I went to work with my daddy one dayI thought I was just going to get to playbut it sure didn’t turn out that way He put a small hammer in my little handhanded me a junction box looked like a square tin can and he said to hit it right here and pull it…
Mamas Letters
I kept my mama’s letters I read them every yearI think about how precious they are and how I hold them dearthe time and place seem long agoShe-wrote of life and things she knows Everything’s fine she would sayDaddy had some work come his way Sally and girls moved just down the roadshe’ll stop by…
The WheelWright
The wheelwright cut, chiseled, fashioned, and shaped. wheels from wood are what he made The craft of the wheel Wright was high in demand all of it made and shaped by his hand Over rocky roads carrying heavy loads that is how adventurous families travel down the roads They depended on the wheel Wright’s work…
Freight Train
There’s a haunting sound of the train on the tracksAlways rolling down the line Then races right back That Chug a chug a soundrolling on thin metal shaking the ground the train car is loaded down with the graincausing the echoing of that sad refrain The whistle blows as she goes rolling alongshattering the silence…
April Came Calling
When April came callingWith Sunshine rain and flowers following That year April brought us something grandWhen aunt Marjorie arrived with a bag in her hand With shouts of excitement, we begged what’s insideSo she pulled some things out and our eyes opened wide Four beautiful dresses all brand spanking newThere was yellow and pink a…
Sherry O’ Sew
Her fingers moved to and froThe fabric from her table flowed She always had a fine designHer handy work was so divine There never was a seamstressWho could make a finer dress Even those who were nimblecould never hold a thimble
Scrub Jay
The Scrub Jay is recognized by her song She can keep singing all day long Words cannot describe her melodious tunesShe starts to sing in early June The scrub jay has a lazy wayAll she does is sing and play She’s deep azure blue and a belly of whiteShes 3 ounces of feathers she’s a…
Three Little Words
Even children find it hard to say these wordsMaybe from fear, their voice won’t be heard
A N X I E T Y
Unsettling newsFrustration brewsCausing the blues As things around me disruptI will hoist myself up I Climb back on the horseShake off all remorseLook straight ahead and follow the course I’ll take the best trailIt never has failedA little while longer and I will prevail S T A R
Adversity
There are times in your lifewhen you should walk awaybecause of something uglya person might say sometimes it’s best not to replytheir goal may be to make you cry in times like these bowyour head and pray and let them rantand have their say Your actions speak louder than what you say So turn around…