Maybe this will be the month
All restrictions will be lifted
Yearning for the “old normal” to return
Acrostic
Maybe this will be the month
All restrictions will be lifted
Yearning for the “old normal” to return
Acrostic
From the Midwest prairie there arose,
A blue eyed country girl, quiet and shy.
Twas a simple, honest life she chose,
Enjoying nature’s wood, and clear blue sky,
Til years, and bitter tears, drew her away
To the bright city lights and noisy nights,
Bringing many sorrows and great dismay,
Filled with untrue friends and foolish fights.
But suddenly, one night, arose a light,
Telling her to return whence she came,
And visions of the prairie she did sight,
Helping her heal from all the grief and shame.
Once more, now barefoot, she stands
Upon simple, Midwestern prairie lands.
SONNET–ENGLISH:
(3 Quatrains (4 line stanzas) and 1 Couplet (2 line stanza) equals 14 lines–10 syllables each line– Rhyme: abab cdcd efef gg–problem posed in the first 12 lines/Volta=solution in last 2 lines)
The sun has come forth to help us
Celebrate Spring’s soon return
She awaits now in the shadows
Behind time’s curtain
Sending forth samples
Of her season’s
Glimpse of new
Life and
Warmth
Nonet
On a recent road trip to Ashland, OR. my daughter and I visited Lithia Park, which is a beautiful 93 acre park in the city. In one part of it was a charming bridge, babbling brook and children’s playground. It was 107 degrees that day! The water near the bridge was shallow and perfect for wading, so off came our shoes and wading we went! Such fun and so refreshing!
It was at that point we noticed the name on the bridge was “Atkinson Memorial Bridge 1912”.
The bridge was built as a memorial to William Atkinson who was a prominent person in the founding of the town.
Surprise! Perhaps he is one of our ancestors! 🙂