Some Days By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate Some Days Some days, I am mired in piles of my own making paper, boxes, empty jars I am saving. Old journals, birthday cards from my mother ancient love letters. Add to all that, judgments, dreams, wishes, regrets— the weight of all I have done and […]

Mid-Summer Serenade By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate A little wren went gently on the breeze, flittered| up into the tree. A day at the lake wind on waves, sand in my shoes, I ponder the clouds. What makes a day good? Gratitude for all the things. Mostly, nectarines. Out by the farm fields […]

Haiku for Students and Poets By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate The breeze already cool, as fall and school approach. Sharpen your pencils!

Four Haiku for a Day in Summer By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate The day begins hot. Breeze can hardly move the air heavy with summer. The blue jay moves fast from tree to tree. What is he looking for? Not me. Early drops of dew that sparkled in morning light, now gone in […]

I Went for a Hike in Nature By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate The first thing I did was spill coffee on the rock I was standing on.               Let that be my blessing Then, I took pictures with my phone and tried to send them to a friend but there is no wi-fi […]

Thank You, Dear Earth By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate On Thursday April 25th poet laureate Lisa Vihos spent the entire day sharing poetry and writing poems with students from kindergarten to 5th grade at Wilson Elementary School in celebration of Earth Week. This poem for May is a group poem written by the 2nd graders, based […]

Prayer for the New Year By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate The year is new and we are here ready to lift all we hold dear The old year gone and here we are time to let go and journey far Whatever new road we aim to start may peace prevail in every heart

Eight Haiku for Autumn By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate Sun lights up the lake, we walk through endless colors. The dogs jump for joy. My feet cut a path through the weave of gold and brown. The carpet whispers. The world is singing: wind soprano, geese alto sky tenor, leaves bass Childhood memories, […]

To Those Who Have Known Me By Lisa Vihos – Sheboygan Poet Laureate Like all things small, I felt kinship with that pig, that terrific and radiant pig. My web became a sparkling signpost of ephemeral messages in morning sun. Aiming to awaken and bedazzle the farmer, I wove melodious words that could not go […]