life is only happy when you have something to loveI think we were made that way by our God above Money is temporary a fleeting value for gathering thingsIt can never bring happiness to the heart unseen When you have a wagonload of friends and familytrue love and contentment are a more expansive sea When…
Adversity Knocks
When you cannot do everything you desiredo what you can and don’t require More of yourself than you are capable of doingwhat’s necessary, only the things ensuring You remain uprightTry to stay in the fight never throw in your only towelwho cares if in pain you howl Your determination to stay in the fightIs the…
Summers End
No more children-filled, fun summersMy Music has now changed drummers Those summer faces now gone for goodsweet little faces gobbling favorite foods Teaching small bodies to swimNow they quickly dive in on a whim They don’t need you anymoreBecause they fill a new door You grow older, and life is unsteadyThey’re life’s in front of…
In the Wee Hours
In the wee hours of the morning, my secure figureIt was always of my sweet mama working to secure A great start to the day for her familycooking up breakfast to give us energy we never noticed how she would stand and shift her legswe sat greedily eating up our yummy scrambled eggs Mama’s feet…
My Front Porch Swing
The view from my front porch swingIt is a soul-soothing thing In the ballet, the hummingbirds danceTheir flapping wings put me in a trance it is hard to look awaywhen the squirrels are at play I watch the turtles slowly walkingblack crows above them, constantly talking The trees start to swayas the winds blow, their…
The Greens
The Greens I’m happy on the greens. The weeping willow scenes the ducks, geese, and turtles no sad, unhappy hurdles soft cool gentle breeze walking with such ease I love the greens today I love the days I come and play I will remember you tomorrow It’s where I erase my sorrows I’m happy on the greens My…
Friendship’s Roads
The road of friendship is sometimes like a testall streets are different, not all like the rest We form relationships with people under different road-like conditionssome bonds will be strong because we find a friend who listens If the road is rocky and hard to travel downWe might take a detour and go a long…
Present
Be present and clearSmile to all friends near The former days lost and long goneIt’s Time to write a new song The days rolled by so fastIt turned out they couldn’t last My running steps are now slowBut, That’s just how aging goes My face is now present and clearDon’t look back; face a new…
Replay
If I could push replayThe memory to pull up today It was a sunny day in JulyA scattering of birds in the blue sky A lazy day in summers endWith my dog mustache, a faithful friend We head down to the brookI lie on the bank and pull out a book My surrounding is serene,Trees…
September
you can never return to SeptemberThe things behind you burned bright now,only smoky embers Look straight ahead to days before youThe things you lost only make you blue days in your past created the moldYour memory will record and hold September gave you a little comfortLet October be your new sailing port Fragile life, gone…