THE WRITTEN WORD
The Written Word is a place for local writers to share their articles, stories, and thoughts with News of Davidson readers. Send submissions to [email protected] . Thanks!
Seeds of Hope: a Poem by Jody Seymour
NEWS Scattered by some wind that seems to blow from the edge of grace they fall upon our places of waiting… seeds of hope Not earned by any effort of will they simply are… Their source matters not Our dry spirits are tired from a journey that is in need of a place...
Into darkness. Light: a Poem by Jody Seymour
NEWS (a poem about the dawn of the Cosmos) Into darkness there came a presence seeking to fill a waiting void A power beyond imagining created Creation Its light desired form to be later seen by souls needing to know there was more than veiled emptiness So...
There is a Way: a Poem of Resurrection by Jody Seymour
NEWS Endings speak of a forever that buries deep into waiting of our questions without answers Darkness so desires a lasting victory But there is a way through what seems to be a path with sudden endings From shadows whose silhouette portrays an image of death...
There is a Place of Deep Peace: a Poem by Jody Seymour
NEWS Like a breeze whose birth is from a far off place where still waters invite weary souls to simply wait There is a gift for the taking offered only to those whose deep need speaks to them of answers not found in busy words “Peace that the world cannot give” A...
Lake Norman Writers to Celebrate the Release of Connie Fisher’s Memoir
NEWS Please join Lake Norman Writers on Tuesday, March 26th from 6-8 p.m. at the Armour Street Theater to celebrate the release of her new memoir, The Mongrel. In Connie Carmona Fisher's memoir, The Mongrel, Bi-cultural Adventures of a Latina-Scandinavian...
An Orchestra of Love: A Poem by Jody Seymour
NEWS Could it be that all that came to be was an orchestra of love The cosmic conductor dreamed up a new melody birthed from deep within a place of utter joy Not being able to contain the thought of what a creation might sound like, chords stirred anew like the...
Gigged: a Poem by Nora Shepard
NEWS At breakfast my father sat with my unclesand cousins, chair cocked back,napkin wadded in his lap. He lifted his handsto describe just how it would be—flounder gigging at night. A bright moon to light the sandand coils of light snaking the surf,his big...
Hope’s Dream: a Poem by Jody Seymour
NEWS I rest beside despair seeking a time to shed my light into the dark recess of questions whose answers seem empty I am “Hope” and my name is echoed in times past when the soul’s sense of reason appeared to have no peace to offer your restless spirit I know your...
To Design Cities Right, We Need to Focus on People
NEWS (Tim Keane was Davidson's first fulltime planning director, coming to town in the mid-90's. He expertly guided us to a new way of thinking about planning that took into consideration the people who would use and occupy the spaces, both old and new, that we...
Encountering Elephants
NEWS There are many trips that I am lucky enough to remember. My favorites as our young family involved our baseball tours of America and going to the beach. I want to write about those. But today, I will write about Bill’s and my trip to South Africa in 2010. We...