a swamp and two poems

let there be new flowering
in the fields let the fields
turn mellow for the men
let the men keep tender
through the time let the time
be wrested from the war
let the war be won
let love be
at the end

~ lucille clifton


use a log to hit a hog
use a twig to hit a pig
use a rake to hit a snake
use a swatter to hit an otter
use a rake to hit a snake
but please use a feather if you ever
hit me

~ shel silverstein