Prose and Poetry 
“River of Sadness,” poem by William T. Dawson (Office of the Poet)(0)
I met William T. Dawson in Mountainair, New Mexico, in August 2007 for the 10th annual Sunflower Festival centered at the historic Shaffer Hotel. First, I’d attended the Sunflower Poetry Writing workshop, then participated as a featured reader in the Mountainair Poetry & Writers Picnic. This spoken word event is sheltered in the tree-shaded garden [...]
New Year Message & Poem from Ernest Dempsey
Dear Readers,
This message and poem comes from our Man in Pakistan, Ernest Dempsey, who edits Recovering the Self among many other writing contributions. Ernest asked me to post it on Riehlife. That way all my regular readers can enjoy it while Ernest also will send the link his writing world buddies shortly before New Year’s [...]
A Clear Day on Clear Lake: Birdwatching Heaven by Janet Riehl
I arrived in Lake County a few days before Thanksgiving in order to visit friends and one of the landscapes of mountain and water that hug my heart. The weather was unseasonably warm with blue skies and intense light. My host loaded up our kayaks into his truck. We paddles from the county park over [...]
Celebrating Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: 146th anniversary with a Poem by Genie Keller
THAT DAY AT GETTYSBURG
The date was 1863, at Gettysburg
This day, I stand upon the quiet field
Now all is silent,
All eyes upon the purpose here.
It was a fragile moment
In a meadow lost in thought
And then the words were spoken
With care and watchful heart.
His words became the paint brush
As it gently left its mark
This is the object [...]
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