We dedicate this issue to mothers all over the world and wish everyone Feliz Cinco de Mayo, and a happy and safe Memorial Day. We invite you to help us celebrate Quill and Parchment's 7th Birthday by subscribing today! 

 

"Saving her lunch money to buy the Untermyer edition of Modern Verse"
Dark Parlors Remind Me Of The Spanish Civil War
by Ed Frankel

"This house has stood for thirty years"
Goodnight Grandmother
by Maria Francesca

"They will echo in her voice"
My Mother Gave Me Words
by Maria Francesca


"She casts no shadow"
Wasting Away
by Candace Turner

 

"Sweet black musty smelling earth"
Corn Planting Time
by Patrick T. Randolph

 

"We could stroll down Piedmont Avenue"
Red Shoes
by Lucille Lang Day

 

"Like sparrows returned to the redbud tree"
Work
by Cheryl Snell

 

"Scents of ploughed ground"
Moses Lake Farmer's Market
by Lenore Plassman

 

"The dog is big, and lovable"
A Poem for Home
by Catherine Hathaway

 

"The wind and the waves beat against the bellows of the bay"
Meditation on an Ancient Widow
by Carole Bugge

 

"Wrens take flight"
Apple Blossoms
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

 

"Soon, I’ll be a memory"
Writing a Note to Mommy
by Kay Caputi

 


 

Apple Trees Live One Hundred Years
by Christine Potter

 

BLUE RIBBONS
At the County Fair

By: Ellaraine Lockie
Review/Interview By: Charles P. Ries

 

 

 

 

A breakfast  treat for Mom on Mother's Day
Oatmeal Royale
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

When you just don't feel like sugary drinks or soda try
Orange Cucumber Infusion
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

 

In remembrance of the 5th of May 1862
and the brave soldiers who fell protecting freedom and liberty
Cinco de Mayo Fish Stew
de la cocina de Sharmagne Leland-St. John

The perfect palette cleanser or great cold snack on a warm day
Apple Ice
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

 

 
Graphics by Sara Wadington

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