Family is not a tree With only names to bear Family is not people in a home When there’s a lack of care Family is people brought together With love in their hearts they share Giving freely without condition And not a moment to spare…

I read the newspaper today The stories were filled with grief and despair Each one made my heart hurt worse Saddened for the world today So much death and destruction Too much heartache and loss I knew I needed to do something Something to change…

Veins open arteries connect blood pumps system flows life-giving filters cleaning the heart has a very big meaning No life without it working hard and moving pacing itself for life to stay alive smoothly No clotting Aneurisms or closures Eat health Exercise daily Or risk…

Jeeps are good for traveling. My daughter and I went to the lake. The moon shone across the lake. Shadows Of Life were in the water. The light of the Moon remind me the of the light of His presence. Then suddenly shadows appeared behind…

Being a novice in these matters, I was duped. I took the smile and wink Given over Tuesday tequila To mean love, or something like it. The sweaty romp between Egyptian cotton climaxed With fury and need. The desperate hunger Of a single moment in…

Within The Silver Glass Within the silver glass I spy the mask I wear, this perfect lie. A happy face, but it’s not me. I show them what they want to see while deep inside I slowly die. I cannot let them see me cry,…

The heart is the most important muscle in the body Without its daily effort, life cannot exist Its amazement and wonder cannot be spoken of enough It pumps blood that travels the veins and arteries Reaching the brain so we can think; reaching our toes…

Planting seeds after soil is turned Producing beautiful flowers Picked for many reasons from the Earth With the passing of a loved one. At a funeral We beautify the presence of a loved one With many colors so bright Those beautiful flowers Handpicked because of…

The Hidden Heart I look around me every day and marvel at the thought That everyone you’ve ever met is riding a thin line. The big and small, the old and young, the ugly and the hot, We all live out our human lives one…

The steady beep, beep, beep proves I’m still alive, in case you were wondering. Every time the line peaks rest assured my heart is performing her duty. Blood is traveling, pumping through this vital organ– in and out, in and out. The only question I…