When daddy would make ice cream on a hot Saturday night he would pack in crushed ice and rocksalt just…
Month: October 2020
Grandads Swing
The M I M O S A When she blooms She’s elegant but her smell is her claim to fameThe…
Colors of Fall
When the wind comes up leaves shake and pranceBlowing this way and that, doing a colorful dance Each leaf different…
NORMAL
These are different times we’re living inPeople are anxious and wondering when Normal times return againNormal was never there back…
Mama’s Cotton Dress
My mama wore only dresses back in the dayMaybe in the fifties, that was just the way Wide-brimmed garden hats…
Buckaroo or Cowpuncher
On a late spring morning in West Texasriding through pasture overgrown with brush cowpunchers pushed a calf into a clearingThe…
The Ditch Across the Road
After a good rain, the ditch across the roadWould fill up completely and spill over with its load We begged…
Come November
Come NovemberI always remember When I was smallI did have it all A big pile of leaves to jump in…
Lambkins
Ewes and Rams produce little lambs if it’s a boy it’s called ram lamb if it’s a girl it’s called…
The Day Bobby Disappeared
I remember the day little brother Bobby disappearedWe had been outside playing but now we all feared It started like…
