The Storm Within
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem sparked by an exceptionally reflective and intoxicated night.
internal turmoil poem, apostasy, self doubt poetry
The Pumpkin Patch
Posted on Oct 27, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 1, 2011
An ancient horror lurks in the night time pumpkin patch.
pumpkin patch, horror, story, fiction, halloween
Smile on a Mask
Posted on Jun 5, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
Poem to say goodbye to a love fallen apart.
smile mask poem, poetry
A bankrupt soul
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem on inner emptiness that comes with a single-minded obsession with materialism.
bankrupt soul poem, loneliness, shallow heart, greed, materialism
Masters and Pawns
Posted on Mar 10, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
Poem about how we are all Masters and Pawns to destiny.
masters, pawns, destiny, fate, poem, poetry
Who is she
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem about a father who abandoned his daughter almost 30 years ago.
poem, poetry, absentee parent, absentee father, deadbeat father
Music Ceased
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on lost inspiration, passion and motivation.
music ceased, unmotivated, poem, poetry
The other end of life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu
Scenic Paintings
Posted on Jan 12, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 16, 2012
Oil paintings of rural or wilderness scenes by Donald Olson.
oil painging scenery by don olson, donald olson