A drunk man in an Oldsmobile They said had run the light That caused the six-car pileup On 109 that night. When broken bodies lay about And blood was everywhere, The sirens screamed out eulogies, For death was in the air. A mother, trapped inside her car, Was heard above the noise; Her plaintive plea […]

Should you go first and I remain to walk the road alone, I’ll live in memories garden dear, with happy days we’ve known. In spring I’ll wait for roses red, when faded, the lilacs blue. In early fall when brown leaves fall, I’ll catch a glimpse of you. Should you go first and I remain, […]

Jason’s Gift by Sandy Goodman When you left You took the cool breeze of summer with you. Rainbows paled, Smiles became grimaces And the air I sucked into my aching soul was fetid and thick. Prayers became jokes, Faith turned to doubt, And hope lay buried under a rock. Sunsets came in browns and grays, […]

Hugs From Heaven by Charlotte Anselmo When you feel a gentle breeze Caress you when you sigh It’s a hug sent from Heaven From a loved one way up high. If a soft and tender raindrop Lands upon your nose They’ve added a small kiss As fragile as a rose. If a song you hear […]

Sandra Lewis Pringle wrote the poem “If I Could Catch A Rainbow” for her nephew who loved rainbows. “It was written in a time that he had lost his mother, was feeling down, and I wanted to send him something that would cheer him up,” writes Sandra. “Sometime later,” continues Sandra, “I entered this poem […]

She was so very, very special And was so from the start You held her in your arms But mainly in your heart And like a single drop of rain That on still waters fall, Her life did ripples make And touched the lives of all. She’s gone to play with angels In heaven up […]

This morning as I watched the sun rise I thought about the Desiderata poem shared at Cindy’s funeral. It seems fitting to share Max Ehrmann’s poem with all of you today…on what would have been Cindy’s 65th birthday. Desiderata (Things To Be Desired) Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there […]

As I mentioned in a previous Blog post, not so long ago I inherited some things from my parents. And tucked away in what was obviously a special box my mother kept, I found several poems in my now deceased sister’s, Cindy James, handwriting. Here is another of that discovered poetry: You made us smile […]

Around The Corner Around the corner I have a friend, In this great city that has no end, Yet the days go by and weeks rush on, And before I know it, a year is gone. And I never see my old friends face, For life is swift and terrible race, He knows I like […]

As you travel through life there are always those times when decisions just have to be made, when the choices are hard and solutions seem scarce and the rain seems to soak your parade! There are some situations where all you can do is to simply let go and move on, gather courage together and […]