41 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, James Whitcomb Riley no sonibyte-13055.mp3 Sun, 6 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT There Was a Cherry-Tree by James Whitcomb Riley "There was a cherry-tree. Its bloomy snows Cool even now the fevered sight that knows No more its airy visions of pure joy -- As when you were a boy"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_DayBreakers-5892.mp3 Arna Bontemps The Day-Breakers by Arna Bontemps "We are not come to wage a strife With swords upon this hill, It is not wise to waste the life Against a stubborn will. Yet would we die as some have done. Beating a way for the rising sun." 1:02 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Arna Bontemps no sonibyte-13053.mp3 Sat, 5 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Day-Breakers by Arna Bontemps "We are not come to wage a strife With swords upon this hill, It is not wise to waste the life Against a stubborn will. Yet would we die as some have done. Beating a way for the rising sun." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/All_in_June-5891.mp3 William Henry Davies All in June by William Henry Davies "A week ago I had a fire To warm my feet, my hands and face; Cold winds, that never make a friend, Crept in and out of every place"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Henry Davies no sonibyte-13051.mp3 Fri, 4 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT All in June by William Henry Davies "A week ago I had a fire To warm my feet, my hands and face; Cold winds, that never make a friend, Crept in and out of every place"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/My_Dreams_My_Works-5890.mp3 Gwendolyn Brooks My Dreams, My Works, Must Wait Till After Hell by Gwendolyn Brooks "I hold my honey and I store my bread In little jars and cabinets of my will. I label clearly, and each latch and lid I bid, Be firm till I return from hell"... 1:36 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Gwendolyn Brooks no sonibyte-13049.mp3 Thu, 3 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT My Dreams, My Works, Must Wait Till After Hell by Gwendolyn Brooks "I hold my honey and I store my bread In little jars and cabinets of my will. I label clearly, and each latch and lid I bid, Be firm till I return from hell"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Night-5873.mp3 William Blake Night by William Blake "The sun descending in the west. The evening star does shine. The birds are silent in their nest"... 2:46 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Blake no sonibyte-13012.mp3 Wed, 2 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Night by William Blake "The sun descending in the west. The evening star does shine. The birds are silent in their nest"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Wraith-5872.mp3 Edna St. Vincent Millay Wraith by Edna St. Vincent Millay "Thin Rain, whom are you haunting, That you haunt my door?" ?Surely it is not I she's wanting; Someone living here before"... 1:54 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edna St. Vincent Millay no sonibyte-13010.mp3 Tue, 1 Jun 2010 05:00:00 CDT Wraith by Edna St. Vincent Millay "Thin Rain, whom are you haunting, That you haunt my door?" ?Surely it is not I she's wanting; Someone living here before"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Elves-5871.mp3 Denise Levertov The Elves by Denise Levertov "Elves are no smaller than men, and walk as men do, in this world, but with more grace than most, and are not immortal"... 1:15 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Denise Levertov no sonibyte-13008.mp3 Mon, 31 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Elves by Denise Levertov "Elves are no smaller than men, and walk as men do, in this world, but with more grace than most, and are not immortal"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Animals-5870.mp3 Edwin Muir The Animals by Edwin Muir "They do not live in the world, Are not in time and space. From birth to death hurled"... 1:37 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edwin Muir no sonibyte-13007.mp3 Sun, 30 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Animals by Edwin Muir "They do not live in the world, Are not in time and space. From birth to death hurled"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Colloquy-5869.mp3 Weldon Kees Colloquy by Weldon Kees "In the broken light, in owl weather, Webs on the lawn where the leaves end, I took the thin moon and the sky for cover To pick the cat's brains and descend"... 1:41 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Weldon Kees no sonibyte-13005.mp3 Sat, 29 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Colloquy by Weldon Kees "In the broken light, in owl weather, Webs on the lawn where the leaves end, I took the thin moon and the sky for cover To pick the cat's brains and descend"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/RoundPond-5868.mp3 Richard Aldington Round-Pond by Richard Aldington "Water ruffled and speckled by galloping wind Which puffs and spurts it into tiny pashing breaks Dashed with lemon-yellow afternoon sunlight"... 1:30 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Richard Aldington no sonibyte-13003.mp3 Fri, 28 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Round-Pond by Richard Aldington "Water ruffled and speckled by galloping wind Which puffs and spurts it into tiny pashing breaks Dashed with lemon-yellow afternoon sunlight"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Child_Is_Father_To-5867.mp3 Ted Hughes The Child Is Father To The Man by Ted Hughes "The child is father to the man.' How can he be? The words are wild. Suck any sense from that who can: 'The child is father to the man"... 