“Restless Quest”
By Amanda Nickerson
Psychosomatic
This or that is...
We need something
To feed on and we're starving
Conned into believing
The lore
Always hungry for more
Sell your wool until you're cold
Sheared sheep in snow drifts of debt
I bet
You're happy now
Evolve and fulfill from within
Free of want
Sated on peace of mind
Given up on greed
When selfless we'll find
We define what we need
We'll be who we are
Shed our sheepskin
And embrace the wolves within
Pack mentality
One for all
When all are free
“I'm a prior Nicolet student and have been a stay at home mom for the past six years and just another consumer in our concerning society.”
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“The Robin Rule”
By Michele Bergstrom
Somehow they all know
fair winds have pushed
those final ice floes
against far shores.
Green has started.
Who tells these flying feathers—
Scouts? Warm whispers in the wind?
The travelers fly in flocks, pairs,
singles, too.
Some splash down
others unload feeders
many peck seeds
under bushes.
Cock robin comes first
oblivious to old wives’ tale:
three snowfalls after
first red breast returns.
Snow flies horizontal today.
One down, two to go.
Spring.
"I've been a resident of the Wisconsin's Northwoods for over 40 years and have loved every minute, every season of life here. I belong to a small writers group made up of gifted writers and poets for whom the power of words is paramount. I owe them continual gratitude for not only our association but also for their professionalism and gentle critiquing, from which all of us have benefited. As for this poem, I looked out the window on an early April day, and the words just popped out."
