Be present and ClearHave trusted friends near Some days I’m lost and goneI pull up a happy memory song The…
Year: 2022
Sister was a Star
My sister was a musical little girlWhen she was small, she would Shimmy up next to daddy’s legWhile his fiddle…
The Daughter Years
When you miss laughing with your daughtersIt’s ok to Cry a river; it’s only puddles of water The Days are…
Kicking Against the Goad
A goad in Hebrew means literally “the thing that teaches A goad is a pointed stick, sometimes metal-tipped, used in…
Tough Row To Hoe
In farming and gardening, to hoe a row is to turn a line of soil for planting seeds or bulbs—…
A Hillside Day
It was puzzles or cardsPlaying Tag in the yard No devices that distractOur family was intact We had Carefree daysIt…
Color My Smile
Make me smileFor a little while Point my dayTo the best way I need a colorful sceneTo keep bad days…
Mama’s Words
When pain is deeper than a wellYou will long for someone to tell You Bury the pain deep insideNot trusting…
Front Porch Swing
It’s a soothing thingOur front porch swing The back-and-forth motionLike the sway of an ocean The conversations taking placeAs you…
Distance
When I miss youI’ll always wish too See you somedayBy my footpath way The Time and distanceWon’t rust my insistence…
