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Powered by SoniByte. http://www.sonibyte.com/rssimages/4.jpghttp://www.sonibyte.com/rssfeed/4.xml Arts http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Current-5460.mp3 Raymond Carver The Current by Raymond Carver "These fish have no eyes these silver fish that come to me in dreams, scattering their roe and milt in the pockets of my brain"... 0:52 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Raymond Carver no sonibyte-12131.mp3 Mon, 8 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST The Current by Raymond Carver "These fish have no eyes these silver fish that come to me in dreams, scattering their roe and milt in the pockets of my brain"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Today_Is_Sunday-5459.mp3 Nazim Hikmet oday Is Sunday by Nazim Hikmet "Today is Sunday. For the first time they took me out into the sun today. And for the first time in my life I was aghast that the sky is so far away"... 1:03 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Nazim Hikmet no sonibyte-12129.mp3 Sun, 7 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST oday Is Sunday by Nazim Hikmet "Today is Sunday. For the first time they took me out into the sun today. And for the first time in my life I was aghast that the sky is so far away"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Fire_On_The_Hills-5458.mp3 Robinson Jeffers Fire On The Hills by Robinson Jeffers "The deer were bounding like blown leaves Under the smoke in front the roaring wave of the brush-fire; I thought of the smaller lives that were caught"... 1:24 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robinson Jeffers no sonibyte-12126.mp3 Sat, 6 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST Fire On The Hills by Robinson Jeffers "The deer were bounding like blown leaves Under the smoke in front the roaring wave of the brush-fire; I thought of the smaller lives that were caught"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Last_Word-5457.mp3 Matthew Arnold The Last Word by Matthew Arnold "Creep into thy narrow bed, Creep, and let no more be said! Vain thy onset! all stands fast. Thou thyself must break at last"... 1:12 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Matthew Arnold no sonibyte-12124.mp3 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST The Last Word by Matthew Arnold "Creep into thy narrow bed, Creep, and let no more be said! Vain thy onset! all stands fast. Thou thyself must break at last"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Flower_Given_to_My-5456.mp3 James Joyce A Flower Given to My Daughter by James Joyce "Frail the white rose and frail are Her hands that gave Whose soul is sere and paler Than time's wan wave"... 0:47 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, James Joyce no sonibyte-12122.mp3 Thu, 4 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST A Flower Given to My Daughter by James Joyce "Frail the white rose and frail are Her hands that gave Whose soul is sere and paler Than time's wan wave"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/February_Thinking_of-5435.mp3 Jane Kenyon February: Thinking of Flowers by Jane Kenyon "Now wind torments the field, turning the white surface back on itself, back and back on itself, like an animal licking a wound"... 1:01 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Jane Kenyon no sonibyte-12077.mp3 Wed, 3 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST February: Thinking of Flowers by Jane Kenyon "Now wind torments the field, turning the white surface back on itself, back and back on itself, like an animal licking a wound"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Planters_Daughter-5434.mp3 Austin Clarke The Planter's Daughter by Austin Clarke "When night stirred at sea, An the fire brought a crowd in They say that her beauty Was music in mouth And few in the candlelight Thought her too proud, For the house of the planter Is known by the trees"... 0:58 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Austin Clarke no sonibyte-12075.mp3 Tue, 2 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST The Planter's Daughter by Austin Clarke "When night stirred at sea, An the fire brought a crowd in They say that her beauty Was music in mouth And few in the candlelight Thought her too proud, For the house of the planter Is known by the trees"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Potomac_Town_in-5433.mp3 Carl Sandburg Potomac Town in February by Carl Sandburg The bridge says: Come across, try me; see how good I am. The big rock in the river says: Look at me; learn how to stand up"... 1:00 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Carl Sandburg no sonibyte-12073.mp3 Mon, 1 Feb 2010 05:00:00 CST Potomac Town in February by Carl Sandburg The bridge says: Come across, try me; see how good I am. The big rock in the river says: Look at me; learn how to stand up"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Pickle_Belt-5432.mp3 Theodore Roethke Pickle Belt by Theodore Roethke "The fruit rolled by all day. They prayed the cogs would creep; They thought about Saturday pay, And Sunday sleep"... 0:54 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Theodore Roethke no sonibyte-12071.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Pickle Belt by Theodore Roethke "The fruit rolled by all day. They prayed the cogs would creep; They thought about Saturday pay, And Sunday sleep"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Acquainted_With_the-5431.mp3 Robert Frost Acquainted With the Night by Robert Frost "I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain --and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light"... 1:09 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Frost no sonibyte-12069.mp3 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Acquainted With the Night by Robert Frost "I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain --and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_a_Lonely_Place-5430.mp3 Stephen Crane In a Lonely Place by Stephen Crane "In a lonely place, I encountered a sage Who sat, all still, Regarding a newspaper. He accosted me: "Sir, what is this?" Then I saw that I was greater"... 0:51 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Stephen Crane no sonibyte-12067.mp3 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST In a Lonely Place by Stephen Crane "In a lonely place, I encountered a sage Who sat, all still, Regarding a newspaper. He accosted me: "Sir, what is this?" Then I saw that I was greater"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_Musicians_Wife-5429.mp3 Weldon Kees A Musician's Wife by Weldon Kees "Between the visits to the shock ward The doctors used to let you play On the old upright Baldwin Donated by a former patient Who is said to be quite stable now"... 1:33 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Weldon Kees no sonibyte-12065.mp3 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST A Musician's Wife by Weldon Kees "Between the visits to the shock ward The doctors used to let you play On the old upright Baldwin Donated by a former patient Who is said to be quite stable now"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Snow_Man-5411.mp3 Wallace Stevens The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens "One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow"... 