Poem: Farm Truck by Maureen Ash Farm Truck Well, we’re spending a rainy morning in the truck.Mr. and Mrs. Old Farm Coupledriving to buy seed and to visit my niece, bundling the trips to save on fuel. Spring and a light rain, corn poking up like rows of lit matchesburning green out of the ground, today’s drizzlelike […]
Poem: We Wait by Maureen Ash We Wait My sister’s unborn granchild balksat the gate, won’t be born just yetas we stand with our arms out, offeringlike oats and applesthe sweetly padded landing of our quilts, knitted caps,flannel blankets. Maybe the baby knowswhat dark halter awaits, the creaking leather harness,hate’s ponderous load on the earthand […]
Giving and Receiving Some of us have been relatively unaffected by Covid-19 while others of us have suffered tremendously. Now is the time to give and receive. Giving:St Croix Valley Foundation United Way St Croix Also consider donations to area food shelves, listed below. Receiving:WestCAP – review their services and resources tabsIf in need of […]
Volunteer Opportunities around Earth Day In honor of Earth Day, we wanted to share with you a couple opportunities to care for Pierce County, WI: Grow To ShareOpen volunteer hours from 9 am to noonMonday, Wednesday and Friday547 Hanson Drive in River Falls WI Xtinction Rebellion – clean-up effort in RFThis Thursday, April 23 from […]
Sounds of Pierce County for Earth Day On this Earth Day, here are some sounds of Pierce County to help you pause and take a deep breath.
Poem: Dance Recital by Maureen Ash Dance Recital Spring in the garden and sweetly, bravelythe blooms venture forth as nowsmall girls in jewel tonesclasped to moms and dads,backed by a smitten gleam of grandparents,walk from the parking lot to the school doorsand the wind upends pink, fragile petals,a tiny girl skitters sideways like a dust […]
Poem: That Thing You Do by Maureen Ash That Thing You Do Rain this morning, and a rabbit on the lawnfacing the window from which I watched itshake the wet from its fur in a skewed fan of dropsand then carry on with its grazingthough I paused. Every day something stops me–three turkeys crossing our yardas if […]
Pierce County Life As we set out to support Pierce County residents in making Pierce County more prosperous, we would like to provide opportunities for people to share their life experiences. In our midst, we have farmers, teachers, poets, photographers etc; many people who enrich our lives and help us see our county in new […]