Ah, life — the thing/ that happens/ to us/ while we're off/ somewhere else/ blowing on/ dandelions/ and wishing/ ourselves into/ the pages of/ our favorite/ fairy tales. Amanda Lovelace I can't remember the last time I blew on a dandelion. I ca...

Whatever gives pleasure is the fragrance/ of the Friend. Whatever makes us wonder// comes from that light. What's inside the/ ground begins to sprout because you spilled// wine there. What dies in autumn comes up/ in spring because this way of saying...

Together, above the kitchen sink, we peeled/ a hundred russets. You taught me howto scoop their eyes out. If we didn’t,// they’d watch us eat, you said. Steven Espada Dawson Potatoes have always given me purpose and comfort and pleasure. Mashi...

if I could sing/ you would hear me and I would tell you/ it's gonna be alright/ it's gonna be alright/ it's gonna be alright it would be something like that Juan Felipe Herrera As storms rain down and flowers grow. it's gonna be alright. As thing...