Emerald Book Club

December by Thomas Parsons

December by Thomas Parsons

December by Thomas Parsons You have again made your way in,Cold and beautiful.You are December,And I love you.Despite the seasonal celebration,I know you to be more.You are calm,You allow me to slow,To envelope the tranquility I crave.Your winds, December, though...

read more
It is November by Elizabeth Shield

It is November by Elizabeth Shield

It Is November It is NovemberAnd all the leaves face my wayOverlapping tussocks of grassLike long forgotten hillsDwelling in the overhang of fallIt is NovemberOrange ribbons hand in tattersPatched up yellow cloaks are drapedAnd whisking in the windThen drifting to the...

read more
A Psalm of Life

A Psalm of Life

A Psalm of Life By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tell me not, in mournful numbers,   Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers,   And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest!    And the grave is not its goal; Dust...

read more
The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having...

read more
50 Superb Reasons to Read Books

50 Superb Reasons to Read Books

50 Superb Reasons to Read Books 1. Books help to feel more confident.2. Books help to travel around the world in the cheapest way.3. Books develop your personality.4. Books provide food for thought.5. Books make you laugh and...

read more

Stay Connected with Our Bookish Updates