Last summer when the Chickadees were returning to my grove, I was inspired to write this little article about birds. One of my favorites from 2010. Enjoy!There is a celebrated free concert available to anyone who lives near trees. Songbirds create a relaxing atmosphere, a symphony of background noise that only nature itself could conduct.ContinueContinue reading “Bird Brain”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
Girlfriends
“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”-Helen Keller Girlfriends are important. Might be old news to you, but it’s new to me. Acquaintances worked just fine for many years, or so I thought. My home and work life kept me distracted from having close friends. Woman, especially moms,ContinueContinue reading “Girlfriends”
Poetry: Two Love Poems
Here are a two love poems I’m working on for a contest. Spicy hot!Saturdays SongSunny SaturdayBeams filter through The sheer curtained windowOnto the stage of us;A bed of messy coversSoftly, gentlyyou sing and strumI lie next to you and listen watching your fingers move Our song of loveFills the roomOur hearts Our mindsMix in theContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Two Love Poems”
Poetry: Fainting Spell
I drifted off to sleepAfter years of standing stillThe sun arched over me Like a soldier marchingHead slouched forward,The arms gave wayChin kissed the counter,The music gently playedA spell, a tranceFell over meSpiriting me away To a land of no worryI feel out of boundsDancing in the nightFloating and swimmingIn comforting darknessEyelids lift slowly andContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Fainting Spell”
Going Berserk!
Saturday morning and my eight year old nephew is getting ready for his indoor soccer game. With the help of his father he gets on his uniform, shin guards, socks and shoes. All suited up and he is ready for battle! Before they leave he gives me a quick tour of the few turf burnsContinueContinue reading “Going Berserk!”
Powder
New territory, new land, new trail with boundaries only set in my mind.Possibilities endless.Life is like snow. Learning to ski again is proving to be more of a challenge and more painful than I could of imagined. However, sometimes with great PAIN comes great REWARD. Last time I went skiing I was a junior inContinueContinue reading “Powder”
Poetry: Voices & Words
Long ride homeDark roadThe radio plays softyThe headlights illuminateA road we have traveled many timesBut never with each otherCommunication?No words, no voiceCommunication?A movementBetween two bodiesIn accordThe veil of your spiritBlows across my cheekIt says a thousand wordsYour strength growsBesides me wrapping meLike a warm blanketThe bond of loveThe ties of friendshipInvisible to the eyeYet lightingContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Voices & Words”
"Housekeeper" Wins!
Was just informed this weekend that my poem “Housekeeper”(see below) was chosen along with six other poems in a poetry contest! The contest is sponsored by Bellingham Repertory Dance Company and Chuckanut Sandstone Writers Theater. The seven poems will be interpreted in dance while being read out loud in the popular annual event “Phrasings” AprilContinueContinue reading “"Housekeeper" Wins!”
Poetry: Island Winter
Fall is overFrost is setting inClear sky or cloudyIce will be found in the morningAloneQuietNo birdsNo visitorsThe ocean is colderThe beach is emptyA gull stands watchOn a beach wood wallSolitudePeaceBreath seenWaves heard…it is winter
Poetry: Evening Walk
In an evening walkI’ll calculate my next moveCoordinate my conversationsConsider the risksConceive inspirationAn evening walk willTidy my headWarm my heart Make my nose runRed scarf flies like a flagOf freedom and lifeWrapped around me Coiled across my mouth That’s speaking only fogUnder the street lightsI travel across timeThe sidewalk is my pathStreet signs guide meTheContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Evening Walk”
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