1:02 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Wallace Stevens no sonibyte-12026.mp3 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens "One must have a mind of winter To regard the frost and the boughs Of the pine-trees crusted with snow"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Eight_OClock-5410.mp3 A. E. Housman Eight O'Clock by A. E. Housman "He stood, and heard the steeple Sprinkle the quarters on the morning town. One, two, three, four, to market-place and people It tossed them down"... 0:50 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, A. E. Housman no sonibyte-12024.mp3 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Eight O'Clock by A. E. Housman "He stood, and heard the steeple Sprinkle the quarters on the morning town. One, two, three, four, to market-place and people It tossed them down"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Merlin-5409.mp3 Edwin Muir Merlin by Edwin Muir "O Merlin in your crystal cave Deep in the diamond of the day, Will there ever be a singer Whose music will smooth away The furrow drawn by Adam's finger"... 1:00 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edwin Muir no sonibyte-12022.mp3 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Merlin by Edwin Muir "O Merlin in your crystal cave Deep in the diamond of the day, Will there ever be a singer Whose music will smooth away The furrow drawn by Adam's finger"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Long_Island_Sound-5408.mp3 Emma Lazarus Long Island Sound by Emma Lazarus "I see it as it looked one afternoon In August,-by a fresh soft breeze o'erblown. The swiftness of the tide, the light thereon, A far-off sail, white as a crescent moon"... 1:18 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emma Lazarus no sonibyte-12020.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Long Island Sound by Emma Lazarus "I see it as it looked one afternoon In August,-by a fresh soft breeze o'erblown. The swiftness of the tide, the light thereon, A far-off sail, white as a crescent moon"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Kafkas_Hat-5407.mp3 Richard Brautigan Kafka's Hat by Richard Brautigan "With the rain falling surgically against the roof, I ate a dish of ice cream that looked like Kafka's hat. It was a dish of ice cream tasting like an operating table with the patient staring up at the ceiling." 0:39 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Richard Brautigan no sonibyte-12018.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Kafka's Hat by Richard Brautigan "With the rain falling surgically against the roof, I ate a dish of ice cream that looked like Kafka's hat. It was a dish of ice cream tasting like an operating table with the patient staring up at the ceiling." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Ball_Poem-5406.mp3 John Berryman The Ball Poem by John Berryman "What is the boy now, who has lost his ball, What, what is he to do? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over?there it is in the water"... 1:59 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, John Berryman no sonibyte-12016.mp3 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Ball Poem by John Berryman "What is the boy now, who has lost his ball, What, what is he to do? I saw it go Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over?there it is in the water"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Music_Swims_Back_to_Me-5405.mp3 Anne Sexton Music Swims Back to Me by Anne Sexton "Wait Mister. Which way is home? They turned the light out and the dark is moving in the corner. There are no sign posts in this room, four ladies, over eighty, in diapers every one of them"... 1:46 Anne Sexton, poem, poets, poetry, daily poem no sonibyte-12014.mp3 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Music Swims Back to Me by Anne Sexton "Wait Mister. Which way is home? They turned the light out and the dark is moving in the corner. There are no sign posts in this room, four ladies, over eighty, in diapers every one of them"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Old_Prison-5387.mp3 Judith Wright The Old Prison by Judith Wright "The rows of cells are unroofed, a flute for the wind's mouth, who comes with a breath of ice from the blue caves of the south"... 1:09 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Judith Wright no sonibyte-11975.mp3 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Old Prison by Judith Wright "The rows of cells are unroofed, a flute for the wind's mouth, who comes with a breath of ice from the blue caves of the south"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Nocturne-5386.mp3 Kathleen Raine Nocturne by Kathleen Raine "Night comes, an angel stands Measuring out the time of stars, Still are the winds, and still the hours"... 1:07 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Kathleen Raine no sonibyte-11973.mp3 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Nocturne by Kathleen Raine "Night comes, an angel stands Measuring out the time of stars, Still are the winds, and still the hours"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Juke_Box_Love_Song-5385.mp3 Langston Hughes Juke Box Love Song by Langston Hughes "I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a crown"... 0:54 Langston Hughes, poem, poets, poetry, daily poem no sonibyte-11971.mp3 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Juke Box Love Song by Langston Hughes "I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a crown"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Witch-5384.mp3 Mary Elizabeth Coleridge The Witch by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge "I have walked a great while over the snow, And I am not tall nor strong. My clothes are wet, and my teeth are set, And the way was hard and long"... 1:30 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Mary Elizabeth Coleridge no sonibyte-11969.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Witch by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge "I have walked a great while over the snow, And I am not tall nor strong. My clothes are wet, and my teeth are set, And the way was hard and long"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Would_You_Believe_It-5383.mp3 Ellis Parker Butler Would You Believe It? by Ellis Parker Butler "One year ago I wished that I A banker great might be With a hundred million dollars And financial majesty"... 1:03 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ellis Parker Butler no sonibyte-11967.mp3 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Would You Believe It? by Ellis Parker Butler "One year ago I wished that I A banker great might be With a hundred million dollars And financial majesty"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Lots_Wife-5382.mp3 Anna Akhmatova Lot's Wife by Anna Akhmatova "And the just man trailed God's shining agent, over a black mountain, in his giant track, while a restless voice kept harrying his woman: "It's not too late, you can still look back"... 1:21 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Anna Akhmatova no sonibyte-11965.mp3 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Lot's Wife by Anna Akhmatova "And the just man trailed God's shining agent, over a black mountain, in his giant track, while a restless voice kept harrying his woman: "It's not too late, you can still look back"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Failure-5381.mp3 Rupert Brooke Failure by Rupert Brooke "Because God put His adamantine fate Between my sullen heart and its desire, I swore that I would burst the Iron Gate, Rise up, and curse Him on His throne of fire"... 