1:13 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ted Hughes no sonibyte-13000.mp3 Thu, 27 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Child Is Father To The Man by Ted Hughes "The child is father to the man.' How can he be? The words are wild. Suck any sense from that who can: 'The child is father to the man"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Poor_Earth-5848.mp3 Elinor Wylie Poor Earth by Elinor Wylie "It is not heaven: bitter seed Leavens its entrails with despair It is a star where dragons breed: Devils have a footing there"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Elinor Wylie no sonibyte-12959.mp3 Wed, 26 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Poor Earth by Elinor Wylie "It is not heaven: bitter seed Leavens its entrails with despair It is a star where dragons breed: Devils have a footing there"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/May_Morning-5847.mp3 James Wright May Morning by James Wright "Deep into spring, winter is hanging on. Bitter and skillful in his hopelessness, he stays alive in every shady place"... 1:31 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, James Wright no sonibyte-12957.mp3 Tue, 25 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT May Morning by James Wright "Deep into spring, winter is hanging on. Bitter and skillful in his hopelessness, he stays alive in every shady place"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Fallen_Angels-5846.mp3 Anne Sexton The Fallen Angels by Anne Sexton "They come on to my clean sheet of paper and leave a Rorschach blot. They do not do this to be mean, they do it to give me a sign"... 2:05 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Anne Sexton no sonibyte-12955.mp3 Mon, 24 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Fallen Angels by Anne Sexton "They come on to my clean sheet of paper and leave a Rorschach blot. They do not do this to be mean, they do it to give me a sign"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/When_I_Met_My_Muse-5845.mp3 William Stafford When I Met My Muse by William Stafford "I glanced at her and took my glasses off--they were still singing. They buzzed like a locust on the coffee table and then ceased. Her voice belled forth, and the sunlight bent"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Stafford no sonibyte-12953.mp3 Sun, 23 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT When I Met My Muse by William Stafford "I glanced at her and took my glasses off--they were still singing. They buzzed like a locust on the coffee table and then ceased. Her voice belled forth, and the sunlight bent"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Childrens_Party-5844.mp3 Ogden Nash Children's Party by Ogden Nash "May I join you in the doghouse, Rover? I wish to retire till the party's over. Since three o'clock I've done my best To entertain each tiny guest. My conscience now I've left behind me, And if they want me, let them find me"... 2:28 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ogden Nash no sonibyte-12952.mp3 Sat, 22 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Children's Party by Ogden Nash "May I join you in the doghouse, Rover? I wish to retire till the party's over. Since three o'clock I've done my best To entertain each tiny guest. My conscience now I've left behind me, And if they want me, let them find me"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/My_Sad_Captains-5843.mp3 Thom Gunn My Sad Captains by Thom Gunn "One by one they appear in the darkness: a few friends, and a few with historical names. How late they start to shine! but before they fade they stand perfectly embodied, all"... 1:33 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Thom Gunn no sonibyte-12950.mp3 Fri, 21 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT My Sad Captains by Thom Gunn "One by one they appear in the darkness: a few friends, and a few with historical names. How late they start to shine! but before they fade they stand perfectly embodied, all"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Girl_in_a_Cage-5842.mp3 Carl Sandburg Girl in a Cage by Carl Sandburg "Here in a cage the dollars come down. To the click of a tube the dollars tumble. And out of a mouth the dollars run"... 1:15 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Carl Sandburg no sonibyte-12949.mp3 Thu, 20 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Girl in a Cage by Carl Sandburg "Here in a cage the dollars come down. To the click of a tube the dollars tumble. And out of a mouth the dollars run"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Wanderers-5820.mp3 Walter de la Mare Wanderers by Walter de la Mare "Wide are the meadows of night, And daisies are shining there, Tossing their lovely dews, Lustrous and fair"... 1:16 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Walter de la Mare no sonibyte-12901.mp3 Wed, 19 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Wanderers by Walter de la Mare "Wide are the meadows of night, And daisies are shining there, Tossing their lovely dews, Lustrous and fair"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/One_Flesh-5819.mp3 Elizabeth Jennings One Flesh by Elizabeth Jennings "Lying apart now, each in a separate bed, He with a book, keeping the light on late, She like a girl dreaming of childhood"... 