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Resolve by Sylvia Plath
Day of mist: day of tarnish
with hands
unserviceable, I wait
for the milk van
the one-eared..
Reading An Anthology Of Chinese Poems Of The Sung Dynasty, I Pause To Admire The Length And Clarity
It seems these poets have nothing
up their ample sleeves
they turn over so many cards so early,
t..
Refrain by Allen Ginsberg
The air is dark, the night is sad,
I lie sleepless and I groan.
Nobody cares when a man goes mad:
..
red-rag and pink-flag... (11) by E. E. Cummings
red-rag and pink-flag
blackshirt and brown
strut-mince and stink-brag
have all come to town
so..
Roundel by Dorothy Parker
She’s passing fair; but so demure is she,
So quiet is her gown, so smooth her hair,
That few there..
Rhyme Against Living by Dorothy Parker
If wild my breast and sore my pride,
I bask in dreams of suicide;
If cool my heart and high my hea..
Requiescat by Dorothy Parker
Tonight my love is sleeping cold
Where none may see and none shall pass.
The daisies quicken in th..
Renunciation by Dorothy Parker
Chloe’s hair, no doubt, was brighter;
Lydia’s mouth more sweetly sad;
Hebe’s arms were rather whit..
Recurrence by Dorothy Parker
We shall have our little day.
Take my hand and travel still
Round and round the little way,
Up an..
Rainy Night by Dorothy Parker
Ghosts of all my lovely sins,
Who attend too well my pillow,
Gay the wanton rain begins;
Hide the..
Russian Cathedral by Claude McKay
Bow down my soul in worship very low
And in the holy silences be lost.
Bow down before the marble..
Romance by Claude McKay
To clasp you now and feel your head close-pressed,
Scented and warm against my beating breast;
T..
Rest in Peace by Claude McKay
No more for you the city’s thorny ways,
The ugly corners of the Negro belt;
The miseries and pai..
Rain Or Shine by Charles Bukowski
the vultures at the zoo
(all three of the)
sit very quietly in their
caged tree
and below
on th..
Raw With Love by Charles Bukowski
little dark girl with
kind eyes
when it comes time to
use the knife
I won’t flinch and
i w..
Rain by Charles Bukowski
a symphony orchestra.
there is a thunderstorm,
they are playing a Wagner overture
and the people..
Revolt In The Ranks by Charles Bukowski
I have just spent one-hour-and-a-half
handicapping tomorrow’s
card.
when am I going to get at the..
Rhyming Poem by Charles Bukowski
the goldfish sing all night with guitars,
and the whores go down with the stars,
the whores go dow..
Red-headed Restaurant Cashier by Carl Sandburg
SHAKE back your hair, O red-headed girl.
Let go your laughter and keep your two proud freckles on y..
Ready to Kill by Carl Sandburg
TEN minutes now I have been looking at this.
I have gone by here before and wondered about it.
Thi..
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