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 on the armshe was tired and thirsty but succumbed to his little girls’ charms he would wrap his arms around us and...
Some mornings I sit in the sunon a rock by my houseNo brothers or sisters;it’s quiet as a mouse I sink my feet in the smooth sun-warmed sandHolding rocks and little sticksand tin cans in my hands The big rock by my house looks to me like a mountainThe creekbeds nearby...
We do not find happiness On a shelfIt’s always sitting in our emotional self You must reach inside and grab a pieceof the happiness wheel full of life’s grease No one else can make happiness flowWe own the puzzle to work and show The smile that emanates from deep insideIt pleases...
There was a phrase my mother used to say You can move a mountain when it’s in your way I thought it was a joke; indeed, it wasn’t real who could move a mountain, much less a small hill Moving a mountain seems impossible indeed But it makes you feel determined...
The king of all the ButterfliesThe Monarchs were prominent but also wise Instinctively she plays her partUp to 4 inches long and a work of artThe Monarch will begin to embark Traveling Thousands of miles in the skyOrange and Black will catch your eye Flying high without a careDown to Mexico...
My Achilles heel is MondaysI don’t want to let go of my Sundays I always feel a shiver of anxietyWhen Monday is in front of me It is just an ordinary day, you sayMost feel that way; that’s okay I have always found Mondays to be blueMy fun weekend grandma days...
We were movie stars, but we didn’t knowOur small faces pressed up against the car window glassWe were the passerby’s show Our car loaded down to capacitychildren pressed in like sardinesventuring to the nearby city Going into town with our mama was ourRoman Holiday A rare occasion from the dusty roadsour...
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...
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...
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...
