Author: Adirondack Center for Writing

     “Lo, the Nightingale of Paradise singeth upon the twigs of the Tree of Eternity, with holy and sweet melodies, proclaiming to the sincere ones the glad tidings of … Continue reading Nightingale in Scripture by Duane L Herrmann

i heard the call of a mourning dove as it floated on the wind. its haunting tune so lonely in the silence of the dawn.  oh why do you sound … Continue reading the mourning dove by jsburl

Me: (going out to the pool on a hot summer day, wishing I could forget and forgive) It’s been a year since it all happened and yet I still blame … Continue reading The Pool by Lourdes Santiago

Here my last words and most baffling; Here the frailest leaves of me and yet my strongest lasting, Here I shade and hide my thoughts, myself do not expose them, … Continue reading Here the Frailest Leaves by Duane L. Herrmann

After Slmarsh/ After MoneemaM I hear America crying,Our future it's quickly dying.The wolves, the pound.A Giant falls. I hear America Crying,people are sadly dying.They knock us down within, and trash us … Continue reading I Cry For America! by Lourdes Santiago

1. The Danger Within by Lourdes Santiago “STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING” BY ROBERT FROST (last four lines) The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have … Continue reading Three Golden Shovels by Lourdes Santiago

How many people have done spring cleaning on their entire life?  Started over with a new beginning?  I did when I was seventeen.  All the members of my family who … Continue reading Spring Cleaning My Life by Duane L. Herrmann