POETRY-18
Winter 2022
Looking across Hood Canal at The Brothers poking up into the sunset over the Olympics. photo by John F. Williams
Looking across Hood Canal at The Brothers poking up into the sunset over the Olympics. photo by John F. Williams
POETRY-18
Winter 2022
My ‘Hood
by Al Gunby
It doesn’t really matter what the weather:
crystal morning, early sun brief fire
on snowy mountain peaks across the water;
gusty squall advancing up the channel,
wall of rain tattooing frothy whitecaps;
days of drizzle, fog and low, thick clouds
that stretch to weeks, without a glimpse of sun.
It’s green and gorgeous — home on Hood Canal.
Under the Weather
by Jessica C. Levine
The humidity breaks
into droplets
slow
and surprisingly warm.
The smell of ozone
rises
from speckled pavement
beneath my bicycle wheels.
The thwaps and plinks
on my helmet.
I sneeze
and send a flock of pigeons
soaring
into the bright gray sky.
photo by John F. Williams
White Morning
by Al Gunby
We rise an hour beyond the dawn,
when morning light reveals no source, no sun,
but shines from every snowflake
inch deep on the road.
We walk to get the Sunday news.
Greta shakes her snow-coat,
sends it flying,
snuffles into the layer of white,
chasing scents not quite cold.
Prints of two shod feet
and four bare paws show
we are the first to walk here.
Today is the start of the world.
photo by John F. Williams
Filter Paper, Full Moon
by Jessica C. Levine
I held up the filter paper
with an outstretched arm
to show them how to fold it.
Half the class disappeared
behind the brilliant orb
as I squinted,
and dreamed for tonight’s full moon
to separate out from the constant drip.
A filter shaped like the full moon gets folded to be put into use.
Jessica is a peripatetic of place. A three time Poetry on Buses poet, regular bike commuter, and adventure cyclist, Jessica Levine is also a passionate middle school science teacher, with a photographic eye, punny poetic ear, and love of learning and storytelling.
Al Gunby finds inspiration from the experiences of his youth and from the images that pop up every day. A retired nuclear/aerospace engineer, he keeps balance in his life by writing, singing, and acting. He has participated for many years in Poetry Corners and Ars Poetica and published Lady Hood, a poetic celebration of Hood Canal. He says, “poetry is the best thing going…and it’s low-cost and non-fattening.”
Table of Contents, Issue #18, Winter 2022
Vashon Glaciation
by Adria Magrath, Winter 2022 Forage fish. photo by John F. Williamsby Adria Magrath, Winter 2022Carefully shaking wet beach sand through a series of mesh screens can be a lot of fun. On a drippy gray weekend morning near the start of winter, our small group of...
Cold, Dark, Wet Visuals
Winter 2022This opalescent nudibranch hiding amongst the swaying eel grass at Carkeek Park Beach is briefly exposed as the tide rushes out to Puget Sound. Eel grass beds hold many secrets and are often referred to as the nursery of the intertidal. Perhaps the...
Winter Characters
text and photos by Thomas Noland, Winter 2022 WINTER CHARACTERS & THEIR BEHAVIOR text and photos by Thomas NolandWhen it's cold, dark, and wet, my native plant garden provides food and shelter for many winter residents. Birds and small mammals are active, and...
Salish Sea Winter
text and photos by Michele Jaenke Winter 2022A wintery hike in Dash Point State Park. Winter snow on the Franklin Falls hiking trail. A heavy snowfall during low tide on the Puget Sound. Fall and Winter colliding in a beautiful way on a local trail. Snow brings a...
Salish Coast Cures
by Malaika Rosenfeld, Winter 2022 Nanaimo nudibranch. photo by Malaika Rosenfeldby Malaika Rosenfeld, Winter 2022the situation Swollen shades of gray horizons — wide, hanging low over dampening heads: winter in the Pacific Northwest again, and all I can think about is...
Kelp Forest Decline and Reforestation
by Marina Sannes, Winter 2022 Bull kelp and eelgrass off Tongue Point in Salt Creek Recreation Area, Clallam County, WA. photo by John F. Williamsby Marina Sannes, Winter 2022An iconic and beloved image, known well to those living on the West Coast and near the Salish...
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