I saw what I wanted to seeI arranged it how I wanted it to be But the photographs reveal it allit took me years to finally see the fall Smiling faces and laughter aboundI took it in. I loved its sound The smiles that I snapped that dayAs I look back...
School Days The smell of Mom’s baked cookies hung in the sultry Air.The Children alight with sleepy eyes, and a line forms to a bathroom. We all share Brushed teeth and washed facesAll lined up orderly in our places Sack lunches clinched tightly in our fistListening to mamas dos and don’t...
Front porch rockers screechNature is around you to teach You got out of bed todayDetermine in your head to stay Someone is worse off than youTry putting your feet in their shoes Each day carries its own struggleKeep moving ahead; you can juggle You didn’t sign up for thisAt least you...
Large, showy, pure blue flowers with a prominent yellow central boss produce in late Spring. When viewed by passersby a long gasp, they always seem to bring The plant is valued as ornamental but is notably challenging to growin ordinary garden conditions. Though perennial, it can be a short-lived show The...
To do something “once in a blue moon” is to do it very rarely: “That company puts on a good performance only once in a blue moon. Source: theidioms.com The blue moon is the full moon that appears a second time in the same calendar month, and this phenomenon happens only once...
Spurs and bootsCowboy hoots Cowboys Saturday nightDrinks and barroom fights Monday morning bluesPulling on cowboy shoes Lots of Leather and rawhideShouts in the air as they ride Rounding up little moosForgetting Monday morning blues The boots pointed toesHelped fit the stirrup holes Locking the feet in their placesThe day would have...
I will see you againMy friendSo much love saved for when We meet again in a peaceful sceneWhen life is a happier scheme Young enough to run the steepest hillsideNo doors in our house, and the windows open wide We will mount our horses and ride everywhereStay out all night, and...
Dignity wrapped in graceThe quiet smile on a face Dressed to the ninesHer walk is always refined No unpretentious movesA vision of her soothes Her clothes impeccableHer style unforgettable It was a different time and placeThat Era is gone. Not even a trace An elegance once on displayHas disappeared forever, gone...
Memories are just a walkawayTake that walk on your beachtoday Someone special to walk beside youNo one’s near; it’s just you two Hearts linked as oneThe warmth from a summer sun Even if it’s only in your mindA comforting smile you will find It’s the little things in life you’ll findThat...
When your road is winding and longTake steps slowly and enjoy its song Look up and down and all aroundTake in the scenery and soothing sounds Some days we are a lonely soulHoping to find happiness, our goal Your Feet stir up dust as you walkContent to listen to animal talk...
