sitting outside mid Lent mid pandemic mind ping pongs what once was what will be two mourning doves call and respond keep their distance but stay in touch above on the limb of a live oak tree a mockingbird a … [Read more...] about 3/27/2020
Essex, The Gem of the Lake
(Sung to tune of Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean) O Essex, the gem of the lake A most beautiful place to see Where the past and the present are one A village where we all like to be For your streets are lined with history And you offer a marvelous view With mountains so … [Read more...] about Essex, The Gem of the Lake
Down the Hill, Over the River, Up the Hill
As you drive north on route 22 Don’t drive too fast, but enjoy the view Wild flower field and trees galore Rock walls, lake views, and much much more Then voila’, you’re in Willsboro Look all around, be sure to be thorough A village of sort that one might forget As … [Read more...] about Down the Hill, Over the River, Up the Hill
It Takes All Kinds To Raise A Village
Two roads, a ferry, and a lake Do not a city make Nor hamlet so I read For hamlets have no churches Nor government to lead But the lovely intersection Of travel wet and dry Are perfect for the village That lives in my mind’s eye Now those who visit, those who … [Read more...] about It Takes All Kinds To Raise A Village
Excess Day in the Village of Essex
On the eve of Excess Day Husbands and wives Can be heard Bickering back and forth Trying to determine whose excess Must leave the house Husbands cling to old rods and reels Wives insist they need their curling irons Small children hide balls and dolls They haven’t … [Read more...] about Excess Day in the Village of Essex