Blue Mondays
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...
The Stars in the Car
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...
Love Never Fails
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...