A day on the Greens
I find peace in visiting the greensAll kinds of animal life seen The tranquility of it allWinter, spring, summer to fall The swaying willow treeThe first to bloom, but last to flee It takes my breath awayInside I dance and...
SIBLINGS
My two older sistersWere after their misters I chased their skirt tailsTheir successes and their fails They were my exampleI was their testing sample They didn’t always want me aroundBut tolerated me if I didn’t make a sound I envied...
Clocks
The hands of the clock reach for every moment in front of it There’s no going back to try and catch lost hours, and yet One day those hands will be no more Time will not matter, no more clock...
Caught Between the Devil and the deep Blue Sea
Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea Meaning: Trapped/caught between significant difficulties. Origin: This phrase means saying someone is in a predicament or a dangerous place with no easy way out. An expression believed to have its source in the...
Watch Love Grow
The best part of lifeis watching love grow Dad said in a small voiceLaughter flows Even if no words between you are spokenYou silently connect love and give its token You are older now. The walls are silentno shadows of...
The Foundling Wheel
Foundling wheels were roughly two feet tall and were located on a church’s street-facing wall. From the outside, they looked like rectangular windows; however, they were actually rotating cylinders, just large enough to fit a newborn baby. Foundling wheels were...
Life’s Whisper (repost)
Life is a whisper at bestA cry in the wind, then a rest generations passing and flying bydays of laughter intermingled with cries making footpaths for others to followbut the imprints get lost thru the hollows words whispered in the...
Under the Shade Tree
Under the shade treeMy thoughts are free I use my handsTo make hearts in the sand Examine some stones and rocksBarefoot, no shoes or socks My feet sunk into the dirtWhat can it possibly hurt Peace and security hereNo dangerous...
Open the Door
She couldn’t get out the door It had never locked her out before Now it just wouldn’t open She tried and tried but finally stopped hoping If she gives up and quits Depression prevails over...
In the Crook of a Tree
Under the canopy of the big elm tree There’s excitement, a buzz in front of me Playful butterflies like kites in the skies Filling the longing in my eyes Dancing bees looking for plants Surrounded by a troup of army...