Most of the stuff is gone now, Four dump trucks full — The girls’ old school papers and kindergarten pottery projects, Old wire fencing, rusty and bent, Scraps of wood you might possibly have used … [Read more...] about Barn Musings: An Ode to Sam
Poetry
Queen Anne’s Lace
Queen Anne’s Lace in the fields of green, lining stone walls from the past. What power tatted these doilies now wafting together in the wind? All summer I protected the flowing white shawl of this … [Read more...] about Queen Anne’s Lace
Toby
At first... When first he came, He coughed with runny eyes, He lay in a puddle on the Oriental rug, A puddle of matted fur and sad, sad eyes. He hardly moved — so scared and lost, Wondering if … [Read more...] about Toby
The Widow’s Walk
One of the intriguing things I noticed while I traveled up and down the Eastern Seaboard coast were the old and beautiful homes that stood just along the water’s edge. The homes all have stories to … [Read more...] about The Widow’s Walk
Pulling In
The world is too much with me. Crises on every side, Voices scream in my head Do something! Do something! But, oh, can I not, just for a little while, Pull into my spiral shell all the way to the … [Read more...] about Pulling In
Avian Club
One Friday morning in July — As always, it was hot and dry — Hummer called a meeting of all the birds. As they gathered around the seed feeder hub he opened the session with these words: “I … [Read more...] about Avian Club
To the Rescue!
When daily I amble alongside the bramble, I cheerfulIy ramble and roam. I found, on a frolic, a pasture bucolic where chickens could rollick at home. I’m restfully rosy whenever I mosey, and … [Read more...] about To the Rescue!
The Kind of Day
This is the kind of day, The sap just rising, buds just starting to crack (if you look up close) The snow drops pushing their white bells through the last rinds of snow… This is the kind of … [Read more...] about The Kind of Day
Song of the Frogs
It was dark to the point where shapes lost color and then form, just blurs of shadow against shadow against us, shining in the moon and rain. Long grass wrapping around legs, Water sticking to … [Read more...] about Song of the Frogs
Selected Poems
Don't Turn Off the Switch Life in the public arena: In the commuting line most eyes are down yet often a few words life them up to shine. To vacate a seat as transportation fills for those … [Read more...] about Selected Poems