Maine South Equinox Winter 2014 | Page 5

5 Starved Rock Lodge Nick Molinare A fireplace burning fresh wood The tops of trees waving in the distance The songs of birds singing to each other Soft murmuring throughout the lobby almost like crickets Oak wood walls Take a whiff of the beautiful outdoors Ash from the fireplace slipping in my lungs Fresh fruit refreshing my body Carvings out of wood made years ago Playing cards shuffling through my fingers Rhyanne Noche