CREATIVE CORNER
Submitted by Amelia Collins, University of Georgia
Submitted by Amelia Collins, University of Georgia
Submitted by Annie Davis, University of Illinois
Moral Braveness
"Moral Braveness is not what it might seem
It’s not easy nor is it simple
It’s not something in between
It’s not a natural born quality
That is a common theme
It’s comes from the braveness of your heart
Something that you dream
It’s something that you stand up for
And maybe make a scene
But you speak about it anyway
Even if it isn’t mainstream
“Well most folks seem to think they’re right and you’re wrong. . .”
but that’s the moral cowardice coming through them like a beam."
A Corona Chronicle
Written by: Madison Gohlke, Auburn University
It’s been a while since we’ve all been here
In the classroom once again
Seeing faces we haven’t seen in months
(Albeit without their chins)
We sip our coffee behind our masks
And clean our glasses constantly
Talk about the externships we missed
Or lament over surgery
Madison Gohlke, Auburn University
A growling, griping, flopping mess The syringe flies through the air I wipe my brow and softly cuss Suspiciously, you glare I gently coax and offer treats You eye me warily I slide my arm under your neck You spaz and try to flee My longsuffering friend who’s here to help Politely judges me I say we do this all the time (as if we live Fear-Free) Don’t know if it’s the alcohol wipe Or the poke that incites your rage Or even just to be restrained But you refuse to be assuaged Your veins roll like a log You yelp when she pokes the needle in I’m sorry, you dumb dog If you’d hold still, then we’d be done And I wish it didn’t hurt But my dear, you don’t speak English yet So control I must exert I consider: is it worth all this? It’s just some free bloodwork But she pets your head, you wag your tail And I love you, you big jerk So we’ll find those veins, we’ll draw this blood And make sure you’re okay I hope you don’t remember this Or how upset you were today And I promise, in the future, dear, If you’ll cooperate this time We won’t do this for another year And maybe I’ll switch to bovine….
We take a break, then try again
Vanessa Walthall - Florida
V:50 I:4 Creative Corner
The Commute
Spring days the old licheny red buds bloom purple
saying WE ARE STILL ALIVE.
A watchful eye over the nitrogenous green pond
catches glimpses of great blues, little blues, cormorants, an alligator.
Summer afternoons cattle chew their cud
in the shade of sprawling live oaks.
Humid mornings the air is heavy with the dank smell of swine.
An osprey keeps a look out from its nest atop the grain elevator.
Breezy days a sweet acrid smoke drifts across the path
as the beehives are being worked.
Bald cypress and pignut hickory glint gold in the sun.
Fall comes late in Florida.
Winter mornings the cattle are invisible
blanketed by a cold fog.
They share their pastures with the sandhill cranes
hundreds chortling, probing the soil, dancing.
Home, I open the door
a cat tries to sneak out while a dog propellers her tail and sniffs my pants,
WELCOME HOME!
Who did you meet and treat today?
Most days, six miles, four years becoming a vet, 1200 miles peddled,
this is my commute.