June 2022

Life is a puzzle. Sometimes with a few pieces missingWe may not realize that fact until the end, and we sit wishing We regret we even started solving the...

I don’t remember ever utteringThe words I’m bored or any other such thing Having to do with a lack of entertainment for the dayI had too many rocks and...

Caregivers He always knew there would be no life for himselfCaring for his father, the sons’ dreams are shelved No dances, no dates, no staying out lateNo chance of...

Mother said I learned to read at an early ageShe said I was like an animal let out of a cage So many thoughts stuck inside my headI put...

Someone left the night light onIt’s bright outside, but there’s no sun I don’t find them scary or creepyI’ve had a hard day, and I’m sleepy Maybe he’s just...

Life is pumping in everythingAnimals and plants are all living things Your eyes spy colors yellow and greenMorning sky and dew on the grass seen Look around, and you...

Every tree is its own story Standing for decades void of glory Swaying gently in the breeze Bracing for winters freeze Year after year, seasons change Limbs and branches...

A mother’s fearsmay last for years As her children growA mother will know problems will mountToo many to count a broken arm, a scrape, or bruiseA mother never gets...

Granddaughters are unique life thingsAll different, but special things bring Most men want their row of boysRuckus makers breaker of toys I do love my energetic grandsons tooIt’s just...