Art& Photography and Poems Summer at Grandma's by Edie Self from the book 100 of the World's Most Beautiful Paintings, 1966, published by R.T.V. Sales Our little writers' group is having a lot of fun with an exercise that challenges all of us to create a piece incorporating words contributed by each. The first batch of stories and essays was so delightful we decided to do it again. This time the words came up: light / bedtime / thankful / birdsong / grandchildren When I sat down to play with this puzzle, I wrote only a few words before recognizing this was to be a puzzle of very few pieces. In short--haiku. The first one* fell together so sweetly; but then, I thought, could I do it again? Here's what happened: Summer at Grandma's * It's bedtime. Thankful, grandchildren hark birdsong. Sweet light lingers late. Early light. Birdsong wakes grandchildren. Big day, then thankful it's bedtime. Thankful for noon light, grandchildren hear sweet birdsong; know it's bedtime--NOT! It's bedtime. Birdsong fills the evening light. Thankful, I kiss grandchildren. Birdsong lullaby. Thankful for my grandchildren. Late light--it's bedtime. © Spencer Creek Press, West By Northwest 2000-2002 All Rights Reserved unless otherwise noted. The opinions expressed by the authors are not necessarily the opinions of the publisher and/or sponsors. publisher@westbynorthwest.org webmaster@westbynorthwest.org West by Northwest Spencer Creek Press PO Box 51251 Eugene OR 97405 West By Northwest Voices of Peace, Volume VI ¡Volveremos! Africa: Peace with Justice Northwest Tour Starhawk's Heresies in Pursuit of Peace: Thoughts on Israel/Palestine. Sarah Shields asks Please Dad, Tell Me: How Do I Stop Being Complicit? Peg Morton sharesMy School of the Americas (SOA) Saga. Web links Erbin Crowell considers Coffee and Fair Trade. Illegal Logging Threatens Ecological and Economic Stability. Ecstasy of Ecology - Penny Livingston and the Permaculture Institute. Norman Solomon considers India and Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons and Media Fog and the USA's "War On Terrorism": Winking At Nuclear Terror. M.G. Hudson asks us to Consider the Case of Patricia Sweets: The Failing Safety Net of Publicly Financed Health Insurance. Patrick Morris, writes on the role of the Royal Pains. High Plains Films releases This Is Nowhere Meet Skip Schiel, an remarkable photographer Delight in Guy Weese's Summer in the City Photos Doug Tanour's Exodus Poems Jane Farmer uses the medieval villanelle Explore a few small presses with big ideas. We look at The Magic Fish, When Spirits Come Calling, Saving Wilderness in the Oregon Cascades and Cradle to Cradle. Barbara S. Thompson's My Life, Chapter 4, Moving Out West to Los Angeles. Cogentrix to Aquila, Going from Bad to Worse? by Mary Zemke. Lois Barton's Sunnyside of Spencer Butte, The Cat That Flew and Sauerkraut and All That. Jonnie Lauch's electronic debut in Nighttime Intruder. Archive Late Spring 2002 Early Spring 2002 Winter 2001-2002 Fall 2001 Late Summer 2001 Summer 2001 Late Spring 2001 Early Spring 2001 Winter 2000-01 Fall 2000 Late Summer 2000 Summer 2000 Spring 2000