Hobble Creek Review
| Nancy L. Savery |
Bill
He made the successful leap
from Kansan to Nebraskan,
ever the loyal Midwesterner,
reminding us to consider cottonwoods,
ponds, bluestem, rivers and sunflowers.
He has been central to our lives
all these years:
teacher, poet, mentor,
gentle critic, lover of history
with a sparkle in the eye
to accompany a clever tongue-in-cheek
or turn of phrase.
The steady baritone voice flowed so resonantly
it was immediately recognizable,
and we knew there was a splendid story to follow.
He urged us to acknowledge the lives we live
but to not regard matters too seriously,
to keep an eye on the end
in his own noble metaphors and words.
And we remember him simply
as “Bill.”
He made the successful leap
from Kansan to Nebraskan,
ever the loyal Midwesterner,
reminding us to consider cottonwoods,
ponds, bluestem, rivers and sunflowers.
He has been central to our lives
all these years:
teacher, poet, mentor,
gentle critic, lover of history
with a sparkle in the eye
to accompany a clever tongue-in-cheek
or turn of phrase.
The steady baritone voice flowed so resonantly
it was immediately recognizable,
and we knew there was a splendid story to follow.
He urged us to acknowledge the lives we live
but to not regard matters too seriously,
to keep an eye on the end
in his own noble metaphors and words.
And we remember him simply
as “Bill.”
NANCY L. SAVERY has been writing poetry since attending College of
St. Mary, Omaha. She has self-published two chapbooks, has been
published in the Anthology of American Poetry and will be published in
the forthcoming Anthology, The Untidy Seasons. Her poetry has appeared
in Nebraska Life, and she is a docent & Board member at the Bess
Streeter Aldrich Home in Elmwood. She is a long-time choir member,
plays easy listening piano semiprofessionally, and is a volunteer with
Lincoln Parks & Rec in the Sunken Gardens. She is a proud Nebraskan &
grew up roaming the timbers and pastures of Otoe County.
St. Mary, Omaha. She has self-published two chapbooks, has been
published in the Anthology of American Poetry and will be published in
the forthcoming Anthology, The Untidy Seasons. Her poetry has appeared
in Nebraska Life, and she is a docent & Board member at the Bess
Streeter Aldrich Home in Elmwood. She is a long-time choir member,
plays easy listening piano semiprofessionally, and is a volunteer with
Lincoln Parks & Rec in the Sunken Gardens. She is a proud Nebraskan &
grew up roaming the timbers and pastures of Otoe County.
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