March Roars Like a Lion

Linda Marsanico

Image from page 72 of “Two in a zoo”- (1904) https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14566058690/ This transition from winter to spring Oh, the weather I wish it would bring… Is this the same for you? Of course, each of us is so different in our preference. I met a local shop owner who loves the cold Even though he’s…

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Pregnant with Possibility

Linda Marsanico

Robin’s Egg Kasio69 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kasio69/14405049320/ I looked out my garden door and saw a robin red breast. “A harbinger of spring?” was my first thought and question. I was so surprised: She had the fullest body I’d ever seen in such a petite creature. Was she pregnant with eggs (I lament my limited knowledge of birds.)?…

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“Send These, the Homeless, Tempest-Tossed to Me…” – Inscription on The Statue of Liberty

Linda Marsanico

Immigrant Neighborhood edenpictures www.flickr.com/photos/edenpictures/11183757215/ “SEND THESE, THE HOMELESS, TEMPEST-TOSSED TO ME…” Inscription on the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor In New York harbor stands our Statue of Liberty. Her right hand is held high with a torch to light the path of immigrants coming to our shores. “Give me your tired, your poor, your…

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