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Friday, April 21,2017 Lake Oconee News Page B9 Town Park readings CONTINUED FROM » B8 A Man of the Past (Noah Brown) One’s future can become one’s past, If he becomes someone he’s not. A misfit, a coward, an outcast, Time will twist, bend, and tie into a knot. Before he knows it, his life will be over, Just remnants of his past, only to be leftover. The ones that remember him won’t wail, They will only speak of what made his train derail. His kids, his wife, his life and all, Will be what made the dead man fall. When the grave is dug and the casket is made, His memory and legacy will quickly fade. His friends will remember how they were treated, Tricked, victimized, hurt, and cheated. They will recall how he clutched the past life, How he forgot to be thoughtful of his future, which held Death’s knife. The man will rot in the soil, under the people he gashed. The man will become a man of the past. The Spider People (Brennan Easton) Though they have not eight legs nor eyes They are the spider people Do they live in caves behind the couch Or spin webs of polished liquid that infect the untouched closets? PUTNAM COUNTY Backyard Bird Bonanza Saturday Contributed The bird bonanza will teach you everything you need to know about this bird. Tweet tweet! Chirp chirp! Caw caw! Calling all bird watchers! Celebrate Earth Day, April 22, at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. Learn how to identify native birds through calls and field markings. Expert and beginner birders alike are encouraged to join our knowledgeable environ mental education staff on a walk around the property as we look for waterfowl, song birds, woodpeckers, raptors and more. Participants may bring their own binoculars and field guides or borrow them from Rock Eagle. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear. The morning will conclude with a visit from some of Rock Eagle’s very own diurnal raptor ambassadors. This program will be fun and educational for people of all ages. The Backyard Bird Bonanza costs $3 per person and will begin at 9 a.m. Fol lowing the program, Rock Eagle’s Natural History Museum will be open to par ticipants, so please feel free to drop by! Advanced regis tration is required. For more information or to register, please contact Jessica Torhan at (706) 484- 4838 or by email at: jtor- hanl@uga.edu. Programs will take place the third Saturday of each month, excluding December. A complete list of Saturday at the Rock sessions may be found online at: www. rockeagle4h.org/ee/com- munity/SaturdayattheRock. html LAKE COUNTRY a prize from a downtown merchant and his or her artwork will hang in the Congressman’s Monroe office. To view this year’s submissions, go online to www.facebook.com/ RepJodyHice and click on “Photos.” The Congressman will award one point for each “like” and two points for each “share,” and the photo with the most points wins. 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They will lure you there And oh how tiring this is To drag you out to the coffin To watch you squirm and wiggle till you drop down, suspended over the floor. My mind is blown by the beauty of their web No, it may not be present in a physical form But can you not imagine each strand Strung for a reason unique to its strand to catch a sim ple fly When the insect is caught in that web That web does not break No it will stand strong Impenatratible But of the spider people, may the worst be those Who let the bug lay there on the web And watch Retract their stinging blow, that final punch, and instead watch. Do they ever die? No, not for many lifetimes For they have made illusions. And that spider who waits for their prey, that prey will wait for lifetimes to be ended. Do you know any spider people? Color (Brennan Easton) Pain, a color like the blood of my enemies Despair, a sound like the mourns of the deceased Sorrow, a hunter who shoots his black arrows in volleys Fire, a feeling that burns like the sacrament of a priest Life, a color that is transparent Doom, a cloth you cannot mend Love, a lie yet so vibrant Joy, an emotion that plays pretend. Laughter, a color that is deceiving Sadness, an obstacle in life Light, an idea that is blinding Birth, a cause of human strife Death is not an idea expressed It is resting and peace and inevitable but not blessed Quality Care Close to Home Offering Primary Care and Specialty Care Services 1 High Blood Pressure 1 Diabetes 1 High Cholesterol 1 Lung Diseases (COPD/Asthma) • Sleep Disorders (Snoring/Sleep Apnea/ Insomnia) • Acid Rellux/Heartburn • Thyroid Disease • Heart Diseases Always accepting new patients. 132-C Sparta Hwy. 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