Old Ben was a little town sheriff, he didn’t have any help If anyone ever needed old Ben they just opened a window and yelped Old Ben would come running with handcuffs hooked on his belt loop Clanking loudly like cymbals, you would think he was bringing a musical group An...
Sister, what were you thinking that dayA teenage girl with a little swag and a little sway With a country stance like you could care lessWhen you had probably just hung all those clothes on the fence You were standing close to where you loved to beBy the southeast corner close...
The day started with a sky that was spirited blue the blackbirds flying over just added to the view the things you could see from my hillside ridge the bumpy iron girders on the top of the old bridge the place where we played many days away swinging under the bridge...
On any given day We all ran outside to play Didn’t matter to mama how long we would stay Down to the spring A small sack lunch we would bring We had what we needed, We had everything Jumping off the rocks Into water cold as ice blocks Belly flopping all around...
When life disappoints you, Look for the good There’s much ugly out there, so why should you brood You already know what you should expect So make it up in your mind what you need to reject They’ll try you and try to get on your last nerve But you shouldn’t give...
1961-1965 He was playing baseball with his cousins too many to namePlaying baseball was little Stevies favorite afternoon game The boys kept after him to retrieve the fly ballsStevie would run get them he didn’t mind at all His mother kept yelling, Steven stay out of the streetNo matter where the...
In my grandads garden, it was well arranged Rows here and there and post where grapes hanged I would visit the garden almost every day I knew grandad didn’t care if I wouldn’t get in his way When the grapes were about ready, was my favorite time Big clusters of green...
We had a lot of puppies when I grew upMy little brothers were always carrying around pups Mustache was my favorite out of all of themShe wasn’t really pretty, she was a little too thin I felt sorry for her she seemed so out of placeJust an ugly hound with a...
American Robins pair-bond during the breeding seasonFemales are primarily responsible for building the nest who knows the reason She starts by building the nest that is made of twigs, mud, and dry grass leavesSometimes the nest will have string or ribbon that the robinMight See Every year mama Robin comes back...
