Growing up happy, we regularly ate macaroni with cheese, or hamburger or summer vegetables.   A staple in the cupboard versatility in a box. filling our bellies. Mom gave the cheapest version the name that was most fun to say.   Slum-gulligan rolled off our…

If I ever won star baker There’d be no more hills to climb

High it seems Goals we’ve set By no means Have we reached them yet Hills to climb Thoughts to conquer To fall behind Events may alter Tender are the times That have yet to come Law of love is power divine Is a sigh to…

My mother couldn’t cook. Her cream of wheat was always lumpy. When I finally realized it was supposed to be smooth I had already grown to love the lumps.   Butter, not sugar, allowed to melt into a savory pool of yellow before stirring it…

Snow White took the Queen role. Aurora turned into a dragon. Ariel is the sea witch. Mushu created a cult. Sven kept Anna until he got carrots. Cinderella turned into the Evil Godmother.

Everything is interconnected. If I lived under this principle, letting you go would be impossible. The perceived inadequacies and unveiling of one’s true colors. Once vibrant and alive as the sweetest juices fell from my lips. Replaced with chronic fatigue, now stagnant and somber. Dried…

The morning of a flight, its sandwich time The grill is hot, and the staples are out Sourdough bread, pesto, your meat of choice Veggies if you fancy And of course, goat cheese We sit there, taking turns with the grill Slicing, loading, closing, grilling…

2022 prompt/hour 7: “Don’t call me inspiring” People sometimes tell me I’m inspiring People sometimes tell me I’m strong People who stay that are kind People who say that do not understand They seem to think it’s a certain kind of culturally acceptable praise They…

Corn bread and Collar greens bring back childhood memories. My momma in the kitchen cooking red beans, beef neck bones and rice. There was a special corn bread pan that momma would use. It looked like ears of corn and was as heavy as a…

Rain pours energy Sucked into soil New life created Yawns, sleep, repeat Now the heat Now the cold Pour energy please we want it