The Indians would see and hear them from the hill where they would stand. The mighty Buffalo, the gentle giants on the grasslands You could see and hear the sound on the ground. And the distant low thundering when they came around. A massive beast, a graceful sight to beholdNo doubt, the subject of the…
Grandkids
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Older Ones
Sometimes life just doesn’t seem fairYou loose your teeth And you loose your hair You go to take a step but the steps not thereYou climb a flight of stairs it leaves you gasping for air You might even think you just want to quitBut There is a better-way to look at it You’ve had…
Nature’s Voice
I hear the distant caws from the circling black crowsUnmoved by their sounds squirrels continue mining goldWorking hard to mine and store until wintertime unfolds The old hoot owl with its lonesome sound stills the nightMiss June bug listens only second then continues in flight Old mama Robin is as busy as she can beGathering…
My Hillside
The hill where I lived as a small childlet me run free and even go wild The rocks were so big that we would climbplaying King of the mountain and singing nursery rhymes we were barefoot running up and down sandy roadsstopping now and then to try and catch horny toads there were toys all…
Daddy’s Home
I heard the wheels on the gravel as daddy drove up in his pickup truckI realized that now my time was close to being up I was sitting in the corner, I had been here for a whileAll afternoon when mom came through the room she never cracked a smile The sound of daddy’s shoes…
White Swan
The tundra swan so I am toldIs the largest of the water birds So beautiful she is in the water and airCauses passerby’s to stop and stare She’s aquatic with webs between three front toesIt’s how she swims when the water flows She’s a beautiful sight in and out of waterShe likes admiring looks and…
Grandads OutHouse
Who burned grandad’s outhouse down The culprits were never found Many names came up for selection But somehow they managed to avoid detection The outhouse seemed the place to hide And sneak a smoke or just confide How that good looking girl at school Told you she thought you were cool Which handsome cousin would…
MUrryHill5-9099
There was no privacy on a party-line if you were conversing with a friendanyone could pick up the phone and listen in we never had a smartphone in our pocketall the girls kept the boys’ numbers in their lockets Our long hair tangled in the phone line cordmom would undue it as she muttered Dear…