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Earth, I Thank You

Anne Spencer

Earth, I thank you
for the pleasure of your language
You’ve had a hard time
bringing it to me
from the ground
to grunt thru the noun
To all the way
feeling seeing smelling touching
—awareness
I am here!




Quotes of the Day

'A collected poems' is either a gravestone or a testimonial to survival

• Al Purdy



Poems of the Day
  • Ella Wheeler Wilcox
    Lost
    by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
    You left me with the autumn time; When the winter stripped the forest bare, Then dressed it in his spotless rime; When frosts were lurking in the air You left me here and went away.