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Crumbling Castles

April 24, 2016 by Gregory Zschomler Leave a Comment

Societal storms smashing stalwart steeples
Built upon the toils of backbone and fortitude
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Filed Under: Featured Writing, Poetry

Another Way of Knowing

April 17, 2016 by Carol Vanderford Leave a Comment

Day after day
I sit and stare.
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Filed Under: Featured Writing, Nature, Poetry

Note from the Cottage with Roof Replaced

April 14, 2016 by Rob Gourley 3 Comments

Perhaps it’s silly to mention
from my far-flung harbor region ….
The tri-color ink-drawn delight
of four geese running to take flight….

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Filed Under: Nature, Poetry, ULE Tagged With: Clamming, Instructions, Motherhood

Ecotone

March 13, 2016 by Nancy Slavin 1 Comment

A natural zone between land and sea
where life holds to rock while waves work to wash life clean…

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Filed Under: Nature, Poetry, ULE

Where I Belong

March 10, 2016 by Gregory Zschomler Leave a Comment

Toes cold in the sea, numb to the pain
Ambling along, no striving for gain

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Filed Under: Poetry, Spirit, ULE

Missing W.S. Merwin and Valhalla

February 21, 2016 by T H Savaht 2 Comments

We cannot All
Dine
Together
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Filed Under: Featured Writing, Poetry, Spirit

Leap

February 7, 2016 by Lisa Kerr 1 Comment

With complete abandon, I would run to
the beach to witness the moonlight
splitting the syrup of darkness…[Read More]

Filed Under: Featured Writing, Healing, Poetry

Amen

February 1, 2016 by Carol Vanderford 1 Comment

Sometimes I just don’t want to be
The gracious woman
Anymore.

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE

Lunch with David

January 24, 2016 by T H Savaht 1 Comment

Thank you for the pain and the glory. For the angst and the fame.
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Filed Under: Featured Writing, Poetry, Song and Dance Tagged With: David Bowie

Tres Haiku

December 9, 2015 by T H Savaht 2 Comments

poems speak like otters
on their backs cracking clams
always opening

Filed Under: Poetry, ULE

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Readers’ Comments

  • Watt Childress April 28, 2025 at 11:48 am on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltAlso, you inspired me to insert a sentence crediting Hoyt Axton with the song's genesis. Many thanks!
  • Watt Childress April 27, 2025 at 10:55 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltThank you kindly Jim for reading this and commenting. I enjoyed your review of "Sun House" by David James Duncan,
  • Jim Stewart April 27, 2025 at 8:26 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltNice! Hoyt Axton wrote the Jeremiah song and sang it with great gusto. Life wanders on and I'm still glad
  • Watt Childress April 26, 2025 at 3:51 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltDuring spring I think of you, and all the May Pole celebrations you've organized over the years. So grateful for
  • Watt Childress April 26, 2025 at 3:18 pm on Uncle Zech’s Amphibious GestaltIn my dreams I sing to the multitudes, with a voice as clear and sweet and churchy as Lou Reed.
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