Animal Poems

Animal Poems

Seaweed from Mars, by Maxwell Bodenheim

I "Have you ever played a violin
Larger than ...

Smiles, by Maxwell Bodenheim

Smiles are the words beyond the words
That tho...

Soldiers, by Maxwell Bodenheim

The smile of one face is like a fierce mermaid
...

South State Street: Chicago, by Maxwell Bodenheim

I Rows of blankly box-like buildings
Raise th...

To a Discarded Steel Rail, by Maxwell Bodenheim

Straight strength pitched into the surliness of...

Two Women on a Street, by Maxwell Bodenheim

This street is callous apathy
In a scale of gr...

Uneasy Reflections, by Maxwell Bodenheim

Determinedly peppered with signs,
The omnibus...

When Fools Dispute, by Maxwell Bodenheim

A trickle of dawn insinuated itself
Through th...

The Wrinkled Grimaces of Eastern Skies, by Maxwell Bodenheim

The wrinkled grimaces of eastern skies
Are cau...

Young Poet, by Maxwell Bodenheim

The grinning clamour on your face
Dies abruptl...

Angels in the Early Morning, by Emily Dickinson

Angels in the early morning
May be seen the de...

Apotheosis, by Emily Dickinson

Come slowly, Eden!
Lips unused to thee,
Bas...

The Bee, by Emily Dickinson

Like trains of cars on tracks of plush
I hear ...

The Bee Is Not Afraid of Me, by Emily Dickinson

The bee is not afraid of me,
I know the butte...

The Butterfly's Assumption-Gown, by Emily Dickinson

The butterfiy's assumption-gown,
In chrysopra...

Emancipation, by Emily Dickinson

No rack can torture me,
My soul's at liberty
...

Except to Heaven, by Emily Dickinson

Except to heaven, she is nought;
Except for ...

From the Chrysalis, by Emily Dickinson

My cocoon tightens, colors tease,
I'm feelin...

Hope, by Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches i...

I Bring an Unaccustomed Wine, by Emily Dickinson

I bring an unaccustomed wine
To lips long parc...

If I Can Stop One Heart From Breaking, by Emily Dickinson

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shal...

If You Were Coming in the Fall, by Emily Dickinson

IF you were coming in the fall,
I'd brush the...

I'm Nobody!, by Emily Dickinson

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?...

Indian Summer, by Emily Dickinson

These are the days when birds come back,
A ve...

I Taste a Liquor Never Brewed, by Emily Dickinson

I taste a liquor never brewed,
From tankards ...