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...
When you find your beachPractice what you preach Your beach holds your viewsBut never your shoes Plant your feet in the sandLook beyond where you stand The ocean sedatesBut time never waits Your comfortable spotIs what you sought But if you stand stillYou soon lose all will Determinations now goneBut so...
Watermelons on the vineGrandad grew them mighty fine Sitting in his garden dirtDigging till my fingers hurt Playing while he gathered fruitsOur after-dinnertime loot Sweet watermelon at nightWe couldn’t wait to take the first bite Cut round or squareWe didn’t care We would fill our bellies upUntil it looked as if...
Cowgirl toughSometimes rough She knows how to rideHer horse she can guide He’s gentle, and he knows you wellYour voice commands, and he can tell A bond unbreakable between the twoHe lets you ride, and only you When Barrel racingHanging on, bracing Sometimes a fallYou always recall But your Cowgirl tough,And...
I find peace in visiting the greensAll kinds of animal life seen The tranquility of it allWinter, spring, summer to fall The swaying willow treeThe first to bloom, but last to flee It takes my breath awayInside I dance and sway As the years speedily move alongMy greens view keeps me...
My two older sistersWere after their misters I chased their skirt tailsTheir successes and their fails They were my exampleI was their testing sample They didn’t always want me aroundBut tolerated me if I didn’t make a sound I envied their Friday night funAs I sat alone, wishing I wastheir number...
Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Meaning: Trapped/caught between significant difficulties. Origin: This phrase means saying someone is in a predicament or a dangerous place with no easy way out. An expression believed to have its source in the historical nautical practice of sealing the seams between a ship’s wooden...
The best part of lifeis watching love grow Dad said in a small voiceLaughter flows Even if no words between you are spokenYou silently connect love and give its token You are older now. The walls are silentno shadows of small limbs playing,long gone from sight ones so small and happy...
Foundling wheels were roughly two feet tall and were located on a church’s street-facing wall. From the outside, they looked like rectangular windows; however, they were actually rotating cylinders, just large enough to fit a newborn baby. Foundling wheels were created to protect at-risk babies, while preserving the anonymity of their...
