Poems about drugstore (13 Poems)
Boy With His Hair Cut Short (Muriel Rukeyser Poems)
SUNDAY shuts down on this twentieth-century evening.The L passes. Twilight and bulb definethe brown room, the overstuffed plum sofa,the boy, and the girl’s thin hands above his head.A neighbor radio sings stocks, news, serenade. He sits at the table, head … Continue reading
Father And Son (Delmore Schwartz Poems)
Father: On these occasions, the feelings surprise, Spontaneous as rain, and they compel Explicitness, embarrassed eyes– Son: Father, you’re not Polonius, you’re reticent, But sure. I can already tell The unction and falsetto of the sentiment Which gratifies the facile … Continue reading
The Hair-Tonic Bottle (Benjamin Franklin King Jr Poems)
HOW dear to my heart is the old village drugstore, When tired and thirsty it comes to my view. The wide-spreading sign that asks you to “Try it,” Vim, Vaseline, Vermifuge, Hop Bitters, too. The rusty old stove … Continue reading
2 a.m. (Ernesto Trejo Poems)
Under the covers, the winds of sleeprock the poppies of your breastsWe close our eyes to this lifeand open them to the other Next to the eagerness of the fly, the wrathof a flock of sparrowsand the saintliness of the … Continue reading
By Circumstance (Delmore Schwartz Poems)
By circumstances fedWhich divide attentionAmong the living and the dead,Under the blooms of the blossoming sun,The gaze which is a tower towersDay and night, hour by hour,Critical of all and of one,Dissatisfied with every flowerWith all that’s been done or … Continue reading
Haiku (Never Published) (Allen Ginsberg Poem)
Drinking my tea Without sugar- No difference. The sparrow shits upside down –ah! my brain & eggs Mayan head in a Pacific driftwood bole –Someday I’ll live in N.Y. Looking over my shoulder my behind was covered with cherry blossoms. … Continue reading
Breaking and Entering (Ralph Angel Poem)
Many setups. At least as many falls. Winter is paralyzing the country, but not here. Here, the boys are impersonating songs of indigenous wildlife. Mockingbird on the roof of the Gun Shop, scrub jay behind the Clear Lake Saloon. And … Continue reading
True Love (Robert Penn Warren Poems)
In silence the heart raves.It utters words Meaningless, that never had A meaning.I was ten, skinny, red-headed, Freckled.In a big black Buick, Driven by a big grown boy, with a necktie, she sat In front of the drugstore, sipping something … Continue reading
The List of Famous Hats (Edward Taylor Poems)
Napoleon’s hat is an obvious choice I guess to list as a famous hat, but that’s not the hat I have in mind. That was his hat for show. I am thinking of his private bathing cap, which in all … Continue reading
The List of Famous Hats (James Tate Poems)
Napoleon’s hat is an obvious choice I guess to list as a famous hat, but that’s not the hat I have in mind. That was his hat for show. I am thinking of his private bathing cap, which in all … Continue reading