by Sherri Koehler | Nov 29, 2025 | Poetry
A Valley Like Thisby William Stafford Sometimes you look at an empty valley like this,and suddenly the air is filled with snow.That is the way the whole world happened—there was nothing, and then… But maybe some time you will look out and eventhe mountains are gone,...
by Sherri Koehler | Nov 19, 2017 | Poetry
Yes -by William Stafford It could happen any time, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. Or sunshine, love, salvation. It could, you know. That’s why we wake and look out – no guarantees in this life. But some bonuses, like morning, like right...
by Sherri Koehler | Nov 14, 2017 | Blog Posts
This month I’ve been sharing a short poem, “Yes”, by the late William Stafford, who taught at a college in the Portland area and was both the Poet Laureate of Oregon as well as the United States. Despite being a poetry-mad teen growing up in the...
