By Michelle Sweet
there is a fury within
it comes from feeling all of the feels
feels about the wild
the earth is our home
quit wrecking it
“We’re reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey in my Environmental Lit class and he sees so much beauty in the wild. His words help us to experience the ‘harsh and brutal mysticism’ that is found in nature. His descriptions are not only what the desert looks like, but what it feels like. Through his words I feel so many feels. And we need to protect the wild. There are places in this book that we will never get a chance to see -- beautiful places that no longer exist -- because we’ve been ruining our planet. It needs to stop.”
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“Our Marriage”
By Heather SchallockTo my husband of 17 years,
There have been some tears.
But with each other on our side,
It is to your heart, I will forever be tied.
Feels like yesterday, we walked down the aisle.
When I think of our wedding day, I always smile.
We have made a real life together,
With two children and our furry son!
Seems too simple, saying you’re the one.
But it’s true,
I will always love you.
“This is
probably the first poem I have written since I was in college almost 20 years
ago. I really enjoyed the process of reflecting on my marriage as I put pen to
paper. There’s something about poetry that seems to lend itself to rough drafts
actually written by hand, rather than typed on a computer.”