When Sister Stiched She learned to stitch muslin when she was nine Grandma told her to make short little stitches and keep them in a straight line Her material rarely was ever store-bought You took what you could find, you got what you got The feed sacks from Greers place Would...
you thought you were on the seaIn the old West across the long Prairie On the horizon, wagons as far as the eyes could see Canvas topped horse-drawn wagons.Pioneers heading across the Prairie to the West Untamed plains and the western statestraveling with extraordinarily little rest Hopes and dreams piled into...
Teddy, My big Brother was a brother like no other he was shy and meek but when he needed to he’d speak I always thought he was too shy I don’t know really why Maybe because all the other brothers and sisters needed Attention from my mom and dad who were...
Mankind has become a churning sea Pulling muck up from the bottom and bringing it to me They lay their anger at your door and expect you to open wide Well I’m not that stupid to open the door I know I need to hide What’s good has become bad and...
The spinning wheel in the cornerThat spun dreams of multicolors spinning fibers into strings and adding a twistit caused many women to end up with sore wrist she turned the wheel back to unwind the spiral on the spindlethen clockwise again until the string had dwindled The great wheel Saxony was...
On a lazy summer, breezy dayHis garden flowers would rock and sway A more beautiful scene could not equateAs the view, I had from his garden gate My Grandad loved talking to the millennial dawners, as they were called thenThey would talk for hours about flowers and Bible promises found within...
In your heart it’s unsettled Your emotions have gotten all nettled So many changes to your way of life Covid 19 has created so much strife You made it this far you can rise above You just need to somehow muster up love Many words about love have been spoken All...
I sit in quiet solitudeReflecting on my present mood My thoughts are on my brothersMy sisters and my mother The times we played together under the big walnut treeCracking nuts for mama and we just didn’t see She had put us to work, but we didn’t realizeThat the chore we were...
Little Boston, Mission style and pressed back Oak-Maple are pieces of furniture that at one time became every homes staple Platform Spring, Victorian, and don’t forget the Lincoln Had a turn at putting many a child to sleep, I’m sure you’ll readily agree on The Rockers, sometimes called rocker rails, are the curved...
