1978

August 1978

  • Contents

  • Contents

  • [Priesthood Extended to All Worthy Males]

  • Feedback

  • Faith, the Greater Knowledge

    G. Homer Durham

  • Keys, Contacts, and the Purpose of Prayer

    William G. Dyer

  • Winners: The 1978 New Era Writing, Photography, Music, and Art Contest

  • Zion: A Legacy

    Dian Saderup

  • A Brush with the Masters

    Diane L. Mangum

  • Selected Photography, Poetry, and Art Winners

    • Temple Builders

      Darrell J. Wyatt

    • Breakup

      Elizabeth Sainsbury

    • River Tree

      Collette Ricks

    • Poem by Kimball

      Linda Hoffman Kimball

    • Wood Finish

      Laurel Stowe

    • Great-grandmother

      Melanie Mendenhall

    • Heritage

      Dayle King

    • Swans

      Collette Ricks

    • First Dive

      Laurel Stowe

    • Nevertimes

      Dayle King

    • Rich Beggar

      Brad Wilcox

    • How Scripture Reading Is Like a Cake Mix

      Linda Hoffman Kimball

    • Puddles

      James Christiansen

    • Wall-to-wall Conversation

      Brad Wilcox

    • Sonnet IV

      Laurel Stowe

    • Poem by Carter

      Dan Carter

    • Web

      Collette Ricks

    • I Follow

      Brad Wilcox

  • Tree Houses for Birds and Humans

    Ralph Reynolds

  • Books Keep Loved Ones Alive

    Karla Erickson

  • Tallness

    Anna Stone Keough

  • The Strange, Wonderful World of Super Eight

    Melvin Leavitt

  • In the Days of Boats and Trains

    Mary Russell

  • The Dawn Is Near

    Dan Carter and Charlotte Elliot

Puddles
August 1978


“Puddles,” New Era, Aug. 1978, 25

Puddles

by James Christiansen

puddles, silent mirrors,

plunge all above

depth-ward, far;

and I, at edge, look down,

see the sky so

far below,

sneak quietly away,

fearful at the thought of

falling through.