Indian Paintbrush
The Navajo woman saw beauty all around She would weave the beauty she saw growing on the ground Her Poles staked out and measured to height on the Upright looms with no moving parts to fight Her eyes would slowly look to the subject she undertook Her hands moved to and...
A cup of Coffee
Have a Cup of Coffee I love a cup of coffee on a frosty day I like my coffee, I’ll drink it anyway but honestly, I like coffee any time of the year even in the summertime when the sky is clear There’s something soothing in that morning cup Not just...
🦉 OWL FOWL
Silent predators of the nightLanky looking with a face all white Roosting in quiet places during the dayhunting at the night, that’s just his way His feathers are adapted for silent flightHe sneaks up on his prey, who puts up no fight H makes a soft eerie hooting soundThat’s the only...
Laundry Grab
Laundry day In a family, there is a lot of sharing A whole lot of taking, giving, and caring Fourteen children all take turns It makes sense someone gets spurned So, at the beginning of every laundry week I would grab a clean towel and sneak My clean towel I put...
Happiness Abides
When happiness abidesWhat a shifting of tides A new day beginsAll the madness now ends You look around, you’ll seeNow, every man is free Abundant healthy food on displayClean water and air, no toxic decay Yes, when happiness finally arrivesAll humans Forever now survive The place where we always longed to...
The Photograph
Funny how you remember that dayGuess old dreams came out to play Standing by the corner of the houseWaiting for brothers to come pounce Summer days begin echoing no more days of schoolTime to head to the creek, our countryside pool Seems so very many long years agoI guess it is...
Autumns Colorful Dance
The Dance of the Falling LeavesAs The wind picks up, leaves shake and pranceBlowing every way doing a colorful dance Each leaf is different from the otherCreating a beautiful prism of color But their dance won’t last for longAs they artfully float along Soon, they’ll end up on the groundWatch the...
Indian Paintbrush
Indian Paintbrush The Navajo women saw beauty all around She would weave the flower she saw growing on the ground Her poles were staked out and measured to height On the upright looms, no moving parts to fight Her eyes would slowly look To the subject, she undertook Her hands moved...
Bull Shoals
Bull shoalsOn the shoreline of the Bull ShoalsRaised the bodies of three small souls In silence, they’ve rested thereNot to have seen worldly cares There could have beenNow losses, not wins Sweet innocent girlsSuch lives are not unfurled In a cemetery washed whiteOn a dusty road out of sight We remember...
