April’s Promise
Posted On April 7, 2022
An SLHS ’81 Classmate Collaboration
By Jackie Ely & Dick Monroe
(With a cameo assist by Karen Barrow Pittman)
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(Jackie Ely Photo)
Winter’s Long March Behind Me
Birch Trees Framing My Thoughts
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(Jackie Ely Photo)
Sitting Alone in a Park
Contemplating Ice-Covered Mountain Lake Waters
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(Jackie Ely Photo)
Quietly Waiting for Spring
(And waiting…and waiting)
Soaking In April’s Promise
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Jackie Ely took the photos.
I wrote the poem.
Karen Barrow Pittman provided the next to last line.
A true SLHS ’81 Classmate Collaboration.
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Until Our Trails Cross Again:
Jackie Ely
&
Dick Monroe
aka: ADKO