The Concise Verse

John Healey

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Where brevity meets beauty - a new poem every week.

4D AGO

"A Poison Tree" by William Blake

I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow. And I watered it in fears, Night and morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles, And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night, Till it bore an apple bright; And my foe beheld it shine, And he knew that it was mine. And into my garden stole When the night had veiled the pole: In the morning glad I see My foe outstretched beneath the tree.

1 min
JAN 25

"At Midnight" by Frank Dempster Sherman

See, yonder, the belfry tower That gleams in the moon's pale light; Or is it a ghostly flower That dreams in the silent night? I listen and hear the chime Go quavering o'er the town, And out of this flower of Time Twelve petals are wafted down.

1 min
JAN 18

"A Cowboy's Prayer" by Badger Clark

Oh Lord, I've never lived where churches grow. I love creation better as it stood That day You finished it so long ago And looked upon Your work and called it good. I know that others find You in the light That's sifted down through tinted window panes, And yet I seem to feel You near tonight In this dim, quiet starlight on the plains.

1 min
JAN 11

"Quatrain" by Gwendolyn Bennett

How strange that grass should sing— Grass is so still a thing . . . And strange the swift surprise of snow So soft it falls and slow.

1 min
JAN 4

"All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare

All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts...

1 min
12/28/2025

"Song" by Christina Rossetti

When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget.

1 min
12/21/2025

"The Ship Starting" by Walt Whitman

Lo, the unbounded sea, On its breast a ship starting, spreading all sails, carrying even her moonsails. The pennant is flying aloft as she speeds she speeds so stately- below emulous waves press forward, They surround the ship with shining curving motions and foam.

1 min
12/14/2025

"The Eagle" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.

1 min

TRAILER

Trailer - "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams

Hello and Welcome! My name is John, and this is The Concise Verse, a podcast for people who love poetry but don't always have time for it. In each episode we'll bring you a single, beautiful poem. No commentary, no analysis, just the verse itself, read with care and respect. Each poem will be around a minute or less. A perfect dose of art for your commute, your coffee break, or whenever you need a moment of peace. New poems arrive every week. You can find them by searching for The Concise Verse on your favorite podcast app. Before you go, here is a small taste: "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens

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Where brevity meets beauty - a new poem every week.

Creator

John Healey
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

20
Rating

Clean
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