My little stress relieving ditty, which should be sung to the melody of “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”.
It’s been three years ago today that my Dad passed away. The photo above is the last shot I have of us together. It was taken in May of 2008. My Dad left behind a lot of questions and having those questions go unanswered, has left behind some hurt. But this morning, I remembered my…
I had a hard time being inspired today, which is what makes this daily poem practice a good thing for me to do. Writers all know, even if they don’t like it, that you cannot wait for inspiration to strike before you write. Over and over I’ve been told, you have to sit your butt…
It was a hot chocolate day An overcast day A damp day A day that took the crunch Out of the leaves And made dogs muddy It was a dog bath kind of day Or one bath One failed attempt Can you see who’s wet and who isn’t? It was a day To try and…
So many memories put away. Need to go through them. No, not today. My Mom’s china, My son’s artwork and toys, Just start sorting through it, One of life’s little joys. Pieces that remind me where I’ve been. Memories of things I thought I’d never go through again. I take another look At the piles…
I cannot know what this time, this circumstance, a loss, a gain is going to mean to the entirety of my life. Why do I waste so much time resisting my circumstances instead of looking with eyes that see neither negative or positive but just go ahead and live each moment as though it is…
Only 24 more poems to go before Poetry Month ends. This is fun but time consuming. But maybe I’m learning some discipline that I can incorporate into my other writing. Bigger miracles have happened. I super enjoyed reading the post “Writing Without Rituals” on the Word Whores blog. The post is very meaningfilled for those of us with…
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Oh my girl, your a hoot!!!
I sang it…I sang it outloud, imagine that! Heeehehehe!
I love to see ya havin’ fun. :o)
God bless and enjoy this day sweetie!!! :o)
(I’ve actually got a semi~serious post up…really!)
I’ll be singing this one today…thanks : )
Love it!
I love it, Maery. And, I was really glad to see in an older post that Luke is doing well. That’s great news.
The chicks sound like fun!
LOL Maery. We can all sing this one.
That is exactly what we feel like with Houston traffic! Perfect words. What an awesome, scary, and beautiful sky.