poem – Author Barb Geiger

Pearl Buttons

I love to read the stories of immigrants who came to America with little but a set of skills, and a dream of the opportunity to use them to create a new future. Indeed, most of us are descendants of immigrants, with our own fascinating stories in our family trees. My great-great-grandfather, Christian Frederick Mueller,Continue reading “Pearl Buttons”

“Heartwaters”

“Children totter over mossy stones. Clear sparkling water trickles between their toes, swirls around grown-up ankles below rolled-up jeans.” Excerpt from poem “Heartwaters” in my chapbook, Mississippi Meanderings The first time we visited Lake Itasca State Park in northern Minnesota, we came to drop our kayak into the Mississippi Headwaters, where a small clear streamContinue reading ““Heartwaters””

Mississippi Meanderings

My new poetry chapbook is available now for pre-order, through Finishing Line Press! The thirty poems in this collection were born of my impressions of the river’s many moods, moments in its rich history, and the inhabitants and travelers of its waters and shores. You’ll find yourselves awed by river wildlife and sand island sunsets,Continue reading “Mississippi Meanderings”