Where I Live

March 27, 2014 by Rick Bonn Leave a Comment

Where I live
rivers rise
overwhelm
while rain presses
falling
calling
Be one with us
Be not dry.

Where I live
earth stains, strains
muddy fingers pulling down
houses
squatting under troll moss
pushing
pressing
down
Do not rise.

Where I live
ground and water
push everything
middle
Lie down
in mud and green
Lie down and
Rest.

About Rick Bonn

Rick is the founder of BonnFire Media and a writer/producer in Hollywood, specializing in content development (film, TV, streaming). His writings have been published by Westminster John Knox Press, Prism Magazine, aintitcool.com and others. He teaches screenwriting and film, is an optioned screenwriter and has written comics for INDIE COMICS, currently available on Comixology (https://www.comixology.com/Indie-Comics/comics-series/84916?ref=c2VhcmNoL2luZGV4L2Rlc2t0b3Avc2xpZGVyTGlzdC90b3BSZXN1bHRzU2xpZGVy).

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Watt Childress
June 13, 2026 at 2:40 pm
on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
I can see how one comes to that conclusion, given all the frustration that accompanies disempowerment. Here's a truth that
DHCG
June 7, 2026 at 2:49 pm
on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
“ They could encourage togetherness by example, tee-up other practical reforms to help free folks from the overreach of top-down
Susan Banyas
June 7, 2026 at 11:00 am
on Opening the Book of Indigenous Grief
"The future is made from grief that has been grieved." Thank you Cliff. Thank you Little People, for this gift
Watt Childress
June 6, 2026 at 4:18 pm
on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
I imagine most members of city and county governments here on the coast support open community potlucks. It would help
Watt Childress
June 6, 2026 at 4:13 pm
on Reverend Billy wants Oregon to Legalize Potlucks
I'd like to believe it would never get to that point, where someone would be penalized with a fine and/or

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