1:14 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Rupert Brooke no sonibyte-11963.mp3 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Failure by Rupert Brooke "Because God put His adamantine fate Between my sullen heart and its desire, I swore that I would burst the Iron Gate, Rise up, and curse Him on His throne of fire"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Genius_Of_The_Crowd-5362.mp3 Charles Bukowski The Genius Of The Crowd by Charles Bukowski "there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average human being to supply any given army on any given day"... 2:18 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Charles Bukowski no sonibyte-11923.mp3 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Genius Of The Crowd by Charles Bukowski "there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average human being to supply any given army on any given day"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Saturdays_Child-5361.mp3 Countee Cullen Saturday's Child by Countee Cullen "Some are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle; I cut my teeth as the black racoon-- For implements of battle"... 1:19 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Countee Cullen no sonibyte-11921.mp3 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Saturday's Child by Countee Cullen "Some are teethed on a silver spoon, With the stars strung for a rattle; I cut my teeth as the black racoon-- For implements of battle"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Eyesight-5360.mp3 A. R. Ammons Eyesight by A. R. Ammons It was May before my attention came to spring and my word I said to the southern slopes"... 0:51 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, A. R. Ammons no sonibyte-11919.mp3 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Eyesight by A. R. Ammons It was May before my attention came to spring and my word I said to the southern slopes"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Drinking_While_Driving-5359.mp3 Raymond Carver Drinking While Driving by Raymond Carver "It's August and I have not Read a book in six months except something called The Retreat from Moscow by Caulaincourt Nevertheless, I am happy"... 1:01 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Raymond Carver no sonibyte-11917.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Drinking While Driving by Raymond Carver "It's August and I have not Read a book in six months except something called The Retreat from Moscow by Caulaincourt Nevertheless, I am happy"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Ghost-5358.mp3 Charles Baudelaire The Ghost by Charles Baudelaire "Softly as brown-eyed Angels rove I will return to thy alcove, And glide upon the night to thee, Treading the shadows silently"... 1:03 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Charles Baudelaire no sonibyte-11915.mp3 Sat, 9 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Ghost by Charles Baudelaire "Softly as brown-eyed Angels rove I will return to thy alcove, And glide upon the night to thee, Treading the shadows silently"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_Memory_of_Anyone-5357.mp3 Elizabeth Jennings In Memory of Anyone Unknown to Me by Elizabeth Jennings "At this particular time I have no one Particular person to grieve for, though there must Be many, many unknown ones going to dust"... 1:34 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Elizabeth Jennings no sonibyte-11913.mp3 Fri, 8 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST In Memory of Anyone Unknown to Me by Elizabeth Jennings "At this particular time I have no one Particular person to grieve for, though there must Be many, many unknown ones going to dust"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Room-5356.mp3 Conrad Aiken The Room by Conrad Aiken "Through that window?all else being extinct Except itself and me?I saw the struggle Of darkness against darkness. Within the room It turned and turned, dived downward"... 1:59 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Conrad Aiken no sonibyte-11911.mp3 Thu, 7 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Room by Conrad Aiken "Through that window?all else being extinct Except itself and me?I saw the struggle Of darkness against darkness. Within the room It turned and turned, dived downward"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Twenty_Four_Years-5338.mp3 Dylan Thomas Twenty Four Years by Dylan Thomas "Twenty-four years remind the tears of my eyes. (Bury the dead for fear that they walk to the grave in labour.) In the groin of the natural doorway I crouched like a tailor Sewing a shroud for a journey"... 0:58 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Dylan Thomas no sonibyte-11874.mp3 Wed, 6 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Twenty Four Years by Dylan Thomas "Twenty-four years remind the tears of my eyes. (Bury the dead for fear that they walk to the grave in labour.) In the groin of the natural doorway I crouched like a tailor Sewing a shroud for a journey"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Spoilsport-5337.mp3 Robert Graves The Spoilsport by Robert Graves "My familiar ghost again Comes to see what he can see, Critic, son of Conscious Brain, Spying on our privacy"... 1:33 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Graves no sonibyte-11872.mp3 Tue, 5 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST The Spoilsport by Robert Graves "My familiar ghost again Comes to see what he can see, Critic, son of Conscious Brain, Spying on our privacy"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Stopping_by_Woods_on_a-5336.mp3 Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost "Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow"... 1:10 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Frost no sonibyte-11870.mp3 Mon, 4 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost "Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Father-5335.mp3 Edgar Albert Guest Father by Edgar Albert Guest "My father knows the proper way The nation should be run; He tells us children every day Just what should now be done. He knows the way to fix the trusts, He has a simple plan"... 1:56 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edgar Albert Guest no sonibyte-11868.mp3 Sun, 3 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Father by Edgar Albert Guest "My father knows the proper way The nation should be run; He tells us children every day Just what should now be done. He knows the way to fix the trusts, He has a simple plan"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Silver_Filigree-5334.mp3 Elinor Wylie Silver Filigree by Elinor Wylie "The icicles wreathing On trees in festoon Swing, swayed to our breathing: They're made of the moon"... 1:01 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Elinor Wylie no sonibyte-11866.mp3 Sat, 2 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST Silver Filigree by Elinor Wylie "The icicles wreathing On trees in festoon Swing, swayed to our breathing: They're made of the moon"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/New_Years_Morning-5333.mp3 Helen Hunt Jackson New Year's Morning by Helen Hunt Jackson "Only a night from old to new! Only a night, and so much wrought! The Old Year's heart all weary grew, But said: The New Year rest has brought." The Old Year's hopes its heart laid down, As in a grave; but trusting, said: "The blossoms of the New Year's crown Bloom from the ashes of the dead." ... 