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On a Kansas Prairie

  • January 12, 2021

Prairies are enormous stretches of flat grassland you can see moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall, and very few trees When people talk about the prairie, they are referring to the golden, wheat-covered land  it’s one of the rarest and most endangered ecosystems in the world untouched by man An area still left unplowed is in the...

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When the Time is Right

  • January 11, 2021

The hands-on the clock reach for every moment in front of it There’s no going back to try and catch lost hours and yet One day those hands will be no more Time will not matter, no more clock stores Time will last forever onward to the years When all death...

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Grandad by the Spring

  • January 8, 2021

Grandad was tired from carrying water from the spring Oh the bucket of memories this picture of him brings In an era where life was hard, you never took it for granted Carrying water from the spring or tilling the field that needed to be planted It took endurance and courage...

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NOT My Baby

  • January 8, 2021

Harpy eagles mate for lifeThe female lays two eggs of white a large stick nest up high in the treeand together they raise one bird chicky After the first chick hatches if you wait and watch58 days later you’ll see the little chick hatch In South America up in a kapok...

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TV Time

  • January 7, 2021

In an old black and white photo, I found There’s a room of children not making a sound Little girls in little chairs A sweet little row of curly hair Big brother Darrell and sister Star In the background not too far Patiently waiting for daddy to come home To turn...

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Looking for Peace

  • January 7, 2021

There is a promise of peace like a river  promised by our God the greatest giver A land flowing with milk and honey Where you don’t need to pay any money From the foundation to the roof by your hands will be A house you build and it yours free Animals...

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Wait and See

  • January 7, 2021

 My mom would often make the statement wait and see She would never make a promise that she might not be able to keep She was a woman of her word, but circumstances could change So instead of making a promise, the words wait and see, didn’t seem strange Wait and...

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Amaryllis

  • January 7, 2021

The Amaryllis has two species not the sameIt is a small genus of flowering bulb called by several names She is sold in winter months, related distantly to the Lillyshe grows indoors and flowers even though outside it’s chilly known as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, or naked ladyWhatever you want to...

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Down a Dusty Mile

  • January 4, 2021

Traveling down a dusty mileMouth closed but the edges show a smile She knows what treasures the dusty road holdsHer feet know the way she could travel with a blindfold The air is crisp as she inhales deepThe scent of honeysuckle her memory will keep The sound to her right is...

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Climbing Trees

  • January 4, 2021

All kids love to climb up treesIt’s not just an activity for the bees What can you spy, from way up highOn a limb in the Oaktree I can see everything from up herebut no one can see me Climbing like monkeyson the branches up there Jumping from limb to limbwithout...

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