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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Ode to Tessa the chocolate Princessa
EDITOR’S NOTE: A beautiful, heartfelt remembrance for a sweet chocolate lab Tessa by the Pioneers astrology and cooking writer Dana Zia. It brings tears to my eyes every time I […]
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INAUGURATION DAY: Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman – “The Hill We Climb”
EDITOR’S NOTE: There were many highlights of today’s Inauguration of Joseph Biden as the 46th President of the United States, and Vice President Kamala Harris, and many firsts … then […]
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‘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 […]
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POETRY: THANKSGIVING 2020
EDITOR’S NOTE: Thanks & Giving – Here’s the first installment of the Pioneer’s “Thanks & Giving” from our favorite local poet, Virginia Prowell providing her insight into this year and […]
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POETRY: A DAY IN MAY
By Virginia Carrell Prowell As the old saying goes, “What’s more lovely than a day in May?” As I stroll through my yard and deck on a bright and sunny […]
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POETRY: SPLEEPLESS NIGHT
On an April bright and Super moonlit night A Sleepless mind begins to think of a poem to write. Along the rivers, creeks and streams The glow of the moon […]
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POEM: GOLDEN PASSPORT
You have a Golden Passport at your disposal To go wherever you want without approval Worry no more about preventative laws Or physical impairments with all their flaws. Pick up […]
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