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
Poetry
Across the Lake
Looking to the east Separated by this lake Are the people That each morning wake To look upon these mountains Farms, meadows and rivers Within which we live And are able to call home By Tom Stransky, April 2015 Related articles The Transfer … [Read more...] about Across the Lake
Lakeside School: Elementary Open House
Elementary Open House Friday, April 24th | 8:30am-11:00am Lakeside 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade Main Lesson will be open to interested elementary students to experience first hand the math, movement, music, and poetry of an integrated main lesson math block in the early … [Read more...] about Lakeside School: Elementary Open House
The Annual Essex 4th of July Parade
Pulling itself together in the shadow of St. Phillip Wayne Bailey, a real trooper, calms the crowd "It won’t be long, any minute now" Entertains with comments on passers-by who catch his eye And then when the crowd has worked itself into A frenzy of frustration The parade … [Read more...] about The Annual Essex 4th of July Parade
Pappa
When you were dying And I had to come back home, I found one of your old maps folded neatly on The woodcarving bench. You had drawn a mark on it Where my house is In the Adirondack mountains. A little worn pencilmark That is me, Standing outside In the snow at night Looking back … [Read more...] about Pappa