when you see ugly everywhere you look It’s time to change directions and open another book Find the source that comforts and soothes you Turn your eyes to the opposite view Put before your searching eyes Something you value and find a nice prize You control the things you see Only you know what you…
Old Town Sheriff
Old Ben was a little town sheriff, he didn’t have any help If anyone ever needed old Ben they just opened a window and yelped Old Ben would come running with handcuffs hooked on his belt loop Clanking loudly like cymbals, you would think he was bringing a musical group An old pistol weighing down…
OH Deer
White-tailed Deer fawns are born April through mid-July with the majority of fawns born in June, I’m not sure why Until they are strong enough to keep up with their mama deers deer fawns are left alone while their mothers often go veer Off for a while to look for food to bring to the…
Beautiful Sister
Sister, what were you thinking that dayA teenage girl with a little swag and a little sway With a country stance like you could care lessWhen you had probably just hung all those clothes on the fence You were standing close to where you loved to beBy the southeast corner close to the walnut tree…
Hillside Ridge
The day started with a sky that was spirited blue the blackbirds flying over just added to the view the things you could see from my hillside ridge the bumpy iron girders on the top of the old bridge the place where we played many days away swinging under the bridge like little monkeys we…
The Spring
On any given day We all ran outside to play Didn’t matter to mama how long we would stay Down to the spring A small sack lunch we would bring We had what we needed, We had everything Jumping off the rocks Into water cold as ice blocks Belly flopping all around No one cared about…
The Fork in the Road
When life disappoints you, Look for the good There’s much ugly out there, so why should you brood You already know what you should expect So make it up in your mind what you need to reject They’ll try you and try to get on your last nerve But you shouldn’t give them what they deserve…
STEVEN
1961-1965 He was playing baseball with his cousins that had comePlaying baseball was little Stevies favorite game The boys kept after him to retrieve the fly ballsStevie would run get them he didn’t mind at all His mother kept yelling, Steven stay out of the streetNo matter where the ball went, there went his little…
Grapes on the Vine
In my grandads garden, it was well arranged Rows here and there and post where grapes hanged I would visit the garden almost every day I knew grandad didn’t care if I wouldn’t get in his way When the grapes were about ready, was my favorite time Big clusters of green grapes hanging and strung…
Mustache our Hound
We had a lot of puppies when I grew upMy little brothers were always carrying around pups Mustache was my favorite out of all of themShe wasn’t really pretty, she was a little too thin I felt sorry for her she seemed so out of placeJust an ugly hound with a mustache on her face…