Last Dance
Sitting, watching the last danceLovers once young, but now old and greystill entranced The music changes quickly nowThe dancing turns to art somehow Closed eyes let the pages turnThe...
- November 20, 2025
Rhythmic Stories
Country girls hand in hand
Country girls hand in hand Take my hands, she said with them stretched out wideCome closer and stand right next to me, get by my bedside I have something...
- October 26, 2025
Phoenix
In Greek mythology the Phoenix Represents hope, new beginnings, personal growth, and triumph over adversity. Ones Triumph over adversity Determination that saysYou’ll see. Hope rests in her heartShe...
- October 18, 2025
Life Matters
Life never mattered so muchUntil you take away the ability to touch The ease of movement your body makesNot the sting of pain that movement takes The sound of...
- October 15, 2025
Little Green Eyes
She had green Irish eyesThat Made the boys sigh A fearless soulWith courage bold The last of mothers’ large lotAffection from her, she sought Affection would never comeMama gave...
- October 24, 2022
My Girls
My girls are my heartThey have been from their start Each Daughter is unique in her wayAll different from each other,but that’s ok It’s the little things they do...
- October 20, 2022
Hillside Hoping
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...
- October 20, 2022
Inhale
The day’s sadness settles in my lungs, and I can’t breathe.I feel my stomach Lerch and I begin to Heave The air around me seems to dissipateI struggle hard...
- October 17, 2022
Down a Dusty Road
In the countryside, down a dusty roadOn a Winding hillside, there’s a little abode Standing back from the big old oakThe one so loved by all country folk It...
- October 14, 2022
RIBBIT
Bullfrogs Serenade I heard the voice of a bullfrogas I approached, he jumped on a log a funny, deep tuba soundwater amplified his croak all-around a lazy day in...
- October 12, 2022
Pull yourself up by your Bootstraps
My mother had a saying she used frequently throughoutOur childhood yearsOn occasion, we children, at times had gotten ourselves into a mess or a situationand we would sit in...
- October 11, 2022
Wounded
Your provokingMy hearts choking I will take itUntil you quit A stepping stoneFor my heart alone Every time you eruptMy path, you disrupt You keep provokingEmbers your stoking When...
- October 9, 2022
A Photograph
Days roll byno times for hi’s youth is blindingno wrinkles binding no limits on daysjust hours we play youth on our sidedoors open wide running carefreeso much to see...
- October 9, 2022
My Daddy’s Lap
We always took turns sitting on our daddy’s lapafter he got home from work and he hung up his cap he would plop in his chair with crocheted doilies...
- October 6, 2022
