The Ballad of Mama Queen and Her Darling Daughta
Today is my birthday and I feel the best way to celebrate is to share the story of my birth. I posted this poem in August and received some comments that it was a sad story. In a way it could be seen...
View ArticleCelebrating Our Wedding Anniversary
Today Brian Payne and I celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary. We were married at Udiyan Maitreya Kosha, a Buddhist Center, in Denver, Colorado at 11:11, January 11th. Gretchen Groth, now a Lama,...
View ArticleAnother Poem about Washington, DC
I walked down Euclid Street, in Northwest Washington, DC, a black neighborhood of working class families in the 1970′s many times. Now it is a very upscale street with ultra-modern apartments and...
View ArticleFree Write Friday – Serendipity
Friday has now become my favorite day of the week because of these inspiring prompts provided by Kellie Elmore This time her prompt led to the following short story or is it flash fiction? Serendipity...
View ArticlePoetic Musings
Yesterday, nostalgia overcame me as I culled through my letters file, going back to the late eighties. I see how time has flown and wonder why we who used to share so much, so seldom speak or write...
View ArticleRecollection – A Love Poem
As you spend time with your loved ones this holiday. Recollect what brings you together and keeps you working to maintain and protect your love. Recollection White arched long limbs glisten against...
View ArticleMemory of My Fathers
In my lifetime the idea and image of father has changed. I’m of that generation in which Daddy was the feared disciplinarian, a mysterious but strong and dependable source of...
View ArticleCHRISTMAS MEMORIES
I didn’t celebrate Christmas for many years, after I left my parent’s home, until I moved in with Brian, my husband. We never bought a big tree, like his family, but we had fun finding perfect little...
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