After the latest in a string of heartbreaks, Joe's mother told him, "Running after beautiful women will be your downfall, Joseph! Just find a good girl with high virtues and get married already!" Joe was trying not to listen to her advice, but the stridulations in her voice prevented him simply toning her out. He... Continue Reading →
Knowing Our History Stops Misunderstandings!
I find it quite honestly dismaying How few of us know our civil rights. For history tells us people died for them, People who never wavered in the fight. But now our rights are being jeopardized, Threatened by those who pray for a civil war, Who don't seem to understand what is meant By freedom... Continue Reading →
Really, It Wasn’t My Fault!
Photo from Morguefile Without the rancor I felt at my driving being criticized, I reminded my dear one that I wasn't the one at fault For this debacle that we found ourselves in right now, But he took my righteous anger with a grain of salt. Mapquest had told me to go east at the... Continue Reading →
Our Shelter in Difficult Times: Sunday Devotion #7
Isaiah 4:5-6 (NLT): Then the Lord will provide shade for Mount Zion and all who assemble there. He will provide a canopy of cloud during the day and smoke and flaming fire at night, covering the glorious land. It will be a shelter from daytime heat and a hiding place from storms and rain. I have always... Continue Reading →
Rainbows of Hope!
Photo by Raine Nectar at Pexels.Com I saw a rainbow glowing beyond the horizon, And it stirred in me a hope that I had lost. It made me realize that sometimes we forget That freedom and love come at a heavy cost. It is a payment that everyone must share Across the generations and space... Continue Reading →
My Soul is Weary, But I am Still Holding On!
I love America! It's my home, born and bred! It's, unfortunately, imperative that I state these facts from the beginning, so that no one feels the need to tell me to "go back where I came from." I know that I may lose some followers, but this is a post that I have been putting... Continue Reading →
Still My Old Friend!
My marriage is over, and I am sorely lost, So I came to the place I once called home. Here is where I learned to run away from people And to find solace and peace in nature alone. My old friend, Tree, was still there in the woods, But all that's left of him was... Continue Reading →
The Tourist Guides from Hades!
Shay, the blonde tourist guide from Hades, called to us with that infernal bell. By the end of the tour, I was wishing to place that bell in you know where! All of us wanted to remain another hour at the Rijksmuseum, a wonderful landmark in Amsterdam, but our plaintive cries went unheeded, because she... Continue Reading →
Share Your World!
I haven't done this challenge for Share Your World from Sparks from a Cobustible Mind in a while, so I thought I would today before I start back to teaching today for the summer. How comfortable are you speaking in front of large groups of people? Very comfortable! I first stood in front of a... Continue Reading →
Earth is Crying!
From Speak to Me from Calmkate I watch the birds as they come to feed, And I wonder wherever will they go When earth has shattered from our trash, As piles of garbage just grow and grow. Earth is crying out in bewilderment, Asking, "How could those humans be so inept?" Continuing to create objects... Continue Reading →
