Hurt No Living Thing (Pickled Poem Ep. 59)
"Hurt No Living Thing" by Christina Rossetti Hurt no living thing:Ladybird, nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing,Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper so light of leap,Nor dancing gnat, n...
20 Sep 20241min
Hurricane (Pickled Poem Ep. 58)
"Hurricane" by Dionne Brand Shut the windowsBolt the doorsBig rain comingClimbing up the mountain Neighbors whisperDark clouds gatherBig rain comingClimbing up the mountain Gather in the clotheslinesP...
13 Sep 20242min
From a Dakota Wheat-Field (Pickled Poem Ep. 57)
"From a Dakota Wheat-Field" by Hamlin Garland Like liquid gold the wheat-field lies,A marvel of yellow and green,That ripples and runs, that floats and flies,With the subtle shadows, the change, th...
6 Sep 20243min
Every Time I Climb a Tree (Pickled Poem Ep. 56)
"Every Time I Climb a Tree" by David McCord Every time I climb a treeEvery time I climb a treeEvery time I climb a treeI scrape a legOr skin a kneeAnd every time I climb a treeI find some antsOr do...
30 Aug 20243min
Dew on a Spider's Web (Pickled Poem Ep. 55)
"Dew on a Spider's Web" by Dorothy Snow Dew on a spiders web is a wonderful sight,Early morning finds what has been created at night,Lovely designs spun so nice,Without a pattern of device,Looking ...
23 Aug 20241min
The Lake Isle of Innisfree (Pickled Poem Ep. 54)
"The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by William Butler Yeats I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive fo...
16 Aug 20242min
A Quiet Life (Pickled Poem Ep. 53)
"A Quiet Life" by Baron Wormser What a person desires in lifeis a properly boiled egg.This isn’t as easy as it seems.There must be gas and a stove,the gas requires pipelines, mastodon drills,banks ...
9 Aug 20244min
Charge of the Light Brigade (Pickled Poem Ep. 52)
"Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson IHalf a league, half a league,Half a league onward,All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.“Forward, the Light Brigade!Charge for th...
2 Aug 20244min
