The lines “Waves the only sound I hear; white foam melts into the sand” are the descriptive lines beginning Cathy’s poem, “Beach Meditation.” The poem moves from the description into an inner meditation about transitions that all of us make during our lives. We are asked to join in this meditation with the poet.
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In 1957 I turned I turned 18, joined the Alaska Fishermen’s Union, and hired on as a deckhand on a power scow fish tender owned by NAKAT PACKING COMPANY. Join me on the Rolfy and in Waterfall Cannery for the final seasons of salmon traps in Southeastern Alaska.
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Lorelie relishes her life as an “Old Gardener.” Daily she checks on the health of her plants, tending them with her years of experience in creating beautiful gardens. Lorelie lives the personal characteristics illustrated in Cathy’s poem.
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David Zeigler, the photographer, is familiar to NESTER readers who enjoy his photos in the Artists category. Less familiar is David the writer. He has written mysteries, short stories, and essays. In this post David writes a short piece about which he asked me, “Where do ideas like this come from?” and said “The creative process is really mysterious.” David’s ever roving mind considers the question,”What’s in a person’s name?” in this selection, BEING CALLED PETER by Peter Brent, a pseudonym.
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Cathy’s poem, “The Way Back” leads me to a question: Who is going to knock at the door? Hasn’t each of us waited at one time or another for someone missing from our lives to return? Perhaps a mother, a son, a lover, a friend will suddenly appear. What will happen then?
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ALASKA SUMMERS returns to its beginnings in the NESTER with a revisiting of “SID & SEVERIN.” In heavy ocean weather a cranky skipper, Sid, and a steady Severin tangle with each other in attempting to brail salmon into the Rolfy.
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ALASKA SUMMERS returns to its beginnings in the NESTER with a revisiting of “First Day With Severin.” A shrimpy sixteen-year-old, Tim experiences his first day on the salmon troller Rap III with Severin in 1955.
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Cathy’s poem. “Where Home Is” imaginatively and thoughtfully considers how each of us searches for “home” through the journey of the Monarch butterflies.
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Cathy Ross’s poems often make insightful connections between nature and the decisions we make in our daily lives. The wisdom in Cathy’s poems centers on what we can learn from a careful observation of nature. Watching the Heron is one of these poems.
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Long before we enjoy the first bite of a ripe tomato, Cathy writes a poem about the planting of tomatoes in the northwest.
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