It has been a very long time since I’ve read this poem that I love, Red Lilies, by Richard Speakes. When I got out the old December 1994 edition of Poetry and reread it, I thought I’d share the beauty… Red Lilies by Richard Speakes For Joan Didion We tame with explanations any red, provide [...]
Dreams Deferred
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(with apologies to Langston Hughes for stealing and altering his famous title) Dreams can change throughout your lifetime. Some dreams from earlier days are no longer appealing and wouldn’t serve you to hold onto. (I once told my aunt that I wanted to be the first female president of the United States—hardly a position I [...]