As far back as I can remember mom wore a tattered dressIt never seemed to trouble me for I always felt I was blessed Mom wore her tattered dress with pride at least that’s what I thoughtHow could I have ever known that strife and poverty had been her lot She...
The Clothesline Mom hung out laundry on the old clotheslineUnderwear dancing in the wind was just fine Clothespins fastened the clothes real tightPants on the left and shirts on the right White sheets flapping made a distinctive soundJust hanging out drying while no one’s around An occasional driver by might get...
What’s in a hope chest Some thing special not like the rest She puts inside some small treasure Something she bought that brought her pleasure How will she fill it in the coming years As her day approaches she has some fears She quietly sits and wonders about that day How...
The old willows limbs gently swaying in the breezeSmall children playing underneath doing as we pleased Making mud pies in old tin cansWaiting to be eaten by unsuspecting fans Mom never had to worry or wonder where we’d beShe knew our favorite hangout was underneath that willow tree But no scarier...
The Navajo woman saw beauty all aroundShe would weave the beauty she saw growing on the ground Her Poles staked out and measured to heighton the Upright looms with no moving parts to fight Her eyes would slowly lookto the subject she undertook Her hands moved to and froA field of...
MOMS APRONMy mother wore an apron over every dress she hadIt wasn’t to put on a fashion show or start a trendy fad My mama was a model but not the city kindA fancy dress and high heels on her you wouldn’t find She walked the runway daily and tirelessly I...
The Gentle Breeze I awoke to a calmness outside today It seemed the whole world had quietly slipped away Only nature around me to view Taking in the sight of the morning dew Heard only the chattering of scattering birds A croak now and then of a tree frog was heard...
Daddy played the Mandolin Had us laughing made us grin When daddy played his Mandolin Brother played the steel guitar mama tried to hum the bar When brother played his steel guitar Uncle played a mean violin He’d hold it up right to his chin We danced and swayed when he’d...
Brother Danny got new boots when he turned four, Mama bought Danny’s boots from the cowboy store when little Danny pulled on his boots he found that he could do a boot scoot Danny Boot scooted across the kitchen floor he kept on scooting out the living room door his brothers...
