“Tell me the truth about death. I don't know what it is. We have them, then they are gone but they stay in our minds. Their stories are part of us as long as we live and as long as we tell them or write them down.” KnowsWritingMindLongStoriesGoneTell Me The Truth Author:Ellen Gilchrist
“I haven't written poetry in a long time but I read it and I miss it. It is so hard to write. So hard to finish, so hard to find the exact word to make it shine. In honor of my youth I will write a poem to finish this essay. It is spring in the Ozark Mountains. The yellow flowers are blooming and the birds wake me at dawn and last night five planets lined up by the moon in the western sky. If that doesn't inspire me to poetry what will?” IfsWritingLongHardLastsNightFiveWrittenSkyMissingHavensYouthInspirePlanetsFlowerHonorMoonMountainLong TimeSpringBirdShiningWesternDawnYellowEssaysLast NightBloomingOzarksYellow FlowerWestern Sky Author:Ellen Gilchrist
