"Stifled under crunch of snow"
Meeting at Pine Ridge
by Felicia Zamora

"Hot breath on panes"
Seasons
by Felicia Zamora

"A sky full of bees"
Still Life with Sunflowers
by Cheryl Snell

"To be the bearer of such gifts"
Prepared
by Phyllis Hillinger

"You weave your destinies with leaves and light"
or
"The typewriter clacking like a train"
Poem for My Daughters
by Lucille Lang Day

"Or was it rose bud?"
Flame Trees
by Lyn Lifshin

"Brown eyes speckled with sunshine"
Renewal
by Karen Klingman

"Shadows across the lowered shade"
First Snow
by Lisa Lopez Snyder

Down to the orchard down to the sea
My Lady Went Planting
by Sharmagne Leland-St, John

Kissing Contest
By John Bruce

Dingo's Bend
By Mel Bosworth

BREATHER
By Bruce Dethlefsen
Review by Charles P. Ries

A St. Patrick's Day treat to start or end your meal
Orange and Fennel Salad
From the kitchen of Shamagne Leland-St. John

What would St. Patty's Day be without this traditional pub fare?
Beef and Guinness Pie
From the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Cloud photos images captured by Sharmage Leland-St. John
in Northumberland, UK, Black Hills, South Dakota, USA, Laurel Canyon, L.A., CA, USA