Gayle Marie 1943 – 1962 **************** Fifty-eight years ago tonight…., the last time I held her in my arms. She was in a hospital bed, dying. “I’ll always be with you. I’ll always love you, darlin’ ” were her last words to me as her eyes closed and, with a sigh, she passed into a… Read More ~~~ 58 ~~~
~ Legend of Poinsettia ~ (A legend from Mexico) Dr. Joel Poinsett, who was the first ambassador to Mexico, brought the bright red star-shaped flower to the United States. Hence, it was names as Poinsettia. It is also known as ‘Flame Leaf’ or ‘Flower of the Holy Night’. The legend related to this favorite Christmas… Read More
**************************************** I know this isn’t the time for a Christmas story, but it’s time for a story that wouldn’t wait for Christmas. ************************************* The boy stood in the parlor, staring intently at the curio cabinet, occasionally walking to one side of it or the other, his attention tightly focused on the contents. It was as… Read More ~~~The Christmas Gift ~~~
With the forecast of daytime high temps in the 20s and windy, it’s time to reflect on the season…, or the transitions from season to season. Summer seemed so short…, or maybe that was just how I felt. Autumn was just a short few weeks transition from summer warm to winter cold. Now it begins. … Read More Vagabond Wanderer
Cold winter rain holds me In its icy wet embrace. Offers me no mercy As its tears run down my face. *** A keening wind knifes through me As I plod slowly down the road. No help out there that I foresee To ease this burden’s load. *** A light, a door opens And a… Read More Vagabond Wanderer
Once upon a deep blue moon That someone comes along Makes you think of skies in June And fills your heart with song A smile that you just can’t forget With eyes bright as the sun A shadow passes in between You turn and they are gone. Colors that were bright now fade Sunsets lost… Read More Spring Rain
I recall a time when all the world was mine, a time when the sun was much more than just light shining deep in my heart, making everything bright. . Where has it gone, this great source of light leaving my days with no rythm, no rhymes? Too many sad times, so much has been… Read More I Recall a Time
Found this tucked between the pages of a library book several years ago and, while cleaning up my bookshelves, found it again. Have no clue who may have written it or when but would like to share it with you. I believe those of you who have an Irish heritage (as I do) will enjoy… Read More The Irish
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