Rain in October | Barbara Schmitz
In the holy holy holy
hush now time
autumn sky lets herself
cry
for all that was
for all that was taken
and all that will not come again
About the Author:
Barbara Schmitz taught writing and literature at Northeast College for thirty years, initiating the Visiting Writer Series. She has six books of poetry (two that won the Nebraska Center for the Book Award) and a spiritual memoir. She is a recipient of an Individual Writer Award from the Nebraska Arts Council. Husband Bob and she live on Highway 81.