– Virginia Carrell Prowell (02/24/2022) On Groundhogs Day, you made a promise of nice weather. The sun shined brightly and warmed the ground. Buds on bushes and trees could be found. Green…
Category: Virginia Carrell Prowell
POETRY: CLOUDS
— Virginia Carrell Prowell (10/16/21) On a partly cloudy day My mind drifts to the sky Images of countless figures Begin to appear before my eyes. A pack of dogs chasing a…
POETRY: A NEW DOOR
By Virginia Carrell Prowell (9-11-2021) The doors of the past are now closed September is welcoming you to a beautiful new season. Labor Day came marching in, honoring all the hardworking men…
POETRY: THE STEP CHILD – Introducing the Calendar Family
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s Pioneer poet Virginia Carrell Prowell’s months-of-the-year calendar review. By Virginia Carrell Prowell Each of them is renowned for a special day. Except for one who was neglected this way….
POETRY: A DAY OF INDEPENDENCE; Videos from Clovers Day & Garibaldi Porch Parade
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was an event-filled weekend – here’s video from Clovers Day and the Garibaldi Porch Parade by Don Backman, accompanied by a poem from our favorite Pioneer poet, Virginia Carrell…
POETRY: May Day
A Poem By Virginia Carrell Prowell (4/30/2021) Photos by Don Backman There was a time, a long time ago, When young children danced around the May Pole. Holding long colorful ribbons attached…
POETRY: RESTORATION
– Virginia Carrell Prowell (3-30-2021) (PHOTOS BY Don Backman) The signs of Winter are disappearing and being replaced with a renewed application. Barren branches of the Alder and Oak, the Red Maple,…
POEM: THE SILENT TRUMPETERS
My sweet neighbor, Rosy Pyle brought me a beautiful vase full of lovely daffodils on my birthday. For some unknown reason this little poem began forming in my noggin in the middle…
POETRY: BIRTHDAYS, YEAR BY YEAR
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer’s poet that is truly a pioneer … Virginia graces us with a poem a month (or more) when the muse or subject matter presents itself. Join us in…
‘TIS THE SEASON
It’s that time of year to be Happy and Jolly, We decorate our trees and boughs of Holly. In spite of the conditions we have to bear In this terrible and frustrating…
