For Emily, from The Ms of M y Kin, a book of erasures made from The Poems of Emily Dickinson. More by Holmes here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2007/01/journal-day-three-24/?woo
from 1861.7 (217-223) / by Janet Holmes
somebody bring the light
So
For moths, from the University of Florida journal, subtropics, Winter/Spring 2011.
from Dear Winged / by Erin Murphy
Cacophony of moths. Fragile
as egg shells.
For Earth, from american poets, The Journal of the Academy of American Poets, Spring-Summer 2014. More about the poet here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/rachel-zucker#poet
from Wish You Were Here You Are / by Rachel Zucker b. 1971
he’s 11 & in between 2 kinds of time on the verge
of worlds
For fabulous football, from Poetry 180, edited by Billy Collins. The rest of the poem may be found here:
http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
from Football / by Louis Jenkins b. 1942
I understand that this is a world where anything is possible
From the current Tinderbox Poetry Journal, 9/22/14. The rest of the poem may be found here:
http://www.tinderboxpoetry.com/
from Places I Have Seen Ghosts / by Kristina Hakanson
My grandmother’s soft underarms embarrassed her, so she stopped wearing pretty sleeveless shirts.
For one idea of Heaven, from a Norwegian poet. The rest of the poem may be found here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/181328
from Barley Fields / by Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994) translated by Robert Bly
But it’s the barley field I see.
A golden ocean of barley.
More for birds, from the Poetry Foundation website. The rest of the poem may be found here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/181470
from The end of the world / by Miroslav Holub (1923–1998)
The bird had come to the very end of its song
For birds, from the Poetry Foundation website. The rest of the poem may be found here:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/181626
from Bird at the Window / by Sophie Cabot Black
For yellowhammers, from Thrush Poetry Journal, an anthology of the first two years, 2014. The complete poem is here:
http://www.thrushpoetryjournal.com/november-2012-carrie-chappell.html
from Tuesday Night Ponders / by Carrie Chappell
I could tend gardens, Dai-
sy would be here.
For shoppers, from Poem a Day, Volume 2, edited by Laurie Sheck.
from Pedestrian / by George Oppen
This grandchild of the shopping streets, her eyes
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