Lists. We all make them. Line items of things that need done, have to do's, want lists, tasks, chores, things to buy.Some people make lists on a scrap paper. I make mental lists. Contained within those lists are sub-lists and sub-sequential lists and line...
“Momma,” 9-year-old Kaiah asks, “When I'm done grinding the corn, can I go over to Shumana's to visit before dinner?” Manci looks over at her daughter and shakes her head. “No my dear. It's no time for a little girl to be out after dark.” “But why?” was t...
Ah, Sunday morning. I had already started my weekend ritual by retrieving the Sunday paper from the front porch and retiring to the screened in patio with a cup of coffee. Sitting down, I flipped through the bundle of papers to find the Sunday morning com...
Come on with me, Let's run and let's playLet's go outside, Lot's to do today. Into the woods, We can go and rompStroll down the lane, There's a puddle to stomp. Walk on the lawn, With grass tween our toesThere's the tree swing, That goes to and fro. There...
If only you knew what beats in my heartMy deepest wish we should ne'er partA windowed meeting so opportune.If only I had a moment of timeTo see your smile, my spirits climbOne small glance so non-picayune. If only I had you for one brief hourTo sit at the...
Picking up my galWe're going on a dateI'm 5 minutes early Always hate to be late. Greets me in her housecoatA peck, Please take a seatGive me just a minuteShe leaves in a heartbeat. I sit on the sofaAnticipation at lastAnd then I noticedNot alone, here's...
You have a wee small plotWith your life at its dawnIt's just about so wideThe length not yet been drawn. A garden you are to tendTilling, working it wellWhat will become of itJust time and toil to tell. Turning stumbling blocksInto path stepping stonesBre...
I woke this morning Wondering what this day will bring When suddenly my phone It began to ring. A text was sent Upon my screen in morning's glare A strange text message “HELLO.... R U THERE” R U THERE! R U THERE? What a strange question How unfair. I quic...
She was quietly lyingMorning light lit the dawnJust watching and waitingNext to her sleeping fawnShe teaches it the waysOf a life in the wildJust her giving guidanceLooking over her child.Caring for her spring spawnTeaching all that she knowsSuddenly foun...
Adele was a bright and inquisitive child for only 8 years old. She loved to visit with her grandparents during the summer. Her grandfather would take her for long walks in the woods behind his house. He would explain to her the mysteries of the woods. Sho...
Come now and walk with meUpon the edge of landWhere water greets the earthAnd washes on the sand. Let's stroll a barren beachAs midnight's toll doth chimeWe'll walk in the moonlightLosing ourselves in time. Under a bedding of starsAs glistening wave parts...
I am sitting quietly in the living room. Reading a book or the paper, when I notice an eerie silence about the room. I looked across into the kitchen and then the dining room and still the silence was deafening. I then realize that the old Seth Thomas clo...
I gave a rose to my loveBrightest red and free of thorns On our first date to celebrateUpon her beauty it did adorn. I gave two roses to my loveOn that day she answered “Yes”Small token for lives aheadAnd on this day I felt blessed. I gave three roses to...
As I traveled this journey we call life, I was constantly reminded to “Stop and smell the roses” or “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may”. What? I'm too busy for that now. Today, I have to get up at 5:00 AM and drive a hundred miles to help a client with a pa...
My lover comes to meAll my senses awareShe is the only oneNo other can compareThe sight of her warms meA soft glow upon her faceHer eyes wistful and calmThis vision that I embrace.Her aroma fills meThe sweet smell of her hair Wafting of her perfumeSmell o...
