Month: December 2009
Winter Solstice –for Jeb Jan Bailey
WINTER SOLSTICE for Jeb The full moon floats in a cauldron of white. Along the bank, birches snatch at the boy as he skates the pond, dizzy with speed. His mother clings to the sidelines where the ice is more transparent, where she can judge the depth by twig and frozen leaf while he lunges […]
Island Pond Has Frozen – Jim Stallings
ISLAND POND HAS FROZEN Island pond has frozen But not enough for skaters. Weather says: Three to five inches Of white stuff, Rain and sleet. Hunker down, Hearth Huggers, Bolster forth, Brave Hearts. Yes, we are dreamers of winter full, Still shy the solstice When time hangs still Twixt shorter nights And longer days to […]
Evolution of the Commons – A request for help
For many who consider themselves as part of Monhegan Commons, it is recognized that one of the major goals of this virtual commons is a search for ways to avoid the logical results described in Garrett Hardin’s essay, “The Tragedy of the Commons”. The dilemma posed by Hardin here, in over simplified terms, points out […]
SUNDAY SERVICE — Alonzo Gibbs
SUNDAY SERVICE The road shaped to a slope divides. Monhegan House, Trailing Yew, Mrs. Cundy’s Cottage- windows over walls of darkened roses. We step from church into our galaxy, which here includes the scattered lamps of town. Our unspoiled night can still declare God’s glory: distant waves sounding for all the world like wind in […]
