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!”
Author Archives: Shannon Laws
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”
Spirit Walk
The other day I saw something that blew my mind away. An eighty year old man was walking across James Street to get to his car without looking to the left. Left was the direction I was traveling towards this man at 40 mph. His body was slanted and traveling steadily towards an older modelContinueContinue reading “Spirit Walk”
Marlene Dietrich
Falling in love again. What am I to do? I can’t help it…My affair with the voice of Marlene Dietrich came about during a rather monotonous trip to the music department at Barnes and Noble years ago. While casually going through the A to Z pop/rock stuff that took up half of the music section,ContinueContinue reading “Marlene Dietrich”
Poetry: September Wind
Remember the old days around a camp fire when each person took turns adding to the story? Well, what if two friends did the same thing but in the form of a poem? My island friend Peter and I did just that over the past five days. The results? Read for yourself: S: The windContinueContinue reading “Poetry: September Wind”
Poetry: Sunset
Before the sun setsOn this tired old trunkI hope to of livedA life full of SunshineFriends, familyLaughter, joyHope discoveredMysteries solvedHow wonderful that time will beWhen it is Time I think on But only if Living was What was doneThe most beautiful Sunset viewed Is one by eyes that have CriedFulfillments, contracts concludedA slow fade toContinueContinue reading “Poetry: Sunset”
Privacy Hedge
One of the many benefits of living in a neighborhood is getting to meet and know your neighbors. I was fortunate this week to run into our neighbor who lives directly next door. She is a lovely lady perhaps in her 70’s or 80’s whose son also lives just three houses down from her. HeContinueContinue reading “Privacy Hedge”
Poetry: Ghostly Eyes
Waking up alwaysSame time on the clockWalk through my houseLines on an unchanging track I see youA solid massYour feet touch the groundgrasp the earthMy specter form floats by Unperceived by the blindIgnored by the angryForgotten by the busyI remember what living was likeI see you allFrom my ghostly eyesOrbs of mistAnd compromise
Cast Iron
September has brought many changes into my life. I’ve moved in with my brother who lives in Bellingham’s wonderful Broadway Park neighborhood, in my search for work. It’s a temporary situation that I secretly hope will last longer than expected because I’m falling in love with the area! Visiting with my nephews, all three underContinueContinue reading “Cast Iron”
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