Listen to Spring
Copyright 2026 by Abbie Johnson Taylor
As you walk along your favorite path,
hear the creek’s gentle burble,
frolicking ducks’ joyous quacks.
Birds in nearby treetops celebrate spring with song.
Children’s happy cries echo from the park across the creek.
A biker passes,
says hello –
you respond in kind.
Hear the gentle rumble of wheels on pavement.
A woman with a dog approaches,
the dog barking and straining at the leash —
the woman apologizes.
You remark the dog wants to chase
your white cane’s ball tip.
She laughs – you laugh –
you go your separate ways.
Turn off the path and cross a parking lot
to a sidewalk along the street.
Sit on a nearby sheltered bench.
Hear the whoosh of an occasional passing car.
At the YMCA across the street,
children and adults alight from cars,
chattering, as doors slam.
After a few minutes rest,
stand and walk home,
grateful for another spring day of wonderful sounds.
Back Story
During National Poetry Month in April, members of my Behind Our Eyes writing group were prompted to write about things we heard. I was immediately reminded of my favorite path along the creek and wrote the above poem, detailing sounds I’ve heard while walking there. It was recently published in The Weekly Avocet, and you can download this nature poetry journal here and enjoy other wonderful works. Thank you for reading.
Photo Courtesy of Tess Anderson Photography
Photo Resize and Description
by Two Pentacles Publishing
New! Living Vicariously in Wyoming: Stories
Copyright 2025 by Abbie Johnson Taylor
Published independently with the help of DLD Books.
Image Description written by Leonore Dvorkin of DLD Books.
As defined in the first story, living vicariously means living your life through someone else’s. You’re invited to live vicariously through the lives of the people in these stories. There’s the lawyer who catches his wife in the act with a nun. A college student identifies with a character in a play. A young woman loses her mother and finds her father. And a high school student’s prudish English teacher strenuously objects to a single word in her paper.
In Wyoming, as in any other state, people fall in love, and sometimes relationships are shattered. Accidents, domestic violence, prejudice, and crimes all occur. Lives are torn apart, and people are reunited. Ordinary people deal with everyday and not–so–everyday situations.
The 25 stories in this collection, most of which are set in Wyoming, are about how the various characters resolve their conflicts—or not.
Click here for more information and ordering links.
About My Monthly Newsletter
If you haven’t already done so, please subscribe to News from My Corner by sending a blank email to: newsfrommycorner+subscribe@groups.io . You’ll receive a confirmation email. Reply to that with another blank message, and you should be good to go. Happy reading!
My Corner 