Amanuensis

In Memoriam
Annie Jenkin
(June 3, 1957 ~ February 5, 2024

"Meanings at midnight speak"
Hawk and Harnser
by Geoffrey Heptonstall


"The lichen-walled garden"
Neglect
by Geoffrey Heptonstall


"In search of elusive harmony songs rise with the sun"
Time Song
by Geoffrey Heptonstall



Robins Bring News of the Coming Spring

"I gave you, my heart"
Time is a Frozen River
by Jane Lang


"One song sparrow so far, plumped and content"
Field Notes from an Old Chair
by D. R. James


"His strident caw echoes"
Shadow of the Crow
by Candace Armstrong


"Winter snowflakes dance in the sky"
The Invisible Wind
by Yingcai


"The woodlands and countryside awakes"
Beneath the Strawberry Moon
by Annie Jenkin


"I guess I was a bit in love with him"
The Picture of Love
Kevin, RIP 3/10/23

by MFrost Delaney


"The air is warm for March"
A Gift
by Bob Moore


"I need to sit by a stream, watch the sun dazzle water"
Being
by Laura Foley


"Tinkling of her wind chimes in the cool spring breeze"
Spring Greetings
by Karen O’Leary




Rites of Memory

"Is the murmur stilled once life is gone?"
How wild was the wind
by Jane Lang


"No more walks along the moor"
March Winds
by Sharmagne Leland-St.John


"Its eerie howl in the moonless night"
March Winds
by Kathy Lohrum Cotton



"Perfect for kite flying"
Blowing in the Wind
by Karen O’Leary


"It screamed around the corners"
In Like a Lion
by Vaughn Neeld



"His loud sobs were joined by the mournful night winds"
Mournful Winds
by Gay Williford


"While the wind outside howled and moaned"
West Texas
by Linda Fuller



Notes

"The mourners have all gone home"
Archie
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John


"If only I could see her eyes"
Black Dahlia

by Michael Escoubas


"Head bowed as if in prayer"
The Girl in Mourning Black
by Vaughn Neeld


''Is she softly counting?"
Woman in a Green Room
by Priscilla Turner Spada


"Her head bowed low, her hair a chestnut hue"
The Scene in One Corner of a Green Room
by Paulette Demers Turco



"She fingers a white-beaded necklace"
The Necklace
by Gay Williford


"Her heart, as empty as the vase that held some flowers once"
Woman in a Green Room, 1927
by MFrostDelaney




Book Signing Tonight

Even the Dog was Quiet
by Margaret R. Sáraco
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas


Meet Me Out There
by Shutta Crum
Reviewed by Neil Leadbeater


What Do You Mean When You Say Green?
And Other Poems of Color

by Lori Levy
Reviewed by Michael Escoubas



Where Shadows Meet

Publisher: Cyberwit.net
Isaac Returns to the Mountain
and Other Poems Inspired by the Bible

by James Green


Publisher: Independently published 
Aligned with the Sky: Poems
by Kathy Lohrum Cotton


Publisher: Loom Press
The Shape of Wind on Water: New and Selected Poems
by Ann Fox Chandonnet



After Dinner Hour

A tasty side dish to go with your corned beef
Fried Cabbage
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St.John


Start this recipe early in the morning
 Slow Cooker Irish Lamb Stew
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St John


Its famous hard crust and dense texture makes this a perfect bread for sopping up stew or gravy
Irish Soda Bread
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John and Victor Riehl




Lucky


Deborah DeWit

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