
Wyoming’s Spring Promise
by Abbie Johnson Taylor
Copyright 2022.
In the mountains,
buttercups dot the hillside
near ice-blue lakes.
They bring hope of spring
soon to come,
an end to winter.
Warm temperatures
around the corner
will melt snow, clear ice.
A new beginning
will soon arrive,
end nature’s tyranny.
White clouds
will dot the sky.
The sun will peak through.
Nature’s glory will erupt
to herald the coming season,
so we can rejoice.
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The above poem appears in the April 3rd issue of The Weekly Avocet. You can click the link below to hear me read it.
Wyoming’s Spring Promise
Copyright 2021 by Abbie Johnson Taylor.
Independently published with the help of DLD Books.

Sixteen-year-old Natalie’s grandmother, suffering from dementia and confined to a wheelchair, lives in a nursing home and rarely recognizes Natalie. But one Halloween night, she tells her a shocking secret that only she and Natalie’s mother know. Natalie is the product of a one-night stand between her mother, who is a college English teacher, and another professor.
After some research, Natalie learns that people with dementia often have vivid memories of past events. Still not wanting to believe what her grandmother has told her, she finds her biological father online. The resemblance between them is undeniable. Not knowing what else to do, she shows his photo and website to her parents.
Natalie realizes she has some growing up to do. Scared and confused, she reaches out to her biological father, and they start corresponding.
Her younger sister, Sarah, senses their parents’ marital difficulties. At Thanksgiving, when she has an opportunity to see Santa Claus, she asks him to bring them together again. Can the jolly old elf grant her request?
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