Poet’s Corner: Time to Head for the Homestead

By Brent Johnson
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:01pm
Life Arts and Entertainment

Time to Head for the Homestead

By Brent Johnson, Clam Gulch

If the noise is crazy loud

mixing with the maddening crowd,

then try a taste

of a quiet place

—for a sound mind.

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