FIRE… Tending Fire 20 Aug 201910 Jul 2019 I know the secrets of wood. My father never taught me how to build a fire, so I watched him silently twist newspapers around kindling and place them where the…
FIRE… Mesa Verde 16 Aug 201910 Jul 2019 Their pueblo palaces climb to canyon ceilings where paleo campfire left blackened stone. Kivas dug into earth bury forgotten gods but stars they worshiped still hang in the sky. For…
FIRE… Firelight Rite 25 Jul 20197 Jul 2019 Indian Summer incantations I Whisper through a forest canopy, A blanket with loose weaves to Peek into celestial gymnastics. I flick my pocket knife open and shut To the rhythm…
FIRE… On Living 13 Jul 201920 May 2019 “Fire plays an important and critical role in influencing vegetation and the lifecycles of trees and plant communities. Many species are dependent on fire.” Controlled Burning, “Historic Role of Fire,” The United…
AIR… The Four Directions 7 Jul 201918 May 2019 East Dawn ushers in spring robin songs wake Earth’s sleepers run to red dusk, Go South Breathe in summer air accept balance from long light run with Deer heart, Go…
FIRE… No Two Fires the Same 2 Jul 20194 Jul 2019 - Russell Willis Russell Willis’s professional career began in engineering and moved to higher education and later online education and ministry. He has a Ph.D. from Emory University, and much…
FIRE… Ash 10 May 20193 May 2019 White moths without eyes absent mouths, single winged remnants of combusted life thermal motion relieved of flame. You weave wild, lifted by swirling air that catches…
AIR… Thank you! 4 May 20194 May 2019 We are currently going through all the submissions. If you have not heard from us, you will soon! We received so many excellent poems and photographs, thank you all for…