Poetry in the Evening – Page 3 – Rebecca's Reading Room

S2 E11: Here in the Time of the Winter Morn

Welcome to Poetry in the Evening The sunshine and rain of spring has brought colour and energy to the earth. The joy of awakening is here even as the soft and fresh green of beginnings is transitioning into a deeper shade of maturity. It is a reminder that the warmth of summer is near. Tonight,Continue reading “S2 E11: Here in the Time of the Winter Morn”

S2 E10: The Flower at My Window

The Flower at My Window Lucian B. Watkins (1878-1920) O! my heart now feels so cheerful as I go with footsteps lightIn the daily toil of my dear home;And I’ll tell to you the secret that now makes my life so bright—There’s a flower at my window in full bloom. It is radiant in theContinue reading “S2 E10: The Flower at My Window”

S2 E8: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats

The Lake Isle of Innisfree By William Butler YeatsI will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made;Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,And live alone in the bee-loud glade.And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow,DroppingContinue reading “S2 E8: The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats”