Poems about puzzle (25 Poems)
Sword Blades and Poppy Seed (Amy Lowell Poem)
A drifting, April, twilight sky, A wind which blew the puddles dry, And slapped the river into waves That ran and hid among the staves Of an old wharf. A watery light Touched bleak the granite bridge, and white Without … Continue reading
The Boy (Marilyn Hacker Poem)
It is the boy in me who’s looking out the window, while someone across the street mends a pillowcase, clouds shift, the gutter spout pours rain, someone else lights a cigarette? (Because he flinched, because he didn’t whirl around, face … Continue reading
The Transparent Man (Anthony Hecht Poem)
I’m mighty glad to see you, Mrs. Curtis, And thank you very kindly for this visit– Especially now when all the others here Are having holiday visitors, and I feel A little conspicuous and in the way. It’s mainly because … Continue reading
Casualty (Seamus Heaney Poem)
I He would drink by himself And raise a weathered thumb Towards the high shelf, Calling another rum And blackcurrant, without Having to raise his voice, Or order a quick stout By a lifting of the eyes And a discreet … Continue reading
Bride and Groom Lie Hidden for Three Days (Ted Hughes Poem)
She gives him his eyes, she found them Among some rubble, among some beetles He gives her her skin He just seemed to pull it down out of the air and lay it over her She weeps with fearfulness and … Continue reading
Mind (Jorie Graham Poem)
The slow overture of rain, each drop breaking without breaking into the next, describes the unrelenting, syncopated mind. Not unlike the hummingbirds imagining their wings to be their heart, and swallows believing the horizon to be a line they lift … Continue reading
Shards of Glass (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Like exploded shards of glass in many shapes and colors trying to complete the puzzle without the picture there Explaining the creator the loving nature of God the Son, the Spirit, the words we know not nearly close enough Like … Continue reading
In Common (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Part of the puzzle the confusion of our spirits competition for success measured in our wealth the things, the possessions the trinkets and toys So different, than living together in community, assets, things, held in common for the overall good … Continue reading
All Parts (Raymond A. Foss Poem)
Without each other, parts parts of a puzzle, clear in completion only each a member, valuable, needed finding purpose in the word, in the life of faith, using our minds, our hands, what we know, what we have learned to … Continue reading
The Impossible Thing (Jean de La Fontaine Poem)
A DEMON, blacker in his skin than heart, So great a charm was prompted to impart; To one in love, that he the lady gained, And full possession in the end obtained: The bargain was, the lover should enjoy The … Continue reading