Patricia J. Dennis Santa Clara County Branch, California   A mansion set back White pillars standing tall   Framed by trees guarding all Luscious greens so alive Glistening clean after ... Read more

Nancy Haskett Modesto Branch, California   On our way to shop at the sutlers’ tents, we pass through the artillery camp, horses lined up on our left, each one almost ... Read more

  Joy A. Burki-Watson Member-at-large   I wanted release so I sought it, I worked in the South as a slave, Freedom took plenty of forethought and more than a ... Read more

Barb Whitmarsh Bayou City II, Texas   (To Dad)   He will always be my Monet My tired-eyed yet dutiful father All of his paintings Are emblazoned on my mind ... Read more

Rose Baldwin Palm Springs Branch, California   The book was on a list of poetry to read of course I bought a copy of such a famous screed   I ... Read more

Mimi Paris Boca Raton   The Emergency Room numbers on the screen keep on going down. I head for the nurse. She’s talking, laughing.   I tell her, “Look!” Her ... Read more

Lorraine Walker Williams Southwest Florida Branch   To place, slip seeds into moist soil, shutter from light, incubate and wait. To plant is the first lesson in patience.   Plant, ... Read more