Image Credit: Joni Ludlow @ Unsplash Standing in the garden of the old English manor house, I had a vision of the people who had lived and loved here for centuries. I looked at the walls, and I thought of the joy this room's beauty must have given countless owners before the pain began to... Continue Reading →
The tycoons of industry and technology are Swaying the politics of our nations. They're blatherskites, the whole lot, As they spew lies and misinformation. It’s hard to be indifferent to what they say, Because the truth is becoming obsolete. They become wealthier every day, While their workers can’t afford to eat. Owning the news and... Continue Reading →
Image Credit: Mick Haupt@ Unsplash It may seem unusual to place two bikes in a tree, But it's our way of remembering when we were carefree. We went on long trips for days and weeks on end. Oh, how we would like to do those tours again! It mattered not the route or even how... Continue Reading →
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 →
From the Rodin Museum in Paris, May 2023 I'm hoping to grab your attention When you even deign to come to class. I don't wish to see that you are downloading Photos of shoes or underwear, as by you I pass. I am trying to teach you how to think, And I don't wish to... Continue Reading →
Photo Credit: Simon Berger @ Unsplash As Ella walked to number 115, her heart hurt, knowing it was the last time she and James would meet. She would miss how he always spoke the right words to uplift her spirits. When they first met, he seemed as strange as a Martian on planet Earth. His... Continue Reading →
Street art In Porto, Portugal near the port. Sarah had been dreading her 47th birthday. She tried to convince her family to forgo this occasion to meet and party, and she knew her parents knew why she was hesitating. She explained to her mother that she had the wherewithal to throw a grand and festive... Continue Reading →
The Chocolate Story Museum in Gaia, outside of Porto, Portugal, in the World of Wine complex I will not quibble with you over my fervent belief That my beloved chocolate in all its forms is a true panacea. I swear that when my days have deteriorated to insanity, Chocolate kisses are a talisman bringing sanity... Continue Reading →
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 →
Long past the summer of her life, With hands thickened by the constant water trips, The grandmother still carries the filled buckets Around her sturdy neck, never letting them slip. It is not sporadic work, for it's a daily necessity. So, she does the hard work once done by beasts. The rich who partake of... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 