Bette J Lafferty Tampa Branch   I write in the night    without a light, my pad    on my stomach does lay.   With a finger I guide    ... Read more

Janet Fagal Central New York Branch   My grandparents’ summer place, country kitchen with green cast iron cookstove. Pantry room to right of sink unit. A tableau to explore.   ... Read more

Mary Patricia Canes Alexandria Branch   Lilacs bloomed full purple near Grandma’s open window in her farmhouse kitchen where she made strong tea and apple pie. Her lilting voice, singing, ... Read more

Laurel Jean Becker Denver Branch   The burgundy candle supports you. You run the length of its solid core, extending out from one end, dependent and vulnerable. If you were ... Read more

Donna Bruno Ft. Lauderdale Branch   The satin sheen of Great-grandmother’s table Duncan-Phyffe mahogany gives testament to generations before me who dutifully polished it with elbow-grease to enhance its lustrous ... Read more

Barb Whitmarsh Bayou City Branch, Texas   There I sit Done with trees Their rugged hide Their fallen leaves   Ended the garden At mid-lawn With vibrant roses And firethorn ... Read more

Cornelia DeDona Member-at-large, Kingston, New York   I slammed my heart into love’s door bloodied and bruised it swelled on the other side of a reckoning exacted its price no ... Read more

Elizabeth Diane Martin Pikes Peak Branch, Colorado   In turmoil and distrust In the midst of fear and confusion A decision to love Changed a wandering Wondering heart Into one ... Read more

Linda Farmer Ames Columbus Branch, Georgia   I, mighty oak, have stood rooted here for greater than one hundred years, surrounded by brothers and sisters, all of Mother Nature’s children. ... Read more

  Donna DeLeo Bruno Ft. Lauderdale Branch   I stand before my teenage students     Speaking of Homer’s “Odyssey,” Of Penelope, Ulysses’ faithful and long-suffering wife     Who ... Read more