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Common Combustion

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Roger Gosden

Poem read by the author: https://youtu.be/OFiM0xGgF5o We’re alive within the flames’ bright glow,Dancing, enhancing, flashing in our strife.We’re children of the wood, our names unknown,And like you, we all journey to the afterlife. Some stand short and hot, while others … Continue reading →

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Appalachian Poet – Bertie Jane Cutlip

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Roger Gosden

Outside a country store in the Allegheny Mountains, she stood behind a table covered in mason jars of home-made apple jelly and pickles. It was one of those glorious fall days in West Virginia, so I lingered to buy some … Continue reading →

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Bertie’s Latest Poem

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Roger Gosden

The first time we met Bertie she was sitting behind bottles of apple butter and pickled vegetables laid out on a wooden table in the green outside Sharp’s Store in West Virginia. The bottles were lined up in serried ranks, … Continue reading →