1:51 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Elizabeth Jennings no sonibyte-12899.mp3 Tue, 18 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT One Flesh by Elizabeth Jennings "Lying apart now, each in a separate bed, He with a book, keeping the light on late, She like a girl dreaming of childhood"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Town_Marshal-5818.mp3 Edgar Lee Masters The Town Marshal by Edgar Lee Masters "The Prohibitionists made me Town Marshal When the saloons were voted out, Because when I was a drinking man, Before I joined the church, I killed a Swede At the saw-mill near Maple Grove"... 1:35 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edgar Lee Masters no sonibyte-12897.mp3 Mon, 17 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Town Marshal by Edgar Lee Masters "The Prohibitionists made me Town Marshal When the saloons were voted out, Because when I was a drinking man, Before I joined the church, I killed a Swede At the saw-mill near Maple Grove"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Hinged_To-5817.mp3 Richard Brautigan Hinged To Forgetfulness Like A Door by Richard Brautigan "Hinged to forgetfulness like a door, she slowly closed out of sight, and she was the woman I loved, but too many times she slept like a mechanical deer in my caresses, and I ached in the metal silence of her dreams." 1:05 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Richard Brautigan no sonibyte-12895.mp3 Sun, 16 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Hinged To Forgetfulness Like A Door by Richard Brautigan "Hinged to forgetfulness like a door, she slowly closed out of sight, and she was the woman I loved, but too many times she slept like a mechanical deer in my caresses, and I ached in the metal silence of her dreams." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/When_I_Was_Young_the-5816.mp3 A. R. Ammons When I Was Young the Silk by A. R. Ammons "When I was young the silk of my mind hard as a peony head unfurled and wind bloomed the parachute"... 1:14 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, A. R. Ammons no sonibyte-12893.mp3 Sat, 15 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT When I Was Young the Silk by A. R. Ammons "When I was young the silk of my mind hard as a peony head unfurled and wind bloomed the parachute"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Sonnet_1928-5815.mp3 Elizabeth Bishop Sonnet (1928) by Elizabeth Bishop "I am in need of music that would flow Over my fretful, feeling finger-tips, Over my bitter-tainted, trembling lips, With melody, deep, clear, and liquid-slow"... 1:37 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Elizabeth Bishop no sonibyte-12891.mp3 Fri, 14 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Sonnet (1928) by Elizabeth Bishop "I am in need of music that would flow Over my fretful, feeling finger-tips, Over my bitter-tainted, trembling lips, With melody, deep, clear, and liquid-slow"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/An_Old_Man-5814.mp3 Constantine P. Cavafy An Old Man by Constantine P. Cavafy "At the back of the noisy caf� bent over a table sits an old man; a newspaper in front of him, without company"... 1:50 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Constantine P. Cavafy no sonibyte-12889.mp3 Thu, 13 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT An Old Man by Constantine P. Cavafy "At the back of the noisy caf� bent over a table sits an old man; a newspaper in front of him, without company"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Rose_Family__Song-5794.mp3 Louisa May Alcott The Rose Family - Song II by Louisa May Alcott "O lesson well and wisely taught Stay with me to the last, That all my life may better be For the trial that is past"... 1:30 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Louisa May Alcott no sonibyte-12847.mp3 Wed, 12 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Rose Family - Song II by Louisa May Alcott "O lesson well and wisely taught Stay with me to the last, That all my life may better be For the trial that is past"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Bird_came_down_the-5793.mp3 Emily Dickinson A Bird came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson "A Bird came down the Walk -- He did not know I saw -- He bit an Angleworm in halves And ate the fellow, raw"... 1:33 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emily Dickinson no sonibyte-12845.mp3 Tue, 11 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT A Bird came down the Walk by Emily Dickinson "A Bird came down the Walk -- He did not know I saw -- He bit an Angleworm in halves And ate the fellow, raw"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Ring_of_Stars-5792.mp3 Robert Desnos he Ring of Stars by Robert Desnos "In order to make a star with five branches Where six would have been the same A circle must first be drawn"... 1:18 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Desnos no sonibyte-12843.mp3 Mon, 10 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT he Ring of Stars by Robert Desnos "In order to make a star with five branches Where six would have been the same A circle must first be drawn"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Heart_of_Copper-5791.mp3 Edward Dorn Heart of Copper by Edward Dorn "The Candidate, answering a question about El Salvador, generalized by saying he thought we should support human rights everywhere they were being abrogated-- South Korea, South Africa or South Yemen. He didn't have the moral perspicuity to mention South Dakota. Perhaps it's too far north." 