Harriett Priddle began writing poetry in 1992. Aside from her contribution to The ECHo, some of her works of poetry are published in The Amherst Society’s American Poetry Annual Emily Dickinson chap book as a Distinguished Poet for 1998. Harriett was a resident at ECH-Alameda. She attended the Activity Department’s art classes and enjoyed painting with watercolors.

IMAGINATION
Every individual has a place in the world
HAWTHORN

Search for your place is another way of saying:
Life is a search for meaning, happiness,
And wealth that gives understanding
Open your heart and seek your place!
Any place is in the hands of God!
Life, religion, and friends, teachers all are
STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Signs
Many readers will say:
It is too late for me! For me
As long as there is breath there is Life!
The One I Loved shared his meaning. A place
Came in my eighties and experienced in
The nineties!

MODERATION

Moderation, an achievement must be earned
In each area of concern.
When tempered with wisdom
Gives peace and understanding
Occasionally at the sacrifice of joy
But enables its owner to fulfill his or her
Divine obligation and leave a foot-print
In the sands of time.

SORROW OF A BIRD

An unfeathered woodpecker fell
In my garden, ablaze with flowers
Woodpecker, mother, stopped pecking!
Flew near bye, not unaware of
My presence.
Watching tiny brown ants make
A deep brown velvet cover
Before flying away, leaving
Me with deep respect.

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