Fresh pine And the scent of a wood-burning fire I would build Baked nuts and cookies And fresh-baked breads Mom set aside for breakfast The silence of the morning was my favorite thing Then, the glitter of white fairy-lights sparkling upon the tree The plethora…

Tick Tock clock dead No-one checks what the kids watch on TV when on their  own Ring Ring Phone Broken Doesn’t take any time to stare out into space so you can do it as much as you like you will never be late  …

Mother had promised I would spend the holiday breaks At my uncle’s place The holiday came but Mother lost her face While in the kitchen she had an accident That singular act sent everything backwards Had she not been hospitalised towards The resumption of school…

We arrive,tired, but excited, acres of green and a long driveway are all that separate us from a few quiet days.   Bright lights,night tennis none of us know the rules. We laugh and run, chasing balls.   A warm bath, deep soaking, so quiet…

You had been awake most of the night. And we had family coming in the morning. I had only slept a couple of hours as the sun began to rise. There was a light dew dusting the grass as the fog began to burn off….

Musical player guaranteed ease of songs failed us miserably.

The warm embraces and secret whispers that surround the two become more than just happy fancies, when the tend to rendezvous. Promises of devotion and passion have proven true.  

I wake up I ruffle my hair It has been growing out Since my last hair cut In late January I stand I ruffle my hair Sleeping has caused it To stick out at weird angles And resemble Beakman’s doo I put my bagel in…

The girls may have been 4 and 7; their mamie was in town, winter, Christmas Eve, 2003. We had live lobsters swimming in a pot most of the day. Jordyn watched the claws open and close slowly. “What does a lobster eat?” I had to…

With churches closed and no one to visit, We zoomed my entire family, many for the first time It was wonderful to see everyone. To connect. We also ate candy and cooked a ham.