Snowy MorningBy Linda HelmichDec. 2, 1984 The snow that came this morningMade the world all clean and white,Which made the sky look bluer,And the sunshine seem more bright.I miss the green of summerAnd the golden autumn haze,But the beauty of this morningMade me happy for these days. Sun Sets,Done for the DayBy Nancy Bo Flood […]
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Artificial Inteligence By Tom MercerCarbondale-ish Eddy Martin was about as happy as he could be. The reason? Eddy had just hooked up with the very latest version of Domestic Artificial Intelligence (AI-16) . He had registered for domestic AI three months earlier, but the provider was swamped with new subscribers which made the wait inevitable. […]
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Space Tourists By Taylor Liebmann & CJ Trane Editor’s note: Taylor and his grandson, CJ, who turns 8 this week, came up with this cosmically comical poem together. Happy birthday, CJ! One day, out of the blue,We really needed something different to do. So, we decided to take a trip into space,That’s right, and […]
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Winter Arrival By Linda Helmich © Nov. 9, 1985 Day after day,Week after week,As summer endsAnd autumn reigns,For me,There is an undercurrent Of dread.Our enemyIs crouching nearby,And will soon attack.I know it,And that knowledgeBrings with itA kind of tension. Then, one night,While we sleep unguarded,The world around us Is changed.But it is not a viciousOr violent […]
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Ode to Annuals By Deborah Holt Williams The bulbs hunker down, relaxed underground,they know they’ll be back in the spring. But the annuals shout“Our time’s almost out!”With colorful music they sing! Nasturtiums, petunias, marigolds, too,a bright, brilliant chorus in fall. So cheerful all summer,they’ll die (such a bummer).But in autumn, they give it their all!
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Letter from Galway The other day, I texted my sister to send me pictures of the aspen groves changing colors — “ASAP,” I requested. I never did get those photos, but I presume it’s because I woke her up at 6 in the morning. In a flash of homesickness, I seemed to have forgotten about […]
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Preparing for winter A common sight of late … bears can often be found napping in trees around town during daylight hours. They come down at dusk and dawn to feed to avoid human contact.
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Untitled poetryBy Fred Pulver One day I went, when the first snow fell, And ice laced the window sills, The days grew short, And squash leaves withered, I walked among the falling leaves, And heard them whisper as they fell, Once verdant green, now blazing ochre, “Please share my treasures for a spell.” “I have […]
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The Perfect Foil By Larry Day We peel the cloak of aluminum To reveal our roasted potateeyum The Trees Say It’s Fall … Photo and text by Jane Bachrach The trees at RVR are showing us fall has arrived and is in full swing. Yet, the weather disagrees, giving us more summer vibes with temperatures […]