editor and publisher: rick stansberger

Some folks like to tout our “four gentle seasons,” but really we have eight gentle seasons: the usual four and then Wind, Dust, Fire, and Monsoon.

 

“Hey! That doesn’t sound gentle!” you might say. 

 

Au contraire, ma petite chou —

· the wind is no Hurricane Katrina (& we never have tornadoes);

· the dust is no Iraqi simoom — it merely causes scratchy eyes and some bumper thumpers;

· the fire eats trees and irritates bronchia, but it actually smells incense-like from a distance, and no houses usually get killed in the making of the season; 

· and though the monsoon floods out streets and brings in some Federal aid, most folks are glad for the light show, the rainbows and the rain.

 

Plus, the more colorful seasons are short and sporadic.  Sometimes we have no fire or dust at all.

 

Writers published here are, or have been — residents of anywhere around Grant County, New Mexico. Authors retain all rights. This is a labor of love: nobody gets paid.

 

If you would like to appear on this site, send an email to rickstan@zianet.com

Rick  Stansberger

Featured Poets

 

 

Bill Toth

 

 

“Don’t put your hand prints

in my wet cement, just mine

I want no regrets.”

 

         Madeline Alfero

         Aldo Leopold High School

 

 

 

 

SNOW

Frozen angel’s tears

Waltzing through the air, whisper

Longings and kiss earth.

 

Kharli Brockmeier

Silver High School

 

 

 

 

 

bored out of my mind
chores to do and don't want to
i'll just sit-look cool

 

 

Schari Norrise

Aldo Leopold High School

 

 

 

 

Autumn

The fall colors shine.
yellow, orange, golden-red
Sparkling in the light.


Genevieve Orosco
Silver High School

 

 

 

 

The lazy sun sits
upon the sky, searching for
some wide open blinds


Brian Abbott
Aldo Leopold High School

 

 

 

 

Shouts from the sidelines
Frozen lungs and throbbing legs
My painful passion

 

 

Jennifer Davidson

Calvary Christian Academy

 

 

 

 

Rock and Roll with me
Release your soul and be free
Gotta feel the beat.

 

 

Jessican Walkup

Calvary Christian Academy

 

 

 

 

Stuck in a moment
I was lost in love again
I hope he's the one

 

 

Elizabeth Martinez

Calvary Christian Academy

 

 

 

bubbly bubble gym
blowing a very big bubble
Pop! No! my bubble

 

 

Kohdy Pierce

Calvary Christian Academy

 

 

 

 

little centipede
crunching under my big foot
sorry centipede
 

 

Raymond Palka

Calvary Christian Academy

 

 

 

 

The Tiger

Powerful tiger
Bright eyes shine in the moonlight
Sneak upon thy prey.

 

 

Danielle Pellegrino

Silver High School

 

 

 

 

Storm

 

Winds are howling hard

Rain pelts, trees stretch, grass is bowing down

A large storm is here

 

Katie Valentine

Silver High School

 

 

 

 

Rain

 

 

Weeping like grey tears

Rain falls, a subtle gift to

Lonely windowsills

 

 

Desiree Sarna

Silver High School

 

 

 

 

Life is craziness

Live it in intensity

Don’t waste this beauty

 

Minda Lacey

Aldo Leopold

 

 

 

 

Authors’ Bios

 

Kharli Brockmeier

lives in Silver City with her mother, stepfather, and two brothers.  Kharli enjoys school and reading, and loves books and cats.

 

Genevieve Jane LaMair Orosco

was born on March 10, 1993.  She lives with her parents, her sister, Analisa, and her golden retriever.  She loves to play sports and spend time with her friends.

 

Danielle Pellegrino

has lived in Silver City with her family for nine years.  her interests are reading and playing on the computer.

 

Desiree Sarna

was born in Berlin, Germany, and describes herself as an “otaku,” which is the Japanese expression for an anime and manga nerd.  A firm believer in two sides to every story, she plans to become a defense lawyer.

 

Katie Valentine

lives in Silver City with her brother and two parents.  She enjoys reading, fiddling, listening to classical music, and playing with her hamster.

 

The other authors have not submitted their biographies.

 

 

Special thanks to the following teachers for encouraging their students in this creative endeavor:

 

Aldo Leopold:  Ms. Claussen, Mr. Goss, Ms. Ross

Calvary Christian:  Ms. Ormond

Silver High:  Ms. Gojkovich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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