We dedicate this issue to poet Maya Angelou
April 4,1928~May 28, 2014

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Sierra Nevada From Coach

"He named the wildflowers"
My father was a baritone:
by Katy Brown


"A torn scrap of mist"
Orion's Daughter
by Katy Brown


"He spoke to me in starlight"
Orion's Daughter II
by Katy Brown



Foggy Landing

"We follow the others up the hill"
Theft
by Mary Langer Thompson


"The sun's rays, forming a trinity of light"
Heavenly Fathers
by Mary Langer Thompson


"Into the morning silence"
Becalmed
by Kay Weeks


"I watch Dad's closed eyelids flutter like wings"
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
by Mary Jo Balistreri


"Her warrior spirit howling"
"She Tore"
by Cindy M. Hutchings


"Rattling the pages of your newspaper"
With the Koi
by Martina Reisz Newberry


"He craved a fenced-in yard"
Mortgaged
by David D. Horowitz



A range of shadows Grand Canyon

4 Tanka
by Diane Dehler





Gallinule Dance

Memorial Day
by Mary Jo Balistreri






Lenticular Clouds Over Mount Baker

A Vertical Mile
by Richard Wakefield
Reviewed by David D. Horowitz





Take-off

Little Eagle Press proudly presents
small talk
by Bruce Dethlefsen





Padilla Bay

A great combination of three of Dad's favourite breakfasts
Monte Cristo Benedict
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John


A sweet, savory, smoky spread 
that's irresistible on a biscuit, on toast or a hamburger bun.
Bacon Jam 
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John





Tricolor Preening

Jerry Eisner

Editor's Note:
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Photo of Maya Angelou courtesy of The White House via Wikipedia.


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