Stagnant
When you find your beachPractice what you preach Your beach holds your viewsBut never your shoes Plant your feet in the sandLook beyond where you stand The ocean sedatesBut time never waits Your comfortable spotIs what you sought But if...
Watermelon on the Vine
Watermelons on the vineGrandad grew them mighty fine Sitting in his garden dirtDigging till my fingers hurt Playing while he gathered fruitsOur after-dinnertime loot Sweet watermelon at nightWe couldn’t wait to take the first bite Cut round or squareWe didn’t...
Cowgirl Tough
Cowgirl toughSometimes rough She knows how to rideHer horse she can guide He’s gentle, and he knows you wellYour voice commands, and he can tell A bond unbreakable between the twoHe lets you ride, and only you When Barrel racingHanging...
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...