On the site of the old hill sets the old sorghum millThat old standing mill still gives my heart a thrill The building standing there fills a spaceI had forgotten until now of how different a time and place I can hear my uncles voice if I close my eyesThat Sorghums...
When mama wraps her arms around you You feel her comfort through and through It’s a protective gesture on her part It comes so naturally from her heart Mamas know that children need her okay While they are near and while they are at play The Mothers touch as she pats...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
