South Beach Eagle KingOften, we would walk South Beach togetherThat long large-pebbled beachalong the Salish Seaon the island’s west sideShort salt water waveslap up against the shore there,constant rhythm set by the wind,like a slow rock tumblersifting for agatesBrown cliffs of San Juan barely hold a road on top itselfLarge crumbles of dirt clotslay at itsContinueContinue reading “Poetry: South Beach”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Free Yoga
This morning I tried to do yoga with a television class, “Morning Yoga”, broadcasting from the local CBS channel. The program was only 30 minutes long. Due to a restricted budget I gave up my yoga class membership for a month. The benefits of Flow Yoga cultivates cardiovascular health, and musculoskeletal strength and flexibility. It tunesContinueContinue reading “Free Yoga”
Spider Home
This year a spider has made its home in the drivers side rear-view mirror outside my car. It’s a tiny little guy whose legs are just barley visible dangling down from the top edge of the mirror, in a hermit crab fashion. I only noticed it’s web the first time in June, when the sun hit the silk’sContinueContinue reading “Spider Home”
Ides of March and 2012 (again)
The Ides of March, per the Roman calendar, is March 15th. In Roman times, the Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the god Mars and a military parade was usually held. In modern times, the term Ides of March is best known as the date that Julius Caesar was assassinated, in 44 BC
Poetry: Guardian
Put me to bedSend me to sleep’till the sun risesTuck me up in sheets of silver beamsWarm me in your glowWatch over my spiritwhen it jumps out to dreamBe my guardian tonight
Worm vs’ Centipede!
I encourage you to take walks. Whoever you are and wherever you live, you should take walks. It is one of the few places in life where we are away from our home, office, TV, computer, phone. Take nothing with you and just walk. Before there was an iPad, or even electricity humans spent manyContinueContinue reading “Worm vs’ Centipede!”
Lead Belly
Since fall of 2011 I have been the hostess on a local classic blues radio show, “Boosie’s Playhouse Classic Blues” that airs/streams on KMRE 102.3/ kmre.org heard every Saturday night at 10 p.m. PST. In doing research for the show I come across many interesting stories. Here is one of my favorites about the classic blues artist,ContinueContinue reading “Lead Belly”
Poetry: Walking Up Holly
The Maritime Heritage Park Fountain and the Whatcom Museumas seen from W. Holly StreetISidewalk DesertWalking up Holly StreetLife is alive with the livingLow tide wakes the sensesas mid-day traffic races byWalk uphill towards Bay StreetPass three homeless ones who wander camel-less like wise kings searching for The StarMan with a stroke-limp hobbles bypassing me on the right nodsContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Walking Up Holly”
Rhodes Nails It
Alan Rhodes is a writer for the Cascadia Weekly. His article, “Channeling the American Literary Canon: Six Dead White Guys and Emily Dickinson Talk About Coal Trains” in this weeks issue, 7/18/12 #29, split my sides with laughter!When he came to Ernest Hemingway it seems he was truly channeling old Hemmy.Here’s a peek:In spring the coal trains came andtheyContinueContinue reading “Rhodes Nails It”
Poetry: Coffee for One
Laboriously she entersthe coffee shophair up, make up on,clothes clean, ready for warAlways orders coffee for oneHolding herself up on a push chairforearms flex with each stepas they carry the familiar load.She hugs her history,heavy with disappointment,on each hipSits alone at a table for sixcoffee servedshoulders back, chin upawaits a conversationthat never arrives Surrounded byContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Coffee for One”
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