2:18 Helen Hunt Jackson, poem, poetry, poets, daily poem, New Year's Poems no sonibyte-11864.mp3 Fri, 1 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST New Year's Morning by Helen Hunt Jackson "Only a night from old to new! Only a night, and so much wrought! The Old Year's heart all weary grew, But said: The New Year rest has brought." The Old Year's hopes its heart laid down, As in a grave; but trusting, said: "The blossoms of the New Year's crown Bloom from the ashes of the dead." ... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Ring_Out_Wild_Bells-5332.mp3 Alfred Lord Tennyson "Ring Out, Wild Bells" from In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die" 2:10 Alfred Lord Tennyson, Tennyson, poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, New Year's poems no sonibyte-11862.mp3 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST "Ring Out, Wild Bells" from In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson "Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die" http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Glimmer-5319.mp3 Carl Sandburg Glimmer by Carl Sandburg "Let down your braids of hair, lady. Cross your legs and sit before the looking-glass And gaze long on lines under your eyes. Life writes; men dance. And you know how men pay women." 0:40 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Carl Sandburg no sonibyte-11832.mp3 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Glimmer by Carl Sandburg "Let down your braids of hair, lady. Cross your legs and sit before the looking-glass And gaze long on lines under your eyes. Life writes; men dance. And you know how men pay women." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Skating-5318.mp3 E. E. Cummings Skating by E E Cummings "Spring is past, and Summer's past, Autumn's come, and going; Weather seems as though at last We might get some snowing"... 1:27 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, E. E. Cummings no sonibyte-11830.mp3 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Skating by E E Cummings "Spring is past, and Summer's past, Autumn's come, and going; Weather seems as though at last We might get some snowing"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Choice-5317.mp3 Dorothy Parker The Choice by Dorothy Parker "He'd have given me rolling lands, Houses of marble, and billowing farms, Pearls, to trickle between my hands, Smoldering rubies, to circle my arms"... 1:13 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Dorothy Parker no sonibyte-11828.mp3 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST The Choice by Dorothy Parker "He'd have given me rolling lands, Houses of marble, and billowing farms, Pearls, to trickle between my hands, Smoldering rubies, to circle my arms"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_West_Wind-5316.mp3 William Cullen Bryant The West Wind by William Cullen Bryant "Beneath the forest's skirts I rest, Whose branching pines rise dark and high, And hear the breezes of the West Among the threaded foliage sigh"... 1:53 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Cullen Bryant no sonibyte-11826.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST The West Wind by William Cullen Bryant "Beneath the forest's skirts I rest, Whose branching pines rise dark and high, And hear the breezes of the West Among the threaded foliage sigh"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/So_Fair_is_She-5315.mp3 Spike Milligan So Fair is She by Spike Milligan "So fair is she! So fair her face So fair her pulsing figure Not so fair The maniacal stare Of a husband who's much bigger." 0:37 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Spike Milligan no sonibyte-11824.mp3 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST So Fair is She by Spike Milligan "So fair is she! So fair her face So fair her pulsing figure Not so fair The maniacal stare Of a husband who's much bigger." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Christmas_Bells-5314.mp3 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Christmas Bells By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet 1:52 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Christmas poems, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow no sonibyte-11822.mp3 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Christmas Bells By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Twas_the_Night_Before-5313.mp3 Clement C. Moore 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore " 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house?not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.?The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,?in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there"... 3:51 Clement C. Moore, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, the Night Before Christmas, Christmas, Christmas Eve, poem, poetry, poets, daily poem, Christmas poem no sonibyte-11820.mp3 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST 'Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore " 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house?not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.?The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,?in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Christmas_Holidays-5287.mp3 Thomas Hood Christmas Holidays by Thomas Hood "Along the Woodford road there comes a noise Of wheels, and Mr. Rounding's neat post-chaise Struggles along, drawn by a pair of bays"... 1:17 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Thomas Hood no sonibyte-11765.mp3 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Christmas Holidays by Thomas Hood "Along the Woodford road there comes a noise Of wheels, and Mr. Rounding's neat post-chaise Struggles along, drawn by a pair of bays"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Snow_Storm-5286.mp3 Edna St. Vincent Millay The Snow Storm by Edna St. Vincent Millay "No hawk hangs over in this air: The urgent snow is everywhere. The wing adroiter than a sail Must lean away from such a gale"... 1:07 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edna St. Vincent Millay no sonibyte-11763.mp3 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST The Snow Storm by Edna St. Vincent Millay "No hawk hangs over in this air: The urgent snow is everywhere. The wing adroiter than a sail Must lean away from such a gale"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Doubts-5285.mp3 Rupert Brooke Doubts by Rupert Brooke "When she sleeps, her soul, I know, Goes a wanderer on the air, Wings where I may never go, Leaves her lying, still and fair, Waiting, empty, laid aside, Like a dress upon a chair"... 1:13 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Rupert Brooke no sonibyte-11761.mp3 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Doubts by Rupert Brooke "When she sleeps, her soul, I know, Goes a wanderer on the air, Wings where I may never go, Leaves her lying, still and fair, Waiting, empty, laid aside, Like a dress upon a chair"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Blow_Blow_Thou-5284.mp3 William Shakespeare Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind by William Shakespeare "Blow, blow, thou winter wind Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude"... 