I am from the Kansas farm,
a bigger and better house
with a history all its own,
bought from the Indians,
and Mr. Nelson too.
I am from the old house,
that sinking slowly
into the unused cellar,
covered itself with dirt,
along with old furniture
and many things tucked away.
I am from the old Model T Ford
and the Franklin and the Reo cars,
that came to just as sad an end
in the trash pile, never to be seen.
If hindsight were foresight, if only
coulda, shoulda, mighta been.
~ Jenni Gribble
Jenni writes, “I was born in Ottawa, Kansas, and these poems are inspired by stories told by my ancestors, who settled Kansas in the 1800s. I am a graduate student in English at Morehead State University, Kentucky, and a high school English teacher. My work has appeared in Inscape: Art and Literary Magazine.”
Dan Bentley and Kat Greene: Guest Editors
Dan Bentley is a No-La/Kaw dwelling organic gardening seed saving bioregionalist who hails from western plains, writes, draws, paints, sings as spirit moves, laughs with wife, cats, friends, family, observing life cycle absurdity/profundity.
Kat Greene lived in eleven states and thirty-seven houses before settling in North Lawrence with her husband Dan Bentley in a beautiful garden. She still travels from time to time.
