Feb 14, 2024
It is a beautiful morning, and I am staring at my wife.
She moves with a grace that conceals the strength that lies within. She is the keeper of light in a realm too often shadowed by the demons of a haunted past. Her presence is a constant, a steadfast force that remains unyielding against the...
Dec 27, 2023
Pianist Scottie Miller will team up with violinist and cellist Cierra Hill for an evening of blues and jazz originals at WideSpot Performing Arts Center in Wabasha to kick off WideSpot’s 2024 Winter and Spring season.
They’ll be performing songs derived from Miller’s recently released book of...
Nov 9, 2022
Carol A. Holmgren of Lake City is the author of the poetry book “Old Oak Tree Inspiration,” released by Dorrance Publishing. “When she was a teenager, Carol Holmgren would go out to an old oak tree behind her shabby farm when she needed time to herself. Taking along a pencil and paper, she created...
Sep 7, 2022
At the break of dawn
The sun rises over Lake Pepin
One can glimpse a sight like this
As they go on the River walk a steppin’
The lake still lay sleeping
As the clouds fluffed the sky
A breeze could not be felt
As I observed the beauty with a sigh
As the lake reflects its beauty
Even the flag...
May 25, 2022
Sailboats dock waiting
To sail out of the harbor
Away to meet the body of water
Far as the sky endlessly
Continues the shoreline
The trees to layer higher
Surround back to destination
Begin
Editor’s Note: Robin Engel wrote this poem after being inspired by a visit to Lake City. Her book ‘Creative...
Mar 17, 2021
Lake City Area Arts’ “I AM WOMAN” exhibit will be open again Saturday, March 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m (with a live poetry and story-telling at 1 p.m.) and Sunday, March 21, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake City Area Arts Center, 105 W. Center Street, Lake City. The exhibit features the work of...
Mar 3, 2021
One of my high school friends described me as “so logical’,
I’ve always liked math and algebra, mysteries, and problem solving.
In my jobs, I was guided by rules and statutes, best practices, and the like.
I’ve never been a fan of sarcasm…literal is easy - it’s straight forward.
I know what a...
Dec 16, 2020
Sparked by early family tradition in Lake City:
Waking to the smell of bacon,
strong black coffee, and something sweet;
Coming down the stairs to Grandma Elizabeth’s warm kitchen;
Donned in her gingham apron,
She waited for her grandkids’ elation,
Frosted gingerbread cookies await.
Two lovely...
Mar 25, 2020
A photo by Gregory Keyport of a tugboat named Miss Doris passing by Lake Ctiy on its way upstream on March 18 in yet another sign of spring. Here’s a limerick about it:
There once was a boat named Miss Doris
That tugged barges to St. Paul from St. Louis
It passed by Lake City on the Mississippi...
Dec 13, 2018
Not everyone likes poetry so I’ve made it a point not to include my poems in my weekly post.
Sometimes we need to be reminded of all the beauty at our front door. The following is from my book “When Life Throws Tomatoes.”
I am the Mighty Mississippi
Although I start as a small stream
I have been...