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The Collection
End of Desire: Selected Poems
One hundred poems in seven groups. Every title links to its poem, and the whole collection is there to read or download.
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Great Blue Heron, Yellow Iris
Read post: Great Blue Heron, Yellow IrisThis morning’s herald, a Great Blue Heron, rising beneath the yellow iris,
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Mother and Son
Read post: Mother and SonAs a child, he played alone. He only cried when it rained. His mother kept his dreams alive,
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“Do You See How Young a Feeling Is?” – Halie Leland
Read post: “Do You See How Young a Feeling Is?” – Halie LelandWhat is this body? Words are no more than shadows. Better to strike fire from a stone.
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To Begin Again
Read post: To Begin AgainA tree that never spoke before asked me to build a nest in its branches. The Hermit Thrush
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Tonight I’ll Dream of You
Read post: Tonight I’ll Dream of YouBring me the flower of the night. It is your smile. Let the wind curl your hair.
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Riding the Wind
Read post: Riding the WindMountains that stand beneath the sky tell us where to stop.
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The Flowers You Sent
Read post: The Flowers You SentThe flowers you sent are fading red to gold in the sun.
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Friends and Enemies
Read post: Friends and EnemiesIf I reach out and don’t touch a wall, I will know I’ve lost the thread,
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A Perfect Thing
Read post: A Perfect ThingA perfect thing is known by its imperfection: a journey that takes you where you’ve always been a love endangered by wanting more