1:24 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Shakespeare no sonibyte-11759.mp3 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind by William Shakespeare "Blow, blow, thou winter wind Thou art not so unkind As man's ingratitude; Thy tooth is not so keen, Because thou art not seen, Although thy breath be rude"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Two_or_three_angels-5283.mp3 Stephen Crane Two or three angels by Stephen Crane "Two or three angels Came near to the earth. They saw a fat church. Little black streams of people Came and went in continually. And the angels were puzzled To know why the people went thus, And why they stayed so long within." 0:43 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Stephen Crane no sonibyte-11757.mp3 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Two or three angels by Stephen Crane "Two or three angels Came near to the earth. They saw a fat church. Little black streams of people Came and went in continually. And the angels were puzzled To know why the people went thus, And why they stayed so long within." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Shampoo-5282.mp3 Elizabeth Bishop The Shampoo by Elizabeth Bishop "The still explosions on the rocks, the lichens, grow by spreading, gray, concentric shocks"... 1:11 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Elizabeth Bishop no sonibyte-11755.mp3 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST The Shampoo by Elizabeth Bishop "The still explosions on the rocks, the lichens, grow by spreading, gray, concentric shocks"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_DrearNighted-5281.mp3 John Keats In Drear-Nighted December by John Keats "In drear-nighted December, Too happy, happy tree, Thy branches ne'er remember Their green felicity"... 1:24 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, John Keats no sonibyte-11753.mp3 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST In Drear-Nighted December by John Keats "In drear-nighted December, Too happy, happy tree, Thy branches ne'er remember Their green felicity"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Winter_Trees-5262.mp3 William Carlos Williams Winter Trees by William Carlos Williams "All the complicated details of the attiring and the disattiring are completed! A liquid moon moves gently among the long branches. Thus having prepared their buds against a sure winter the wise trees stand sleeping in the cold." 0:43 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Carlos Williams no sonibyte-11713.mp3 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Winter Trees by William Carlos Williams "All the complicated details of the attiring and the disattiring are completed! A liquid moon moves gently among the long branches. Thus having prepared their buds against a sure winter the wise trees stand sleeping in the cold." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/A_little_Snow_was_here-5261.mp3 Emily Dickinson A little Snow was here and there by Emily Dickinson "A little Snow was here and there Disseminated in her Hair -- Since she and I had met and played Decade had gathered to Decade"... 0:45 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emily Dickinson no sonibyte-11711.mp3 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST A little Snow was here and there by Emily Dickinson "A little Snow was here and there Disseminated in her Hair -- Since she and I had met and played Decade had gathered to Decade"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/On_Winters_Margin-5260.mp3 Mary Oliver On Winter's Margin by Mary Oliver "On winter?s margin, see the small birds now With half-forged memories come flocking home To gardens famous for their charity"... 1:17 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Mary Oliver no sonibyte-11709.mp3 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST On Winter's Margin by Mary Oliver "On winter?s margin, see the small birds now With half-forged memories come flocking home To gardens famous for their charity"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Warm_and_the_Cold-5257.mp3 Ted Hughes The Warm and the Cold by Ted Hughes "Freezing dusk is closing Like a slow trap of steel On trees and roads and hills and all That can no longer feel. But the carp is in its depth Like a planet in its heaven"... 2:01 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ted Hughes no sonibyte-11707.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST The Warm and the Cold by Ted Hughes "Freezing dusk is closing Like a slow trap of steel On trees and roads and hills and all That can no longer feel. But the carp is in its depth Like a planet in its heaven"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Winter_Complaint-5258.mp3 Ogden Nash Winter Complaint by Ogden Nash "Now when I have a cold I am careful with my cold, I consult a physician And I do as I am told. I muffle up my torso In woolly woolly garb, And I quaff great flagons Of sodium bicarb"... 2:24 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ogden Nash no sonibyte-11705.mp3 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Winter Complaint by Ogden Nash "Now when I have a cold I am careful with my cold, I consult a physician And I do as I am told. I muffle up my torso In woolly woolly garb, And I quaff great flagons Of sodium bicarb"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Candles-5259.mp3 Constantine P. Cavafy Candles by Constantine P. Cavafy The days of our future stand in front of us like a row of little lit candles -- golden, warm, and lively little candles"... 1:10 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Constantine P. Cavafy no sonibyte-11703.mp3 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Candles by Constantine P. Cavafy The days of our future stand in front of us like a row of little lit candles -- golden, warm, and lively little candles"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Growing_Old-5256.mp3 Matthew Arnold Growing Old by Matthew Arnold "What is it to grow old? Is it to lose the glory of the form, The lustre of the eye? Is it for beauty to forego her wreath? Yes, but not for this alone"... 2:04 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Matthew Arnold no sonibyte-11701.mp3 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Growing Old by Matthew Arnold "What is it to grow old? Is it to lose the glory of the form, The lustre of the eye? Is it for beauty to forego her wreath? Yes, but not for this alone"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/By_The_Lake-5238.mp3 Dame Edith Sitwell By The Lake by Dame Edith Sitwell "Across the flat and the pastel snow Two people go . . . . 'And do you remember When last we wandered this shore?' . . . 'Ah no! For it is cold-hearted December." 1:11 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Dame Edith Sitwell no sonibyte-11662.mp3 Wed, 9 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST By The Lake by Dame Edith Sitwell "Across the flat and the pastel snow Two people go . . . . 'And do you remember When last we wandered this shore?' . . . 'Ah no! For it is cold-hearted December." