Blog October 29, 2014

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Forest Meditation

Dawn’s first bright breath ignites the tops of trees like torches.  Hiking on the trail, the sun’s insistent rays warm my back through my coat like comforting heat in winter from a campfire. I let my shadow lead the way until   I drop below the ridge where morning chill and sudden forest silence shiver me. Tall cedars, close together, stand straight, a stately august grove of Elders in rusty light. Across the path a single shaft...

Diner Blues

Janie Bella is a waitress. She’s always on her feet. Lift heavy trays, small tips, guys’ hits – at quitting time she’s beat. It’s hard to be a woman alone Dragging along a stone Shop for groceries going home.  His only welcome a grunt.   No dinner cooked or faucet fixed. She’s tired of accepting the brunt.             It’s hard to be a woman alone Putting...

It's been a good couple of weeks

It's been a good couple of weeks for recognition of my poetry. October 23, 2014.   It's been a good couple of weeks for recognition of my poetry.  On September 20th the Maine Poetry Society (MPS) awarded "The Perfect Wall" first prize in it's contest where the poem was about a wall(s).  "Diner Blues" received first honorable  mention in MPS contest to write a ballad .   On October 18th "Yellow Goat's Beard" won the 2nd place from the Mary Margaret Audette memorial...