Today as any that cometh our way
Is fine for the Lizard Races of May
When reptile smiles number
More than a few
And push-ups seem second
Nature too!
We watch the path as much as
The bushes we do
…
Jun 3 2020
Jun 3 2020
Orange Grove Cowgirl Sue - By Dan'l Mcllhenny
Was it those black and white
50’s Cowboy shows
Glowing from TV screens
Or costumed Palomino riders
Their steeds tacked out so they gleam
Parading avenue confluences
Where Hollywood meets Vine
Leave a fine set of impressions
On an eager…
May 3 2020
Pink Moon Lament - By Dan'l McIlhenny
Last night a pink moon
Skipped over Oregon
Bigger than normal some say
While others never noticed
At a non-descript moment
A voice behind a face
Flickered out forever
Vanishing from
Our human aliveness status
He, that person, a songwriter
…
May 3 2020
Perimeter Road - By Dan'l McILhenny
Rural landscape surroundings
A walkers delight away
Backyard fences strung low
Say our heaven sits here neighbor
Beyond that...Ag-fields stretch out
Flat as pancakes
March manicured - planted, growing
In Earth’s rich Willamette Valley soil
Some for grape, grain or…
Apr 5 2020
Olive Trees - By Marjorie Block
Heavy wooden shutters stand open.
Warm air and July sun stream into the room
of the convent, my refuge for three weeks.
At the window I inhale the unfamiliar
countryside of Umbria: the scent of ripe fruit and earth
the…
Apr 5 2020
Hysteria in the Kitchen - By Linda Burk
The commotion was getting louder. Cautiously looking around the corner, I couldn’t see anyone in the kitchen. What was happening? My eyes were drawn to the junk drawer. Could it be a mouse or worse a rat? I cautiously opened…
Apr 5 2020
What Are You Looking At? - By Marjorie Block
It happens when you’re not looking.
Sometime after the middle and towards the end
when it’s easy to miss the fine silver thread
waving from the middle of your chin.
Unlike the shallows and the crags
the Rorschachs that shift
…
Apr 5 2020
Man's Best Friend - By Carol Loo
Dogs are the best,
of this I can attest.
They love you no matter what,
even when you’re in a rut.
I like to watch them run and play,
they show us how to enjoy each day.
They don’t turn…
Mar 10 2020
Aunt Adelaide and the Stafford House - By Theresa Kennedy
I don’t know why but I had the strangest feeling I should walk over, unlock the latch, lift the heavy arched window, and look down. That’s when I saw the jumbled mess of it, far below having landed directly next…
Mar 10 2020
Sweet Natural Grasses - By Dan’l McILhenny
The rattle of cattle bells
Rings clear across the valley
As spring opens-up
Her high green pastures above
The steady rush - the splendid elation
When cowboys sing without hesitation
And promise their dogies
Sweet natural grasses they’ll love
Can’t…
Mar 10 2020
A Solid Gold Mustang - By Jim Carlson
George Johnson and his beautiful young wife, Robin, had been married 24 years. They were in love as only two can be, and George treated Robin as well as any husband ever could. But this couple was not very well-off…