By Dorothy Kamm Vero Beach Branch Florida   My mind plays tricks on me: On a morning walk up ahead I see a dead mouse on its back, paws raised, ... Read more

By Janet Clare Fagal Central New York Branch She’s always gathering words: playful, mournful, inventive, gossamer. Words to caress, entice. Ponder.   She weaves her words with care, stitches lines ... Read more

By Barbara Letts Blodgett Vero Beach Branch, Florida   As I stand at the sink hurrying to wash, to rinse a platter, I become aware of how caught up I ... Read more

By Ute Buehler Minnesota Branch   Your eyes are open but not here. These eyes which I have seen so full of love and life,      so full of ... Read more

By Diane McDonough Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts   She sets the table, stirs applesauce scented with cinnamon and cloves simmering on the stove. No words pass between them as he ... Read more

By Deborah A. Dickinson-Deacon Western New York Branch   Wide open kitchen window reveals:   Westerly winds that whisper warmly. Dove coos in calming clarity. Cardinal and robin each perform ... Read more

By Bette Lafferty Temple Terrace Branch, Tampa, Florida   Growing older has not diminished the joy I feel when viewing a new box of crayons, or the paint samples at ... Read more