by Nora Hutton Shepard | May 6, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment, News, The Written Word, Top Middle Box
Search for: NEWS Channels: A Poem by Nora Hutton Shepard When I hold you I want to ask Whyare you named for a river in a landI have never seen? in New Zealand?Your parents named you for what I may never know—but I think I might see that foreign sky in the...
by Jody Seymour | Apr 16, 2022 | News, The Written Word
Search for: NEWS “Death Hung in the Air” A Poem for Easter Death hung heavy inthe airwaiting like a bridefor her groomBut there would be nobringing togetherthis day No, this would be aday of separation-a divine unbinding-A wedge was nowdriven betweenwas...
by Jody Seymour | Apr 15, 2022 | Local, News, The Written Word
Search for: NEWS “Silence in the Clouds” A Poem for Good Friday Some thought it thunderfrom heavy dark cloudsBut broken hearts belowheard only silencefrom a heaven thatseemed so empty His broken self hangingso alone with griefcould only cry out asolitary...
by Jody Seymour | Apr 14, 2022 | Local, News, The Written Word
Search for: NEWS “Now What?” A Poem For Holy Thursday Peter’s thoughts as Jesus tries to wash his feetJohn 13: 1-17 Wanting me to be a rock-what is this pebble-likegesture of humility?Surprise is his naturebut this is too muchIf his desire was to be a...
by William E. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 2, 2022 | Local, News, The Written Word
Search for: NEWS The View from Kyiv: “We Are Going to Fight for Our Land,” a poem by William Jackson (Editor’s note: Mr. Jackson was moved to write this poem about a couple he saw interviewed on a February 28 news program. He omitted some details...
by William E. Jackson, Jr. | Feb 16, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment, Local, News, The Written Word, Voices of Davidson
Search for: NEWS “Ode to the New York Times” a poem by Bill Jackson February 8, 20225:00 a.m. “Good Morning , A. G. Sulzberger,” Adolph Ochs, and Arthur Hays—whose reign as publisher began in the year of my...
