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  Raven Steals the Sun & Moon Stained Glass by James M. Frase-White a Gift to Northfield Public Library, 2009 Northfield, NH (across from what was or Beloved Union Sanborn School) Raven Steals the Sun and Moon (as retold by James M. Frase-White, from Tinglith and Haida Versions) Long, long ago Earth Was blanketed around in a Shroud of Darkness Only creatures of the night As black as we know the darkest night Without the glory of daylight Or the gentle caress of moonlight Raven, with vision deep and clear Could see lingering beyond the deep Outside our round planet Beyond the somber black Two globes, one small one big Of glimmering gold and white Colors he had never seen before And dots far far away sparkling With enticing light, not night A treasure he knew that he must find Raven could hear the drumming Of the creator gods Steps that were moving, dancing Around the glistening globes OPening his wide black wings Raven...

Front: Bruce Gordon Eddy Jim Johnnie Tommy Jackie Ozzie Second:  Joe Buddy Bobby Bob Mike (Gordon's older brother) Suzinski Stevie Goldsboro Cub Scout Troop 153 Dream Last Night Oh, so lovely to wake with a smile tho’ it is the middle of the night but gentle was the memory dream so sweet, as if lit by candle light For in it was a boyhood friend Ten of us went to school together 12 years from our little town each one of us a scholastic brother The son of our postman, Mike and later Barry, his little brother and with her loving kindly smile Mike’s shy and pretty, pretty mother It was all about some cheese I had a bit I’d hidden away inside a little round cookie tin that I’d been given for play It was a sweet cheddar I think I did not know of delicious cheese or such good taste as a pup of a kid but oh how that cheese did please Such a happy time I felt to share with those I love In tiny Goldsboro we were blessed from angels above Sunday...

♥ Muskrat Tango from Old Goldsboro ♥ It started when she sent me dirt My sister-in-law retired to county nearby dug that soil from my childhood home Her trusty doggy kept a guarding eye Then a friend made a little film of Raccoons that were so funny digging in the trash with curiosity wisely choosing peanut butter with honey His mind flashes back with a tremble as fear of his outhouse trips as night when he saw furry dashing creature before the moon and stars did alight between that toilet and the woodpile it would have been just curiosity during the sun of day no problem but darkness was a devilish decree now, still, so many decades later as old age drops flesh and so much hair that queasy galling fright ignites terror As his mind seems to shout “beware!” Playing in the hothouse of time childlike passion ignites fright touches close to his pets of play frolicking with Susie so bright This docile raccoon loved to walk like a dog leading him was such a feast or flat o...