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Doctors-5237.mp3 Anne Sexton Doctors by Anne Sexton "They work with herbs and penicillin They work with gentleness and the scalpel. They dig out the cancer, close an incision and say a prayer to the poverty of the skin"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Anne Sexton no sonibyte-11660.mp3 Tue, 8 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Doctors by Anne Sexton "They work with herbs and penicillin They work with gentleness and the scalpel. They dig out the cancer, close an incision and say a prayer to the poverty of the skin"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Sea_Fever-5236.mp3 John Masefield Sea Fever by John Masefield "I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by"... 1:26 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, John Masefield no sonibyte-11658.mp3 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Sea Fever by John Masefield "I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Windy_Nights-5235.mp3 Robert Louis Stevenson Windy Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson "Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by"... 0:59 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Louis Stevenson no sonibyte-11656.mp3 Sun, 6 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Windy Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson "Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Portrait_of_the_Artist-5234.mp3 Dorothy Parker Portrait of the Artist by Dorothy Parker "Oh, lead me to a quiet cell Where never footfall rankles, And bar the window passing well, And gyve my wrists and ankles"... 0:56 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Dorothy Parker no sonibyte-11654.mp3 Sat, 5 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Portrait of the Artist by Dorothy Parker "Oh, lead me to a quiet cell Where never footfall rankles, And bar the window passing well, And gyve my wrists and ankles"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/In_The_Firelight-5233.mp3 Eugene Field In The Firelight by Eugene Field " The fire upon the hearth is low, And there is stillness everywhere, While like winged spirits, here and there, The firelight shadows fluttering go"... 1:33 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Eugene Field no sonibyte-11652.mp3 Fri, 4 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST In The Firelight by Eugene Field " The fire upon the hearth is low, And there is stillness everywhere, While like winged spirits, here and there, The firelight shadows fluttering go"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Blue_Winter-5232.mp3 Robert Francis Blue Winter by Robert Francis "Winter uses all the blues there are. One shade of blue for water, one for ice, Another blue for shadows over snow"... 0:56 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Francis no sonibyte-11650.mp3 Thu, 3 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Blue Winter by Robert Francis "Winter uses all the blues there are. One shade of blue for water, one for ice, Another blue for shadows over snow"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/December_Night-5214.mp3 W. S. Merwin December Night by W. S. Merwin "The cold slope is standing in darkness But the south of the trees is dry to the touch The heavy limbs climb into the moonlight bearing feathers I came to watch these White plants older at night The oldest Come first to the ruins"... 1:00 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, W. S. Merwin no sonibyte-11609.mp3 Wed, 2 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST December Night by W. S. Merwin "The cold slope is standing in darkness But the south of the trees is dry to the touch The heavy limbs climb into the moonlight bearing feathers I came to watch these White plants older at night The oldest Come first to the ruins"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Neighbors-5213.mp3 Robert William Service Neighbors by Robert William Service "My neighbor has a field of wheat And I a rood of vine; And he will give me bread to eat, And I will give him wine"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert William Service no sonibyte-11607.mp3 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:00:00 CST Neighbors by Robert William Service "My neighbor has a field of wheat And I a rood of vine; And he will give me bread to eat, And I will give him wine"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Little_Boy_and_the-5212.mp3 Shel Silverstein The Little Boy and the Old Man by Shel Silverstein "Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon." Said the old man, "I do that too." The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants." "I do that too," laughed the little old man"... 0:59 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Shel Silverstein no sonibyte-11605.mp3 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Little Boy and the Old Man by Shel Silverstein "Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon." Said the old man, "I do that too." The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants." "I do that too," laughed the little old man"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/in_spite_of_everything-5211.mp3 E. E. Cummings in spite of everything by E. E. Cummings "in spite of everything which breathes and moves,since Doom (with white longest hands neatening each crease) will smooth entirely our minds"... 0:47 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, E. E. Cummings no sonibyte-11603.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST in spite of everything by E. E. Cummings "in spite of everything which breathes and moves,since Doom (with white longest hands neatening each crease) will smooth entirely our minds"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Holidays-5210.mp3 Jane Taylor The Holidays by Jane Taylor "Ah! don't you remember, 'tis almost December, And soon will the holidays come; Oh, 'twill be so funny, I've plenty of money, I'll buy me a sword and a drum."... 1:51 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Jane Taylor no sonibyte-11601.mp3 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Holidays by Jane Taylor "Ah! don't you remember, 'tis almost December, And soon will the holidays come; Oh, 'twill be so funny, I've plenty of money, I'll buy me a sword and a drum."... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Armful-5209.mp3 Robert Frost The Armful by Robert Frost "For every parcel I stoop down to seize I lose some other off my arms and knees, And the whole pile is slipping, bottles, buns, Extremes too hard to comprehend at once"... 1:03 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Frost no sonibyte-11599.mp3 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Armful by Robert Frost "For every parcel I stoop down to seize I lose some other off my arms and knees, And the whole pile is slipping, bottles, buns, Extremes too hard to comprehend at once"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Thanksgiving-5208.mp3 Mac Hammond Thanksgiving by Mac Hammond "The man who stands above the bird, his knife Sharp as a Turkish scimitar, first removes A thigh and leg, half the support On which the turkey used to stand"... 1:31 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Mac Hammond no sonibyte-11597.mp3 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Thanksgiving by Mac Hammond "The man who stands above the bird, his knife Sharp as a Turkish scimitar, first removes A thigh and leg, half the support On which the turkey used to stand"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Five_Ways_To_Kill_A_Man-5193.mp3 Andre Breton Five Ways To Kill A Man by Andre Breton "There are many cumbersome ways to kill a man. You can make him carry a plank of wood to the top of a hill and nail him to it. To do this properly you require a crowd of people wearing sandals"... 