1:08 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edward Dorn no sonibyte-12841.mp3 Sun, 9 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Heart of Copper by Edward Dorn "The Candidate, answering a question about El Salvador, generalized by saying he thought we should support human rights everywhere they were being abrogated-- South Korea, South Africa or South Yemen. He didn't have the moral perspicuity to mention South Dakota. Perhaps it's too far north." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Request_to_a_Year-5790.mp3 Judith Wright Request to a Year by Judith Wright "If the year is meditating a suitable gift, I should like it to be the attitude of my great- great- grandmother, legendary devotee of the arts"... 1:55 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Judith Wright no sonibyte-12840.mp3 Sat, 8 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Request to a Year by Judith Wright "If the year is meditating a suitable gift, I should like it to be the attitude of my great- great- grandmother, legendary devotee of the arts"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Curse-5789.mp3 John Berryman The Curse by John Berryman "Cedars and the westward sun. The darkening sky. A man alone Watches beside the fallen wall"... 1:41 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, John Berryman no sonibyte-12839.mp3 Fri, 7 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Curse by John Berryman "Cedars and the westward sun. The darkening sky. A man alone Watches beside the fallen wall"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Once_I_knew_a_fine-5788.mp3 Stephen Crane Once, I knew a fine song by Stephen Crane "Once, I knew a fine song, -- It is true, believe me -- It was all of birds, And I held them in a basket"... 1:09 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Stephen Crane no sonibyte-12837.mp3 Thu, 6 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Once, I knew a fine song by Stephen Crane "Once, I knew a fine song, -- It is true, believe me -- It was all of birds, And I held them in a basket"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Cut_Grass-5767.mp3 Philip Larkin Cut Grass by Philip Larkin "Cut grass lies frail: Brief is the breath Mown stalks exhale. Long, long the death"... 1:14 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Philip Larkin no sonibyte-12791.mp3 Wed, 5 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Cut Grass by Philip Larkin "Cut grass lies frail: Brief is the breath Mown stalks exhale. Long, long the death"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Influence-5766.mp3 Emma Lazarus Influence by Emma Lazarus The fervent, pale-faced Mother ere she sleep, Looks out upon the zigzag-lighted square, The beautiful bare trees, the blue night-air, The revelation of the star-strewn deep"... 1:38 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emma Lazarus no sonibyte-12789.mp3 Tue, 4 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Influence by Emma Lazarus The fervent, pale-faced Mother ere she sleep, Looks out upon the zigzag-lighted square, The beautiful bare trees, the blue night-air, The revelation of the star-strewn deep"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Fair_And_Unfair-5765.mp3 Robert Francis Fair And Unfair by Robert Francis "The beautiful is fair. The just is fair. Yet one is commonplace and one is rare, One everywhere, one scarcely anywhere"... 1:08 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Francis no sonibyte-12787.mp3 Mon, 3 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Fair And Unfair by Robert Francis "The beautiful is fair. The just is fair. Yet one is commonplace and one is rare, One everywhere, one scarcely anywhere"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/At_Blackwater_Pond-5764.mp3 Mary Oliver At Blackwater Pond by Mary Oliver "At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled after a night of rain. I dip my cupped hands. I drink a long time. It tastes like stone, leaves, fire. It falls cold into my body, waking the bones. I hear them deep inside me, whispering oh what is that beautiful thing that just happened?" 1:13 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Mary Oliver no sonibyte-12785.mp3 Sun, 2 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT At Blackwater Pond by Mary Oliver "At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled after a night of rain. I dip my cupped hands. I drink a long time. It tastes like stone, leaves, fire. It falls cold into my body, waking the bones. I hear them deep inside me, whispering oh what is that beautiful thing that just happened?" http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Why_Should_A_Foolish-5763.mp3 John Dryden Why Should A Foolish Marriage Vow by John Dryden "Why should a foolish marriage vow, Which long ago was made, Oblige us to each other now When passion is decay'd"... 1:31 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, John Dryden no sonibyte-12784.mp3 Sat, 1 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT Why Should A Foolish Marriage Vow by John Dryden "Why should a foolish marriage vow, Which long ago was made, Oblige us to each other now When passion is decay'd"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Breathing-5762.mp3 Denise Levertov The Breathing by Denise Levertov "An absolute patience. Trees stand up to their knees in fog. The fog slowly flows uphill. White cobwebs, the grass leaning where deer have looked for apples"... 