Category: Rhythmic Stories
Pea Picking
Grandma would arrive at pea picking time every yearTo give my mama a hand with the canning she made clear She gave all of us a job to do and checking out the pea patch was given to meShe told me to hop to it, get down the hill and check the peas I walked…
Claudia and Whitney
She was just a kitten all aloneThe mama cat had died and was now gone She needed loving hands that would nourishLove her, hold her so she would flourish A friend brought her to our little girlShe was two years old with a head of bouncy curls The kitten no bigger than a teacupIt caused…
Red Cardinal in Winter
Red cardinal Cardinals are monogamous birds whose relationships are harmonious and romantic with musical quips The male and female sing duets to one another calling similar songs out to each other Both male and female Northern Cardinals sing, from a trees thistles With a sound that’s a loud string of clear two-parted whistles, songs last…
Grandads Well House
In the Well House at grandads place In the summer you would see my happy face There was a water pump in the middle, on the side was a spout I would push the handle up and down until cold water started gushing out Sitting on a rock was a pair of purple and yellow…
The Hope Chest
What’s in a hope chestSomething special not like the rest She puts inside some small treasureSomething she bought that brought her pleasure How will she fill it in the coming yearsAs her day approaches, she has some fears She quietly sits and wonders about that dayHow the things in her chest she would someday display…
Fifteen
I had a beautiful big family of 14 altogether But thanks to DNAs 23 and me I discovered another treasure A brother I never knew how sad I had to do without Knowing brother Glen would have been no doubt An addition to my family, I guess it just wasn’t meant to be Sometimes life…
Rough Seas Ahead
Some days the seas we sail are rough We question at the time if we’ll be tough enough The strength will have to come from inside The oceans deep there’s no place to hide There’s pitching and pounding you can hear it in your ears as you feel the waters spray, you experience a jolt…
Have a Cup of Coffee
Have a Cup of Coffee I love a cup of coffee on a frosty day I like my coffee, I’ll drink it anyway but honestly, I like coffee any time of the year even in the summertime when the sky is clear Something is soothing in that morning cup Not just because it wakes me…
Farmers Helper
The Tractor in the Field The rustic old tractor still sits out by the fence The shiny long gone, but still beautiful, I’ll say in its defense it’s leftover from an age long ago gone by there’s a newer model out, by comparison, it flies one of the most important agriculture components in its day…