When she cries on my shoulder
I just want to hold her
and let her tears roll down,
gently roll down my back
then become part of my being.
Allied Waste suggests a list of “Naughty and Nice” recycling tips to help make recycling a breeze for its customers.
The company stated even for diligent and dedicated recyclers, holiday decorations and gift wrap may present a challenge.
Here’s a poem by Christopher Todd Matthews that I especially like for the depiction of the little boy who makes more of a snowball than we would have expected was there. This poet lives in Lexington, Virginia.
‘War, Love and Life’a merging of poetry, music, performance and dance at Maple Valley Creative Arts Center | Slide Show
In the days when I was taller
In the days when I was taller than you,
We would roam the fields
And the skunk weeds we plucked from
Under sun drenched alders would open
Other worlds containing dinosaurs.
Home of the brave
Home of the free
Home of the homeless
how can this be?
The scenes lay
The midst of may
Before their worlds dismay
As a soldier
Prepares for leave
I’ve always considered the library the fantastic place to “shop” on a shoestring. At the library, you can cart home bags of items to try, read/watch/listen to them—or not—and take ‘em back without guilt.
Al Dennis Jr. sells sweets in one life and poetry in another.
Dennis is a customer sales executive for The Hershey Company with an office in Maple Valley, and he is also the author of “Fearless Stains,” a book of poetry and photographs. Dennis describes the work as an anthology of his life.
The Kiwanis Club of Covington sponsored a series of holiday celebrations Friday and Saturday including a pancake breakfast Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church in Covington, a fruitcake throw and the lighting of the city Christmas tree.
At any given moment, there must be 100,000 of us trying to fit in, and finding it next to impossible. Here’s a wonderful portrayal of that difficulty, by Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, who lives in Astoria, New York.
Santa Claus arrived at Black Diamond Community Center riding a King County Fire District No. 44 fire truck Friday, Dec. 3.
Rainier Youth Choirs will present its annual holiday choral concert, Making Spirits Bright, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
The concert will be at Kent United Methodist Church at 11010 S.E. 248th St., Kent.
The Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra invites the community to sing-a-long to holiday favorites 7 p.m. Saturday Dec. 11.
There are a number of things to weigh before giving a pet to a family as a gift during the holiday season, including selecting the right companion.
Hey Taliban man
chase my blues away.
We ain’t in the mood
to play with you dude,
‘cause you ambushed,
shot and killed
Sergeant Larry Rougle
just yesterday.
So, hey Taliban man –
What’s on your mind today?
To be stumped by the very last crossword puzzle you ever will work on, well, that’s defeat, but a small and amusing defeat. Here George Bilgere, a poet from Ohio, gives us a picture of his mother’s last day on earth.
Tracie Lozano photographed these snow scenes during the Nov. 22 and 23 snowstorm in the Diamond Hills development in Maple Valley.
Art students were showing their stuff for the first time Nov. 19 at the Maple Valley Creative Arts Center and it was a dazzling display of line, color and execution.
The Maple Valley Creative Arts Council presented the student art show and the participants were from from Cheryl Renee Long’s Fabulous Flowing Watercolor classes and Michael Lentz’s Figure Drawing class.
Oh man, this is hard to do… I have a confession to make.
I have purchased, I have in my possession and when the mood strikes me just right I do occasionally listen to the newest Katy Perry album.
Please, please don’t tell anybody.
If people find out about this it will obliterate any amount of street cred I may have.