2:06 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Andre Breton no sonibyte-11563.mp3 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Five Ways To Kill A Man by Andre Breton "There are many cumbersome ways to kill a man. You can make him carry a plank of wood to the top of a hill and nail him to it. To do this properly you require a crowd of people wearing sandals"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Cold_Morning-5192.mp3 Eamon Grennan Cold Morning by Eamon Grennan "Through an accidental crack in the curtain I can see the eight o'clock light change from charcoal to a faint gassy blue, inventing things"... 1:16 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Eamon Grennan no sonibyte-11561.mp3 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Cold Morning by Eamon Grennan "Through an accidental crack in the curtain I can see the eight o'clock light change from charcoal to a faint gassy blue, inventing things"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Scratch-5191.mp3 Raymond Carver The Scratch by Raymond Carver "I woke up with a spot of blood over my eye. A scratch halfway across my forehead. But I'm sleeping alone these days. Why on earth would a man raise his hand against himself, even in sleep?"... 0:48 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Raymond Carver no sonibyte-11559.mp3 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Scratch by Raymond Carver "I woke up with a spot of blood over my eye. A scratch halfway across my forehead. But I'm sleeping alone these days. Why on earth would a man raise his hand against himself, even in sleep?"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Melancholia-5190.mp3 Charles Bukowski Melancholia by Charles Bukowski "the history of melancholia includes all of us. me, I writhe in dirty sheets while staring at blue walls and nothing"... 1:22 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Charles Bukowski no sonibyte-11557.mp3 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Melancholia by Charles Bukowski "the history of melancholia includes all of us. me, I writhe in dirty sheets while staring at blue walls and nothing"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Stars-5189.mp3 A. E. Housman Stars by A. E. Housman "Stars, I have seen them fall, But when they drop and die No star is lost at all From all the star-sown sky. The toil of all that be Helps not the primal fault; It rains into the sea, And still the sea is salt." 0:46 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, A. E. Housman no sonibyte-11555.mp3 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Stars by A. E. Housman "Stars, I have seen them fall, But when they drop and die No star is lost at all From all the star-sown sky. The toil of all that be Helps not the primal fault; It rains into the sea, And still the sea is salt." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Roman_Wall_Blues-5188.mp3 W. H. Auden Roman Wall Blues by W. H. Auden "Over the heather the wet wind blows, I've lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose. The rain comes pattering out of the sky, I'm a Wall soldier, I don't know why"... 1:16 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, W. H. Auden no sonibyte-11553.mp3 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Roman Wall Blues by W. H. Auden "Over the heather the wet wind blows, I've lice in my tunic and a cold in my nose. The rain comes pattering out of the sky, I'm a Wall soldier, I don't know why"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Cuttings-5187.mp3 Theodore Roethke Cuttings by Theodore Roethke "This urge, wrestle, resurrection of dry sticks, Cut stems struggling to put down feet, What saint strained so much, Rose on such lopped limbs to a new life?"... 1:04 poem, poets, poetry, daily poem, Theodore Roethke no sonibyte-11551.mp3 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Cuttings by Theodore Roethke "This urge, wrestle, resurrection of dry sticks, Cut stems struggling to put down feet, What saint strained so much, Rose on such lopped limbs to a new life?"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Alone-5164.mp3 Maya Angelou Alone by Maya Angelou "Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don't believe I'm wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone"... 1:38 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Maya Angelou no sonibyte-11464.mp3 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Alone by Maya Angelou "Lying, thinking Last night How to find my soul a home Where water is not thirsty And bread loaf is not stone I came up with one thing And I don't believe I'm wrong That nobody, But nobody Can make it out here alone"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Poem_That_Took_The-5163.mp3 Wallace Stevens The Poem That Took The Place Of A Mountain by Wallace Stevens "There it was, word for word, The poem that took the place of a mountain. He breathed its oxygen, Even when the book lay turned in the dust of his table"... 1:10 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Wallace Stevens no sonibyte-11462.mp3 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Poem That Took The Place Of A Mountain by Wallace Stevens "There it was, word for word, The poem that took the place of a mountain. He breathed its oxygen, Even when the book lay turned in the dust of his table"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Across_The_Red_Sky-5162.mp3 Katherine Mansfield Across The Red Sky by Katherine Mansfield " Across the red sky two birds flying, Flying with drooping wings. Silent and solitary their ominous flight"... 1:04 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Katherine Mansfield no sonibyte-11460.mp3 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Across The Red Sky by Katherine Mansfield " Across the red sky two birds flying, Flying with drooping wings. Silent and solitary their ominous flight"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/One_From_One_Leaves_Two-5161.mp3 Ogden Nash One From One Leaves Two by Ogden Nash "Higgledy piggledy, my black hen, She lays eggs for gentlemen. Gentlemen come every day To count what my black hen doth lay. If perchance she lays too many, They fine my hen a pretty penny"... 1:57 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Ogden Nash no sonibyte-11458.mp3 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST One From One Leaves Two by Ogden Nash "Higgledy piggledy, my black hen, She lays eggs for gentlemen. Gentlemen come every day To count what my black hen doth lay. If perchance she lays too many, They fine my hen a pretty penny"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Through_These_Pale-5160.mp3 Isaac Rosenberg Through These Pale Cold Days by Isaac Rosenberg "Through these pale cold days What dark faces burn Out of three thousand years, And their wild eyes yearn"... 0:54 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Isaac Rosenberg no sonibyte-11456.mp3 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Through These Pale Cold Days by Isaac Rosenberg "Through these pale cold days What dark faces burn Out of three thousand years, And their wild eyes yearn"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Fall_leaves_fall-5159.mp3 Emily Bronte 'Fall, leaves, fall' by Emily Bronte "Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree"... 