September 17, 2018
Summer In the summertime When life is lazy I’ll go camping On a river that’s hazy Fishing poles Tubes with holes Watermelon Lemonade by the gallon I love the lazy summer Swings from the trees Scraped up knees Bumble bees Treehouse forts Campfires Roasting marshmallows Embers rising Voices on high Sing alongs Voices raised to […]
August 9, 2018
My Sister, Valerie By Vicky My sister, Valerie, she’s intelligent Her facial features they are excellent She always helped to dry my tears Her presence alleviated my fears We were as close as the two beds In the room that we shared She always tried to make things better. I always knew that she cared. […]
July 23, 2018
I came from a family of eight children Meals were fun, exciting, and dramatic I remember how… One night at the supper table One of my brothers… well, we had lamb for our main meal— We grew up on a farm had a lamb for a pet We were excited about the lamb it was […]
June 20, 2018
One morning I woke full of happy feelings and noticed I was alone. Where are my children? Did they go out to play? I started a search—not in the yard, not across the street. Call the neighbor, had she seen my children? No, not today. I started to search—around the block. They had gone around […]
May 24, 2018
Untitled Sonnet I love my children more than words can say, I hope that they will return to me today. I treasure all of the memories that we shared and all of the gentle words of encouragement to show that we cared. We stay connected and continue to keep in touch, and I look forward […]
