Blog Title: Nina Alvarez

Poem of the Day: One Art

One Art The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster. Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn’t hard to master. Then practice losing farther, losing faster: places, and names, and where it read more..

Poem of the Day: Auguries of Innocence

Auguries of Innocence To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage. A dove-house fill’d with doves and pigeons Shudders hell thro’ all its regions. A dog starv’d at his master’s gate Predicts read more..

Poem of the Day: Father’s Song

Auguries of Innocence To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. A robin redbreast in a cage Puts all heaven in a rage. A dove-house fill’d with doves and pigeons Shudders hell thro’ all its regions. A dog starv’d at his master’s gate Predicts read more..

Poem of the Day: Flush or Faunus

Flush or Faunus You see this dog; it was but yesterday I mused forgetful of his presence here, Till thought on thought drew downward tear on tear: When from the pillow where wet-cheeked I lay A head as hairy as Faunus thrust its way Right sudden against my face, two golden-clear Great eyes astonished mine, a drooping ear Did flap me on either read more..

Happy National Poetry Month

Flush or Faunus You see this dog; it was but yesterday I mused forgetful of his presence here, Till thought on thought drew downward tear on tear: When from the pillow where wet-cheeked I lay A head as hairy as Faunus thrust its way Right sudden against my face, two golden-clear Great eyes astonished mine, a drooping ear Did flap me on either read more..