Where gold is mined; a poem
by Dave Koshinz I want, I want more I want a place where I am safe A place where differences, melt into honoring and deep respect A place where we can drop our clothes, easily, to look back at what we wear A place where we can hide, if we choose, with honor and truth A place where deep work is done A place of touching deeply, and honoring clear boundaries A place where gold is exchanged, and where gold is mined A place with rich soil,...
A last chance for redemption; a poem
by Paul Goldman Before the church bell tolls one last time as our ashes are scattered over the roiling ocean waves, you and I have choices to make about just how we wish to live— from the heart of all hearts— or in the throes of selfish desire directing others to pleasure our every whim. Rest assured the outcome solely lies in our hands, be they in the end dirty or cleansed by the reckoning of our own accountability. As certain as...
Take the hill
by Johnny Fontaine A flushed heat of anger bruised my cheeks and stallions of fear galloped in my heart. School had let out for the day. I was walking home alone down the snow covered sidewalk of Sunset Boulevard in the sleepy hamlet of Coxsackie, where the family moved after my childhood in New York City. I was carrying my trombone case and desperate to ignore the taunts of a bully pack lagging behind me. By the time I reached...
Falling into silence; a poem
by Steven Lee Mankle I am falling into silence deep within the stream a tiny will striving to find a Universal current without perishing even in the dark center of my pain Somewhere out of view is joy and wonder tumbling in a current larger than our own design yet even failing faith is possible Steven Lee Mankle: Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Steven joined the Navy after high school to “see the world.” After being a...
Exploring our life changes
Dave Long spent his early years in management consulting and advertising before starting a successful Milwaukee manufacturing business in 1989. He’s been drawing cartoons and writing for publications since the 1980s. Married for 25 years, he has two children and resides in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. – is a deeply personal issue that everyone decides for himself. Sometimes the price is high, sometimes low. But this is not very...
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