Snow Geese on Lake Springfield
Thousands of wings in flight
Hover, flutter, clutter
Witness to an unprecedented sight
Going north for summer
—Linda S. Anderson
Local poets were writing about contemporary events in the Sangamo
Journal as early as the 1830s. People’s Poetry wants you to share your
thoughts on what’s happening in Springfield todayÑin poetic form. Poems on any
subject will be considered, but ones that deal with issues of local interest
are encouraged. Send yours to poetry editor Lee Gurga,.P.O. Box 662, Lincoln,
IL 62656, or to gurga@ccaonline.com with “Bards of the Sangamo” in the subject line. (Please limit your submissions
to poems of 14 lines or less.)
This article appears in May 8-14, 2003.
