Gifts to Bring Back from the Seashore By Nancy Bo Flood FootprintsFrom bare feet walking in wet sand,I would bring to you.How simply they say,Now. FriendshipWith trust that we holdFor a moment, each other’s heart,Carefully, gently,As we share. JoyOf play,Children creating castles,Digging holes the surf will soon fill,The sea will wash away. Endings and beginnings,I bring […]
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MOON’S FIRE WATER By Carolyn Cary Hall Carbondale One evening in the light of the moon a beautiful puppy came into the world. Her fur was a beautiful flaxen color. She had expressive brown eyes, a tiny black nose and four snowy white paws. She loved the touch of her mother’s tongue cleaning her coat, […]
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Happy Saint Patrick’s DayBy David P. Carroll It’s Saint Patrick’s DayEveryone’s Irish todayAnd, we’ll have some fun along the way Green shamrocks and a colorful rainbowIn the clear blue sky The shiny pots of gold are in sightAnd we’ll sing and dance All through Saint Patrick’s night From Carbondale To Aspen and toSunny Broomfield And on to […]
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A Paper Predicament By Deborah Holt WilliamsGlenwood Springs The assignment was “try origami.” I folded a giant green frog. But things didn’t go quite according to plan — My homework, it seems, ate my dog!
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UnfoundBy Karen GreenwoodGlenwood Springs The books are gatheredWordsPhrasesHistoriesTruths The books are tossedDismissedDeniedBy powerBy hate The books are bannedThe books are burnedThe Books are blamed OrwellianDoublethink-NewspeakWar is peaceDelusion illusion hailed Insanity Found
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Write a river The Colorado Water Trust is putting together its first-ever writing contest! You’re invited to submit 300 words or fewer about a river (or rivers) in the state. It can be poetry or prose; silly, serious or sweet; but should inspire your fellow Coloradans to love and care about our rivers. Illustrations and/or […]
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My experience in Zambia By Aisha Wells Zambia Correspondent Here, the sunsets are bright, ruby red. In the early morning and night, the sky is electrified by the sun. Especially in October, when everyone is burning down grasses and fields to get rid of snakes and prepare for the next planting season. All of the […]
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Moon DogBy Larry Day Bark once,Bark twice,Three times, four.Bark until that big bright ballIs a ball no more.
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Snowmass Falls RanchBy Charlotte PerryGlenwood Springs It was the year 1918That Robert Perry Burst on scene . Oh he started out a city kid from DenverYou all might remember With his gun , horse , rope, hat and boots He knew the city would not be his rootsHis family lived not far from a girl so pretty, […]
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Odd ConnectionBy Deborah Holt WilliamsGlenwood Springs This poem is based on an actual event. One fine day in Monterey Baythe aquarium workers said “Whoa!”The giant Pacific octopusate lunch and then needed to go. Now animals vary in how they excrete.Wombat poop is a cube!But octopi roll with a tiny hole in their siphon, their mantle’s short […]