Leaves have fallen
trees are bare.
She sits alone
tucked between the hills.
He built her strong
standing the test of time.
She holds him safe
protected from rain and wind.
Lazy creek wanders past
she listens to melodic rippling.
Providing a meal maybe
quenching thirst.
He is old now
life has ended.
She stands alone
a sad and lonely sight.
Cars pass by
no one notices.
Once a part of yesterday
now a forgotten today.
off of highway 74
Jackson County, North Carolina
I am so glad you are here to join me on my writing journey. I have been a writer for the past fifty years. discovering my passion for writing when I was in college. I am a professional naturalist having led hikes and taught classes in city, state and national parks in Illinois, Michigan, and Vermont. My essays have been inspired by my travels across the United Stated and Canada. I am a mother of five and grandmother of five who are also the subject of many writings. Cozy up with one of my books of essays or connect to my memoir which is written knowing there are wives and mothers who have traveled down the same bumpy road that I have navigated.
I look forward to you following me on my writing journey. Mary
Check out one of the upcoming book fairs. Find an event near you!
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INDIE MARKETS
Poetry – Ninth Letter (print journal), Harbor Review (online journal), Split Lip Magazine (online journal), Bennington Review (online & print), Foglifter (print LBGTQIA+)
Fiction – Ecotone (print journal), Normal School (print journal), Adroit Journal (online journal), Hunger Mountain (online journal), One Story (print journal)
Nonfiction – Zyzzyva (print journal), Brick (print magazine), Emergence (print magazine), Agni (print journal), Hobart (print magazine)
Sunny River Writings 
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