Roller Derby QueensBy Nancy Bo Flood Cousins, we were the champion roller-derby skaters of Grandma’s basement. The floor was cement. Dusty spider webs hung in the corners of the wooden overhead beams. A monstrous octopus furnace sat hunched over and frowning in the very center of the basement. Giant metal arms reached out across the […]
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Tree PoemBy Frosty MerriottArkansas Have you heard them singing in the spring with the breeze? Have you seen them resting providing all with shade? Have you marveled in their splendor as they welcome us to our home? Have you seen them standing dormant dreaming yet of spring? Have you heard them screaming in the night […]
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Here, Now and AfterBy Rick DavisGlenwood Springs Editor’s note: Rick is a chaplain for a local hospice. Spending time with someone as they are dying is such a sacred-humbling experience, walking with them to the gate, standing there with them as they prepare to leave all they know and embrace something new. It was obvious […]
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Keep All Four!By Susie Hoeppli The Canine comes at her with vicious intentAnd a wide open jaw Then, swiftly, clamps down ferociously On her hind leg and paw Her Mom comes to the rescueWith a scream and a hollerAnd grabs the monster by the collar The limb is severed,Badly broken at the knee —“We should amputate […]
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Works in Progress – Dec. 21, 2023
Winter SolsticeBy Kitty Riley As dark shadows dayAnd sun yields and waitsWe gather by candles And behold the flames. We sing and we talkAnd savor the mealsWith spices and drinksOur best foods displayed. We join in laughterCry tears for those lostShout winter wishesOf holiday cheer. And we watch for dayTo grow longer soonAnd strengthen its glowAnd […]
