A LETTER NEVER MAILED (in memoriam) I cannot find any tracks of birds In the snow this morning But by the feeder – a trace of someone there. Could a seed fall in this great whirl of snow? Never! A small live foot had been and left its mark. Late August one hot day I […]
Month: February 2011
Duologue – James Cundy, Ed Moffitt
DUOLOGUE NIGHT As the world floats into darkness Shadows go their lonely way Eyes are closed No one speaks Total serenity James Cundy MANANA MAKES IT THROUGH THE NIGHT hot coffee and english muffins -on the rocks- cool early morning light dissolving the […]
Monhegan Heroes Quell Overnight Blaze
Monhegan Heroes Quell Overnight Blaze Lincoln County News By Samuel J. Baldwin The volunteer firefighters on Monhegan Island don’t see a lot of action, but just after midnight on Feb. 14, when the first structure fire on Monhegan Island in 22 years broke out, a crew of five firefighters pulled together and had the fire […]
Fire, as seen by an Islander
Hi Peter, General consensus in the light of day is that we were beyond lucky on Sunday night. It wasn’t very windy, it was REALLY warm for February and Sue Bolman’s well was full. The pumps didn’t freeze, the wind didn’t take the fire to surrounding houses or the backside and we were able to […]
Beach Glass – a Pantoum – Larry Wilson
BEACH GLASS – A PANTOUM The shock, the joy of recognition Green or aqua, sometimes brown, occasionally blue Fragments sanded soft, glass hissed into jewels Plucked from sandy shore on a summer’s day Collage of colour, a mason jar full The shock, the joy of recognition Finding something precious, unexpected Fragments sanded soft, glass hissed […]
