“From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire.” FIRE AND ICE by Robert Frost You're trudging on your track from day to day when suddenly you see a trick of...

Sharp trickster, how we loved to watch you tie our muddled minds into a knotted maze. Your jests and jokes did twist each question, "Why?" till heart and head were drugged in deadly daze. ...

Beside him, silent, stately, on his right, the old magician's fair assistant stands alert, yet selfless, keeping out of sight the trove of secret props held in her hands. Just so I'd...

My leaven makes my muffins rise. My eggs are never runny My pudding could take any prize. My secret? Not for money. Hush! There's a bogie in my kitchen. He's the joy that makes my life. By...

Yes, many castles I have built of sand With shells and wood, the gifts the waves have thrown, Each strong and fast against the sea at hand But in the night the sea reclaims its own. And many...

In dreams I often go back where I've been to visit buildings long since left behind. There, well beyond thought, I again begin to re-enact the Zodiac of my mind. But why, I wonder, do I...

Your daddy can do many things for you, Yet there is one he can't, it seems. Alone, alone, you must alone Go find the land of dreams. And I have taught you many things, but this May be the...

When in the Morphean realm oft' have I seen Sublime, fantastic visions of the night. Once as I slept within a forest green My eyes beheld a most adventurous sight. Pitch dark it was, but then...

(Having fallen asleep on top of an electric blanket) Well, no one really got the joke at first. As lawns burnt brown, as birds fell from the sky, as winds blew hotter, children cried of...

"Hmmm! What is this?" Before I heard or saw I caught the subtle scent you wore that day. I noticed it the night I said, "Please stay." You stayed. Each day you filled my heart with awe. ...