0:48 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emily Bronte no sonibyte-11454.mp3 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST 'Fall, leaves, fall' by Emily Bronte "Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day; Every leaf speaks bliss to me Fluttering from the autumn tree"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Falling_Of_The-5158.mp3 William Butler Yeats The Falling Of The Leaves by William Butler Yeats "Autumn is over the long leaves that love us, And over the mice in the barley sheaves; Yellow the leaves of the rowan above us, And yellow the wet wild-strawberry leaves"... 0:54 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Butler Yeats no sonibyte-11452.mp3 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Falling Of The Leaves by William Butler Yeats "Autumn is over the long leaves that love us, And over the mice in the barley sheaves; Yellow the leaves of the rowan above us, And yellow the wet wild-strawberry leaves"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_World_is_With_Me-5110.mp3 The World is With Me by Thomas Hood "The world is with me, and its many cares, Its woes--its wants--the anxious hopes and fears That wait on all terrestrial affairs"... 1:12 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Thomas Hood no sonibyte-11380.mp3 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The World is With Me by Thomas Hood "The world is with me, and its many cares, Its woes--its wants--the anxious hopes and fears That wait on all terrestrial affairs"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Her_breast_is_fit_for-5109.mp3 Emily Dickinson Her breast is fit for pearls by Emily Dickinson "Her breast is fit for pearls, But I was not a "Diver" -- Her brow is fit for thrones But I have not a crest. Her heart is fit for home -- I -- a Sparrow -- build there Sweet of twigs and twine My perennial nest." 0:45 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Emily Dickinson no sonibyte-11378.mp3 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Her breast is fit for pearls by Emily Dickinson "Her breast is fit for pearls, But I was not a "Diver" -- Her brow is fit for thrones But I have not a crest. Her heart is fit for home -- I -- a Sparrow -- build there Sweet of twigs and twine My perennial nest." http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Castle-5108.mp3 Edwin Muir The Castle by Edwin Muir "All through that summer at ease we lay, And daily from the turret wall We watched the mowers in the hay And the enemy half a mile away They seemed no threat to us at all"... 1:51 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edwin Muir no sonibyte-11376.mp3 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Castle by Edwin Muir "All through that summer at ease we lay, And daily from the turret wall We watched the mowers in the hay And the enemy half a mile away They seemed no threat to us at all"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Crescent_Moon-5107.mp3 Amy Lowell The Crescent Moon by Amy Lowell "Slipping softly through the sky Little horned, happy moon, Can you hear me up so high? Will you come down soon"... 1:11 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Amy Lowell no sonibyte-11374.mp3 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Crescent Moon by Amy Lowell "Slipping softly through the sky Little horned, happy moon, Can you hear me up so high? Will you come down soon"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Laughing_Rose-5106.mp3 William Henry Davies Laughing Rose by William Henry Davies "If I were gusty April now, How I would blow at laughing Rose; I'd make her ribbons slip their knots, And all her hair come loose"... 0:57 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, William Henry Davies no sonibyte-11372.mp3 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Laughing Rose by William Henry Davies "If I were gusty April now, How I would blow at laughing Rose; I'd make her ribbons slip their knots, And all her hair come loose"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Twilight_Turns-5105.mp3 James Joyce The Twilight Turns by James Joyce "The twilight turns from amethyst To deep and deeper blue, The lamp fills with a pale green glow The trees of the avenue"... 0:55 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, James Joyce no sonibyte-11370.mp3 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Twilight Turns by James Joyce "The twilight turns from amethyst To deep and deeper blue, The lamp fills with a pale green glow The trees of the avenue"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Canal_Bank_Walk-5104.mp3 Patrick Kavanagh Canal Bank Walk by Patrick Kavanagh "Leafy-with-love banks and the green waters of the canal Pouring redemption for me, that I do The will of God, wallow in the habitual, the banal, Grow with nature again as before I grew"... 1:25 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Patrick Kavanagh no sonibyte-11368.mp3 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Canal Bank Walk by Patrick Kavanagh "Leafy-with-love banks and the green waters of the canal Pouring redemption for me, that I do The will of God, wallow in the habitual, the banal, Grow with nature again as before I grew"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/My_November_Guest-5079.mp3 Robert Frost My November Guest by Robert Frost "My Sorrow, when she's here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree"... 1:20 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Frost no sonibyte-11320.mp3 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST My November Guest by Robert Frost "My Sorrow, when she's here with me, Thinks these dark days of autumn rain Are beautiful as days can be; She loves the bare, the withered tree"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Death_Of_Autumn-5078.mp3 Edna St. Vincent Millay The Death Of Autumn by Edna St. Vincent Millay "When reeds are dead and a straw to thatch the marshes, And feathered pampas-grass rides into the wind"... 1:07 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Edna St. Vincent Millay no sonibyte-11318.mp3 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Death Of Autumn by Edna St. Vincent Millay "When reeds are dead and a straw to thatch the marshes, And feathered pampas-grass rides into the wind"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/Autumn_Fires-5077.mp3 Robert Louis Stevenson Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson "In the other gardens And all up the vale, From the autumn bonfires See the smoke trail"... 0:49 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Robert Louis Stevenson no sonibyte-11316.mp3 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson "In the other gardens And all up the vale, From the autumn bonfires See the smoke trail"... http://audio.sonibyte.com/audio/The_Rambler-5076.mp3 Thomas Hardy The Rambler by Thomas Hardy "I do not see the hills around, Nor mark the tints the copses wear; I do not note the grassy ground And constellated daisies there"... 1:13 poems, poets, poetry, daily poem, Thomas Hardy no sonibyte-11314.mp3 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:00:00 CST The Rambler by Thomas Hardy "I do not see the hills around, Nor mark the tints the copses wear; I do not note the grassy ground And constellated daisies there"...