Today’s poem comes from the pen of the perfect mid-week poet. Happy reading.

Today’s poem, originally a 4th-century Latin composition, details the celebration of Sts. Peter and Paul in ancient Rome. Happy reading.

Today’s poem is a paean to the world’s greatest vegetable. Happy reading.

Today’s poem, probably Neruda’s best-known (tr. Stephen Mitchell), goes out to all the June brides. Happy reading.

Today’s poem tangles and untangles the sweet permanence of impermanence. Happy reading.

“You whom I could not save/Listen to me./Try to understand this simple speech as I would be ashamed of another./I swear, there is in me no wizardry of words./I speak to you with silence like a cloud or a tree.”

Happy reading.

Today’s poem, not a cowboy poem per se, nevertheless tells the story of a frontier mentality and the meeting points of civilization and desolation. Happy reading.

Today’s poem is about the memories that come flooding in when the season’s work is done and the cowboy’s body finally relaxes. Happy reading.

Today’s poem, about an unbreakable horse, is a classic example of a unique American genre–the cowboy poem. Happy reading.

Today’s poem is about loyalty to the toughest crop in town. Happy reading.