The Doldrums
The “doldrums” is a popular nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on...
January 31, 2023
Mo Kree My Heart
Irish Mo chroí (moh Kree)– translated meansmy heartFrom the first breath, each had a unique start So many personalities, yet the heart beats as...
January 24, 2023
From the Blackjack Tree
I saw it from the blackjack treeMy big sister is getting her spanking justbefore me I shimmied up that tall blackjackThinking I was off...
January 24, 2023
Absence
It takes time for a broken heart to healSo many emotions inside you can’t reveal You make your face an upturned smileLeaving sadness on...
January 16, 2023
Youths Door
I was a young girl thenrunning hillsides back when inhaling the clean airs summer breezehanging upside down in a blackjack tree laughter floating heavenwardmama...
January 2, 2023
Daddy went out for MILK
Our Daddy went out to buy milk one dayNever to return, he left and went away Those were the words uttered by a young...
December 29, 2022
Testing Your Mettle
Mettle is the courage to carry on. If someone wants to “test your mettle,” they want to see if you have the heart to follow through...
December 22, 2022
Wintertime
The cold set in silentlyovernightA grab for the coversI wrap tight The first foot hits the floorThe second goes down,a mad dash through the...
December 17, 2022
The Willows in Wintertime
Anyone that knows me knows I love a Willowlike no other tree, the Willow is the total show Whether In the summer breezeOr even...
December 11, 2022
Sisters Shadows
In her sister’s shadows was the place she would goShe was always fourth in line in the sisters’ row always got the hand-me-downs, never...
December 7, 2022