Country Colored Memories
No clouds in the sky
In heavens ceiling-high
unseasonally warm today
I still go out to play
There’s blue as I look past the trees
No envy or strife or ugly do I see
so, smile and don’t feel down
life is too good to frown
All will be fair one day soon
Gods promised as fixed as the moon
So, please take a look through his eyes
envision the promised paradise
Happy tears, we will cry
When we no longer sigh
Until then, we can get by
As she told the stories, I could not help but think of how cleansing a thing it had to be for her. My mother had lived in a lovely house until the beginning of the Great Depression. The stock market...
It happened one day in Burgess General storeAbout five minutes after we went in the door the temperature had risen and it was a scorcher outsidewhen we went in, it wasn’t much cooler inside Robin spotted the Popsicles through the...
The old willows limbs gently sway in the breezeSmall children playing underneath doing as we pleased Making mud pies in old tin cansWaiting to be eaten by unsuspecting fans Mom never had to worry or wonder where we’d beShe knew...
I am settled in my heartYears of stops and starts Dogs and cats and children allLife was full, I do recall School daysChildhood plays Summer vacationsWith three at my station Daddy always thereLaughter filled the air Days I fondly rememberNow,...