What Am I Afraid Of?
What Am I Afraid Of?
Too bad you can’t press the hold button. When it comes to life. Wouldn’t that be just the thing? While you go ahead and try something else? Something new? Observations about people and life by Sasha Debevec-McKenney.
Featured Poetry Selection. Happy Mother’s Day.
Hurry. By Marie Howe.
A poem selected for Mother’s Day. By Marie Howe, 2025 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Poetry. Where are we all hurrying to? A beautiful poem about Motherhood.
“Hope” is the Thing with Feathers
Hope is “perched in our soul—”
Emily Dickinson deftly uses a bird as a metaphor for “Hope.” Click through for a beautiful and classic poem.
Woodpecker
Like Making the Same Obvious Point, Over & Over
In Woodpecker, Jeffrey Harrison tells a very human story. Was he asking something “of us?” No matter, really. Click thru for an insightful perspective.
Scaffolding
Building Strong Relationships.
Scaffolding, a poem by Seamus Heaney, reminds us that relationships that have stood the test of time will remain strong, even if the customary supports come down. Heaney draws a perfect analogy.
Park Avenue
Parallel Parking
Park Avenue, a poem by Diana Raab. Following Mary Oliver’s practice of “always carrying a notepad,” Diana Raab wrote this “rip-roaring funny” poem that we just had to share with you.
Holy Saturday
“I Could Do This One Good Thing Today.”
Holy Saturday by William Fargason. With no pretenses, a relatable poem about loneliness, and also kindness.
There is a fine line that separates us from despair.
The Visitor
By Ada Limón
A poem about life, getting older, doing what we do best, waiting, and maybe doing nothing about anything. This is a wonderful poem by Ada Limón, the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States.
The Decision
By Jane Hirshfield
About making and then living with important decisions. On this last Sunday prior to the upcoming election(s), Jane Hirshfield in her poem, The Decision, provides perspective. Indeed we are at an important juncture for our times and for our future.
The Decision
By Jane Hirshfield
About making and then living with important decisions. On this last Sunday prior to the upcoming election(s), Jane Hirshfield in her poem, The Decision, provides perspective. Indeed we are at an important juncture for our times and for our future.
An Ode We Owe
By Amanda Gorman
This beautiful poem, written and presented to the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2022 rings true today.
“I only ask that you care before it’s too late,
That you live aware and awake,
That you lead with love in hours of hate.”
Hummingbird Poetry Series
Hummingbird’s Featured Poem.
Mornings at Blackwater Pond by Mary Oliver.
A poem encouraging us to live life. Starting now. Hummingbird Poetry series curated by Lynda Bernard.