Once upon a wintertimeThe winter snow was so sublime Its elegance would sparkle soAs it fell it would glisten and glow At the front door, anxious children would pileWith gloves and hats and great big smiles A snowball fight in the winter weatherFreezing toes but oh, so much pleasure Sometimes mama...
That day will come as a thief in the nightNot when we expect it but when it is right A world in chaos we inherited from the first manWho gave up paradise, God’s original plan A moment of independence is all he attainedUngrateful and disloyal was his only claim to fame...
There’s not a more beautiful sight in the soft blue sky Then a flock of birds as they fly way up high A tiny life with two small sturdy wings Who-can put in words the happiness watching birds brings So many colors you could pick from the crayon box On a...
Do you ever notice how people say back in the daywhen they want you to remember life was a certain way young people claim graffiti as their ownbut they couldn’t be any more wrong back in the day, we had a small gangAll of us just used to get together and...
The woman recalls a time in her young life at schoolwhen she was in second grade, the teacher thought it would be cool if each child wrote a story about their mothersomething sweet, special from some time or another The little girl is excited to write it all downPencil scratching paper...
Amazing that a 5×5 squareStrategically placed here and there Placed together in a row and sewed patientlyWill become a beautiful quilt for someone else to see Maybe from a favorite childhood dressPacked away for years not worn but cherished none the less Tucked away to be preserved until the right time...
Grab the memory in front of you-before today is throughYour on to life’s endeavors tomorrow making something new Take the time to stop and stareLook details over everywhere You’ll grasp to remember, years down the roadWhen time takes its toll and details erode A deep impression to the head and heartIn...
When Sister Stiched She learned to stitch muslin when she was nine Grandma told her to make short little stitches and keep them in a straight line Her material rarely was ever store-bought You took what you could find, you got what you got The feed sacks from Greers place Would...
you thought you were on the seaIn the old West across the long Prairie On the horizon, wagons as far as the eyes could see Canvas topped horse-drawn wagons.Pioneers heading across the Prairie to the West Untamed plains and the western statestraveling with extraordinarily little rest Hopes and dreams piled into...
Teddy, My big Brother was a brother like no other he was shy and meek but when he needed to he’d speak I always thought he was too shy I don’t know really why Maybe because all the other brothers and sisters needed Attention from my mom and dad who were...
