Letters to the Editor

New moon red-eyes overhead

New moon red-eyes overhead Two Ay Em in the dark and awake Windows open to the rumble of frogs in…

May 2, 2022

Storms Pass By Unknown

Storms pass by unknown but for dark clouds and strong winds. Tears were not sprinkled. Ed Lehner Durango

May 1, 2022

Moon

Standing on the deck of the night ferry From La Paz to Mazatlan. A clear sunset; we’re headed southeast. The…

May 1, 2022

‘Colorado is not Yellowstone Park’

At the August 1989 wildlife commission meeting, I served as chairman. One of the agenda items was the reintroduction of…

April 30, 2022

The Beautiful Earth

The trees are blooming full of delicious smelling flowers. The bees are zooming around like raindrops on a rainy day.…

April 30, 2022

To My Sons

I was sitting in traffic when I first heard the German word – “fernweh” (homesickness for a place you’ve never…

April 30, 2022

Her Hands

My hands look like her hands. My knuckles remind me of a mountain ridge in the La Platas. I see…

In Praise of Family Trees

Slight yet strong in bearing Natural by design Bent a bit by time in shapes as complex as the seasons…

Enough already with the poems

Can people please find a different outlet for their poetic experience than the Letters to the Editor section of the…

Bears have party with garbage

Last night, one or more bears had a party in my driveway with your garbage. Yep, the bears are out…

Amazon, Amazon

(To the tune of “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” from Fiddler on the Roof) Amazon, Amazon ship me some stuff No matter how…

April 27, 2022

Purple Cliffs resident would rather stay

A vote was cast by county commissioners to decide where we could and will live. I’m only curious that in…

April 27, 2022

‘True conservationists, conservative ranchers’

Regarding the article “Politics of Wolves” in The Durango Herald on April 15 and online in The Journal, the true…

Truce Encounter

Hard to miss, a wildly swinging dog tail up ahead Driving passed, I witness the charm of acceptance Ranch shepherd…

Monarch

Confronted by a daunting task and not certain you can do it, Reflect upon the butterfly unfolding fragile lovely wings…

White and Black

Mary had a little lamb His feet were black as soot. Everywhere that Mary went A sooty foot he put!…

Pollinator’s Prayer

Bluebirds breeze on by, delightful daffodils catch their eye! Pumpkin poppies are popping, purple monarchs are stopping! Pink peonies are…

April 24, 2022

Unaffiliated voters ready for primary

Unaffiliated voters in Colorado just dodged a bullet. A group of Republicans recently filed a lawsuit (Parable v. Griswold) in…

April 24, 2022

And Then the Lights

We sit in the darkness Long after the credits have started to roll Telling ourselves we’re curious About who played…

April 23, 2022

Ouzel

Water colored bird Swims icy river riffle Alights on wet stone Sarah Kelly Durango

April 22, 2022

Goose Island

Patient mother; On your grass island in the middle of the river. How can you know? That the eggs beneath…

April 22, 2022