poem of the week

Poem of the Week–Cream

March 31, 2016 NLAPW, NLAPW Poem of the Week

Cream My mother stands in the kitchen pouring cream over sliced bananas, cream skimmed from the top of a milk bottle delivered that morning, her flowered housedress hangs loose on ... Read more

Poem of the Week–Joshua Tree

August 27, 2015 NLAPW, NLAPW Poem of the Week

JOSHUA TREE REVISITED Ageless rocks stand like desert monuments, Trees with spiky arms reach toward the sky. Roads snake into endless wilderness Distant views bemuse the eye. Sandy trails slice ... Read more

Poem of the Week–Mere Things, & Helen Holt service

August 13, 2015August 27, 2015 Latest News, NLAPW, NLAPW Poem of the Week

Memorial Service for Helen Holt Sat, August 15, 11am – 2pm The National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016 Mere Things Mere things don’t matter, or so ... Read more

Poem of the Week–A Prompting in Winter (Prince’s Cove)

February 19, 2015February 20, 2015 NLAPW, NLAPW Poem of the Week

A Prompting in Winter (Prince’s Cove) 1. The sand is frozen in the hourglass, and if this is the day the sailboat is trapped, moored a hundred yards from shore ... Read more

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poem of the week

Poem of the Week–Cream

Poem of the Week–Joshua Tree

Poem of the Week–Mere Things, & Helen Holt service

Poem of the Week–A Prompting in Winter (Prince’s Cove)

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