The Ecphorizer

omnispective
Sheryl L. Nelms

Issue #21 (May 1983)

Gramps is it
at the state line

there from his white
walled port
of entry

bulwarked behind the oak desk
swiveling in his walnut turret
he checks papers and permits and licenses

keeps Kansas safe

protects us from
sick hogs
smutty wheat
infectious cows
dangerous drivers
overloaded trucks
and illegal carnies

turning them back
into Nebraska

where they disappear

forever 

Sheryl Nelms is a professional writer who has had over 500 poems published.  She lives in Hurst, Texas, and rides a dirt bike in her spare time.

More Articles by Sheryl L. Nelms

Contributor Profile

Sheryl L. Nelms

SHERYL NELMS is a widely published poet (over 500 poems so far) and editor of little magazines. Besides managing a family with three teenagers, she plays racquetball and rides a dirt bike. She is a native of Marysville, Kansas.




Vegetable
Olivia Anderson

Issue #21 (May 1983)

A sweet gardner wbose smiles always please
All handsome young men that she sees
Got caught in a squeeze
By one with disease
And now her best crop is her peas. 

Poet and psychotherapist Olivia Anderson once taught a course in human sexuality at Evergreen Valley College.

More Articles by Olivia Anderson

Contributor Profile

Sheryl L. Nelms

SHERYL NELMS is a widely published poet (over 500 poems so far) and editor of little magazines. Besides managing a family with three teenagers, she plays racquetball and rides a dirt bike. She is a native of Marysville, Kansas.