It's time to harvest crunchy apples and pumpkins. Summer is gone, and autumn has finally arrived. Blustery winds on moonlit nights chill the bones, But a glass of cider and I am fully revived. Dressed in a flannel shirt and old blue jeans, I stand still as a scarecrow in the fields. The music of... Continue Reading →
Ode to Libraries: Still Needed
The new library building is breathtaking. I can just visualize the books that are inside. Worldwide knowledge abounds in tomes, And much learning from them is implied. The suspense of which book you check out. So many books that you can't even enumerate. Speaking to others is routinely not encouraged, So, voices are lowered as... Continue Reading →
Kindness Don’t Cost You Anything
Paris, France, May 2023 Treat others kindly! Your meanness makes me trip out! Be the best person! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Trip and Out.
Love is So Good the Second Time Around: Saturday Mix
I thought that love had passed me by, My present was as empty as my past. Suddenly, a rewellagans was thrust at me, And a second chance of love occurred, at last. I thought he offered only friendship, But then he took me in his loving arms. A tremor of joy touched my heart and... Continue Reading →
Strive! Don’t Just Survive!
Museum in Paris, France, May 2023 You belong on top! Don’t let people put you down. Strive, don't just survive! Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Hailu Poetry Prompt Challenge: Top and Down.
Know When to Let Some Wrongs Go
Don’t be quick to fight. Pick your battles carefully. Let go of some wrongs. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Quick and Pick.
The World is Yours, Little Angel: What Do You See?
Do not be afraid, little angel girl, To always be the best you can be. Never let anyone put you down, For you are smart, kind, and lovely. One day, you will lead this nation To live up to the words of its creeds. Your intelligence and joyful heart Are exactly what this world needs.... Continue Reading →
Ode to the Graduate Student on Social Security: Wordle
Playing in the Park Diderot in Courbevoie, France, in May 2023 Many think that we are grumpy old people in need of assistance, Who should consider themselves fortunate to have lived so long. But we still have an inventory of gifts to share with the world. We aren’t sitting in fairgrounds prepared to sing our... Continue Reading →
I Won’t Compromise My Intellect: Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge
He wiped the dust from the stairs before we sat down. His disdain for me masqueraded as a concern. So when he uttered those four dreaded words, I knew I wouldn't like what I was about to learn. No matter the slant he tried to put on the words, I knew that my heart was... Continue Reading →
Take Me With You, Mr. Train Engineer!
I wait for the trains to pass each day, Watching enviously from the hillside. I wonder where they are headed, Wishing I was going along for the ride. So many places that I could visit and see, And peaceful people I so long to meet. But I can only dream as the trains go by,... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 