The Scythe
The scythe is a simple farm tool, but it is full of symbolism. The tool itself is pretty wicked looking, even if it is fairly primitive—a stick with a long, extremely sharp, curved blade. The Gri...
Whispers
It may come as a surprise that something as quiet and gentle as a whisper could be a powerful force, but it most certainly can be. Many wise, interesting, and powerful people are soft-spoken—the...
Snakes and Flowers
The details of the flowers and the snake kind of pop up out of nowhere in this poem, after all the abstract talk of dreams and gifts. The fact that they are the only living things to be named in th...