DELIA QUIGLEY
-BOOKS AS ART~ART TO INSPIRE-
Category: Still Life Stories
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March 15 New Jersey goes into strict lock down I’ve been living on a six-acre farm alone The family returns home to quarantine I am relieved of my daily chores Instead, I take long walks in nature Bustling country roads are now empty It is an eerie feeling walking along The jagged road’s edge, stepping…
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This month of quarantine has me remembering my past, particularly the mid 80’s when cancer was becoming a household name. In 1955 Rachel Carson signaled the first warnings that the chemicals we were introducing to the environment could cause cancer. Today Americans are exposed to roughly 80,000 chemicals on a daily basis, and 10 million…
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In the city of darkness There are those who weep Those who sing love songs Piercing cries to God for mercy In the suburbs at dusk Lives with shattered dreams Eat gourmet dog food Off of silver dishes All along the lanes To the end of the circles Lights are springing on Another day’s gone…
DELIA QUIGLEY 