Underneath the Willow
The old willows limbs gently swaying in the breezeSmall children playing underneath doing as we pleased Making mud pies in old tin cansWaiting to...
July 29, 2020
The Indian Paintbrush
The Navajo woman saw beauty all aroundShe would weave the beauty she saw growing on the ground Her Poles staked out and measured to...
July 29, 2020
Mom’s Apron
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...
July 29, 2020
The Gentle Breeze
The Gentle Breeze I awoke to a calmness outside today It seemed the whole world had quietly slipped away Only nature around me to...
July 29, 2020
Daddy played the Mandolin
Daddy played the Mandolin Had us laughing made us grin When daddy played his Mandolin Brother played the steel guitar mama tried to hum...
July 29, 2020
Danny’s New Boots
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 ...
July 28, 2020
Lazy Cuckoo
Cuckoo Birds: cuckoos do not raise their own young, instead laying eggs in the nests of other birds, which raise their babies for them. They...
July 28, 2020
Country Colored Memories
The sun is shining bright todayInviting me “come out and play” The porch rocking chair is where I goI scan the beauty stretched out...
July 28, 2020
Muddy Puddles
Who doesn’t love a rainy day I let my little ones go out and play If they come back muddy that’s ok It washes...
July 27, 2020
Lightning bugs in a Mason jar
Shouts in the air Children running here and there Lightning bugs flying by I try to catch him but he’s too high The sound...
July 27, 2020