Letters to the Editor

Opinion

Seasonal Haikus

The long legged calf Scrambles over to mother “I need my milk NOW” February 7 Coyote in the snow Running…

April 20, 2022

Opinion

Never Knew How Much Love Could Hurt

I never knew how much love could hurt you until I found myself crying in the shower over someone I…

April 20, 2022

Opinion

Great Blue Heron

Heavy steel river twisting slowly past. Sharp edged snow hissing down. In grey silence, neck pulled down, stiletto beak shrouded…

April 18, 2022

Opinion

Water skiing

Water skiing fast speeding quickly through the wake right behind the boat Lucas Bosmans Durango

April 18, 2022

Opinion

City spending ‘serves no purpose’

Our Durango City Council continues their reckless spending. If these people would focus their efforts toward necessary projects instead of…

April 18, 2022

Opinion

All for Peanuts

Second most intelligent bird on earth Puffing feathers displaying girth Rancos caw, called out to me From atop a tall…

April 18, 2022

Opinion

Is Anything Real?

Oh, what a tangled web we weave Doing our best to deceive, con artists aplenty Attracting get rich schemes galore…

April 17, 2022

Opinion

Haiku to Spring

Trees are leafing out Daffodils wave in the breeze Spring is here – achoo! Carol Simmons Durango

April 17, 2022

Opinion

The Orchestra

The orchestra starts and the notes dart as the audience sways the notes play the basses start their solo continuing…

April 17, 2022

Opinion

GOP ‘believes in autocratic rule’

While reading the story about the Republican gathering of the lunatic fringe in Colorado Springs, I had to fight off…

April 16, 2022

Opinion

Sweet Sound

Sweet sound of music fills the air it does everywhere you can hear the sound of the violin play but…

April 16, 2022

Opinion

Herald ‘mischaracterizes’ Florida law

The Herald’s predisposition for left-wing causes has actually gotten worse lately. Saturday’s editorial cartoon about “Don’t Say Homo” with a…

April 15, 2022

Opinion

A Poem Starts

Friction of pencil on paper Sets it all in motion. Dry scraping sound Uncovers worlds locked in silence. Until the…

April 15, 2022

Opinion

Mountain Muses

It is the dawn breaking over their peaks That shimmers the morning’s glory in glowing valleys. Mountains, as poets, often…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Rocky Mountain Hike

Resting On a granite slab left by a retreating glacier At the shallow edge of an alpine lake. Scents of…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Teach kids ‘differences okay’

As a pastor and parent, I was disturbed to read in The Durango Herald (April 8) that a state Social…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Who Are You?

Who are you my friend? A person with a good heart? Someone who will care? If so, go for it.…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Chaco Canyon

It’s breezy in Nageezi, down a lonely, dusty road. Ancient Great Houses anchored to the earth, resting under blankets of…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Reuse rallying cry: ‘Lock him up’

Back in the 2016 campaign between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, a big deal was made of Clinton’s missing emails.…

April 13, 2022

Opinion

Spring Haiku

Winter bared branches bud in tender green. Pear trees burst into white froth. Judy Clifford Bayfield

April 11, 2022

Opinion

Put parking garage in ‘big old hole’

So, with all the quibbling over lack of parking downtown, there’s a big old hole to nowhere (you know, the…

April 11, 2022

Opinion

I Dream of a World

I dream of a world where birds look down on a green earth, blue and green meshing harmoniously I dream…

April 10, 2022

Opinion

Perhaps Love

Your words were thoughtless and hurtful, The tone of your voice sharp and cruel Your embarrassing tirade was childish, Only…

April 10, 2022

Opinion

Show Me You Are Real

Cacti, Irises, Skyrockets blossoms finessed by hummingbirds. Ashamed to invade this most ancient play. Something eternal as I finger a…

April 9, 2022