1:16 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Denise Levertov no sonibyte-12783.mp3 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Breathing by Denise Levertov "An absolute patience. Trees stand up to their knees in fog. The fog slowly flows uphill. White cobwebs, the grass leaning where deer have looked for apples"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Forgetfulness-5761.mp3 Hart Crane Forgetfulness by Hart Crane "Forgetfulness is like a song That, freed from beat and measure, wanders. Forgetfulness is like a bird whose wings are reconciled, Outspread and motionless"... 1:21 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Hart Crane no sonibyte-12781.mp3 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT Forgetfulness by Hart Crane "Forgetfulness is like a song That, freed from beat and measure, wanders. Forgetfulness is like a bird whose wings are reconciled, Outspread and motionless"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/On_Going_Back_To_The-5744.mp3 Charles Bukowski On Going Back To The Street After Viewing An Art Show by Charles Bukowski "they talk down through the centuries to us, and this we need more and more, the statues and paintings in midnight age as we go along holding dead hands"... 1:30 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Charles Bukowski no sonibyte-12733.mp3 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT On Going Back To The Street After Viewing An Art Show by Charles Bukowski "they talk down through the centuries to us, and this we need more and more, the statues and paintings in midnight age as we go along holding dead hands"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Full_Moon_and_Little-5743.mp3 Ted Hughes Full Moon and Little Frieda by Ted Hughes "A cool small evening shrunk to a dog bark and the clank of a bucket - And you listening. A spider's web, tense for the dew's touch"... 1:31 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ted Hughes no sonibyte-12731.mp3 Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT Full Moon and Little Frieda by Ted Hughes "A cool small evening shrunk to a dog bark and the clank of a bucket - And you listening. A spider's web, tense for the dew's touch"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Amulet-5742.mp3 Ralph Waldo Emerson The Amulet by Ralph Waldo Emerson "Your picture smiles as first it smiled, The ring you gave is still the same, Your letter tells, O changing child, No tidings since it came"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ralph Waldo Emerson no sonibyte-12727.mp3 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Amulet by Ralph Waldo Emerson "Your picture smiles as first it smiled, The ring you gave is still the same, Your letter tells, O changing child, No tidings since it came"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Music_When_Soft-5741a.mp3 Percy B. Shelley Music, When Soft Voices Die by Percy B. Shelley "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory -- Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken"... 1:13 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Percy B. Shelley no sonibyte-12749.mp3 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT Music, When Soft Voices Die by Percy B. Shelley "Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory -- Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/To_Memory-5740a.mp3 Mary Elizabeth Coleridge To Memory by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge "Strange Power, I know not what thou art, Murderer or mistress of my heart. I know I'd rather meet the blow Of my most unrelenting foe Than live---as now I live---to be Slain twenty times a day by thee"... 1:24 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Mary Elizabeth Coleridge no sonibyte-12748.mp3 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT To Memory by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge "Strange Power, I know not what thou art, Murderer or mistress of my heart. I know I'd rather meet the blow Of my most unrelenting foe Than live---as now I live---to be Slain twenty times a day by thee"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Dictators-5739a.mp3 Pablo Neruda The Dictators by Pablo Neruda "An odor has remained among the sugarcane: a mixture of blood and body, a penetrating petal that brings nausea"... 1:43 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Pablo Neruda no sonibyte-12747.mp3 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT The Dictators by Pablo Neruda "An odor has remained among the sugarcane: a mixture of blood and body, a penetrating petal that brings nausea"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Meeting_At_Night-5738a.mp3 Robert Browning Meeting At Night by Robert Browning The grey sea and the long black land; And the yellow half-moon large and low"... 1:27 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Browning no sonibyte-12746.mp3 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT Meeting At Night by Robert Browning The grey sea and the long black land; And the yellow half-moon large and low"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Trees-5719a.mp3 Joyce Kilmer Trees by Joyce Kilmer "I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast"... 1:18 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Joyce Kilmer no sonibyte-12756.mp3 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:00:00 CDT Trees by Joyce Kilmer "I think that I shall never see A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest Against the earth's sweet flowing breast"...