Linda Pastan Small Poems
- 1. Meditation By The Stove
I have banked the fires
of my body
into a small but steady blaze
here in the kitchen
... - 2. The Months
January
Contorted by wind,
mere armatures for ice or snow,
... - 3. The Happiest Day
It was early May, I think
a moment of lilac or dogwood
when so many promises are made
it hardly matters if a few are broken.
... - 4. Wind Chill
The door of winter
is frozen shut,
and like the bodies
... - 5. Shadblow
Because the shad
are swimming
in our waters now,
...
