For all of us at some time in our life, we find out that we have a conscience and we’ve always had it but maybe it never made much sense I discovered mine when I was nine years old we had a cupboard in our house it wasn’t very big, barely had anything to hold…
Sack Lunches
I was looking at a picture that my mother had taken, her back was to the sunWe were all squinting and shielding our faces from the morning sun it wasn’t any fun In the photo, looking at our hands, each one was fullHolding our sack lunch mom had made us for school While most other…
Indian Paintbrush
The Navajo woman saw beauty all around She would weave the beauty she saw growing on the ground Her Poles staked out and measured to height on the Upright looms with no moving parts to fight Her eyes would slowly look to the subject she undertook Her hands moved too and fro A field of…
Tin Can Alley
Tin Cans were a big part of the games we used to playIf you ask any kid from the 50s and the 60sI’m sure that’s what they’ll say Back then children had fewer toys in which to playSo we used leftover tin cansour mom gave us instead of throwing them away we made do with…
Screen Door View
My screen door view let in the air and the light but mostly it helped keep our house cool at night Our wood frame screen door was painted mint green because from the road it could easily be seen it had a pull handle that you could grasp with real ease It kept out the…
Sandy Bottom Creek
I love remembering about the sandy bottom creeks And the spring along the trail where you would squat and scoop a drink the water was so cold and clear you could see yourself Looking back at you like a mirror hanging from a shelf the creek beds held some small harmless critters frogs, turtles, and…
First Soda Pop
One summer daddy loaded us all up in the back of his pickup truck He took us to the river to have a summer picnic all together It wasn’t very often he could spare the time, he had to work when there was good weather Mom had picked up some hot dogs and a loaf…
Remember November
Mom found out she had cancer in the fall of 91It seemed like it changed life for everyone The doctor said she wouldn’t live to see the new yearBut the doctor didn’t know my tough mama dear She just came home from the doctor’s office that dayAnd that’s where she said she was going to…
Hillside Dreaming
I want a house on a hillside Where I can wake up and just look outside Nothing marring the beauty before me Land and leafy trees aplenty to see Blues and greens everywhere, and at the foothill playing in the water is the green Duckbills The ponds so clear it looks like a sheet of…
Grist Mill
The early mills had paddle wheels, Very simple no whistles and bells The paddle wheel was attached to a shaft not too long Then attached to the center of the big millstone The turning force produced by the water on the paddles was transferred to the runner stone, making a noise that rattled causing it…