At Tea
Sarah had put out the teacupsand was beginning to set out rollsand Jan showed up full of funand crumpets by the dozenRich came nexthe had a guitarand pulling up a stoolbegan to play and singJean, of...
View ArticleFor Glo on Valentine's Day
Glo,La crema de mi Cafe'Los aves en mi cieloLa madera en mi guitarala amor en mi vida(the cream in my coffeethe birds in my skythe wood in my guitarthe love in my life)
View ArticleLe Compose'
at first you are a breatha touch of melodysomehow so delicatethat if I looked directlyyou would disappearbut as I put you on those soft stringsyou become strongerand gain your own voiceI define you...
View ArticleHummer!
I was minding my own businesstho delighting in the new flowersand suddenly!there you areyou could rest in my handand I would not evenfeel your weightyou are such a slight beingand yetyou shine and...
View ArticleAnointing
She loved Jesusthat was plainand yet she feltshe had not shown it enoughshe took a jar of expensive perfumeand anointed His feetdrying them with her hairit was an unexpected gestureno tradition to...
View ArticleOnly One
Jesusas we think of Youmost deeply at this timeAnd relive Your death and triumphI think of what was told to meyeas ago"if there was only youJesus would still have given Himself"that makes it so...
View ArticleThe Walkdown Creampuff Duel of 2005 (an oldie)
the fight had been abrewin for some timesome say Lindy Sue started itbut then Elly Bee was always a deep unkin never tell ifin she mighta set it upsome say it started with Lindy Sue's eyesaroamin at...
View ArticleLooking For The Door
it was one of those daysi did quit workingso i expected calmdin happenin that odd momentthat when I had nothing to dofor five minutes or soi began my searchi first took a stairwaythat went into the...
View ArticleSomeday (an oldie and I hope a goodie)
somewhere between thursday and fridayquite unexpectedlysomeday arrivedsuddenly!people were acting strangelysome went looking for listsof what they would dosomedayenrollment at the universitywas at a...
View ArticleDance With Us Alice (Sarah's version written as a reply to my original)
They begged her to stay away from the mirror, but Alice never would listen, and there she was stuck on the other side with all those grinning geeks and pygmy do-gooders rustling along a yellow brick...
View ArticleDance with Us, Alice (a very old poem)
Dance With Us, Alice Hey nonny nonny, dance with us, Alicethe fiddlers are on the hillwe remember you fondly, Alicehow you so bravely adaptedand we, safe in our worldsmiled to see itbut now clocks run...
View ArticleOf Fathers and Sons (An oldie for Father's Day)
as I cradle my grandsonenjoying holding him as he sleepsmy son sits with usand I remember out loudhow we cared for himas a newbornsome of the struggles we had with him as a babethen I remembered his...
View ArticleSame Old Song (Song lyric saluting long suffering wives)
it was dark with just one lightin the station house him at the desk and her seated quietlyhead in handsand then he said"why'd ya do ithe never hit yajust played his guitar"sighing she shrugged her...
View ArticleVultura
clumsy, he walksawkward, his gaitgrotesque, his visage reeking of decayyethe spreads his wingsand suddenly is sweeping skywardthrusts of his wingsand he is soaringa creature of gracewheeling and...
View ArticleGuitarra
I remember the first timeI touched a brother of yoursI was so clumsythat I laugh thinking of it nowI bought youin a music store in Mexicoeven thenI knew we would be friends foreverat least once a...
View ArticleFalling Leaves
We here in Arizonalove to see Octoberthe sun is not so brutaland winds are coolbut mid-October we are blessedone saturday is Apache dayand our town celebratessongs are sungin many Indian...
View ArticleThe Divine Spark
I have to believetho many disagreethat we are given a giftwith the first breath we takea Divine Sparksomething withinthat makes us a unique beinga special talentsomething only givento that personthat...
View ArticleA Gross Of Guitar Picks
He often said"I'm going to buy youa gross of guitar picks"Because I was always looking for onehaving laid it down somewhereLarry was a true gianttall and quite widebut his intellectwas every bit as...
View ArticleA lot of work!!
Sarah, it looks like you have done a lot of work here! It seems like the delete funtion is working well. JimPs we appreciate you so much!!
View ArticleThe Circle Of Poet
In a world forlornBereft of loveFilled with sightsSounds and action Gossip and talebearersTrusting no oneTreading on one anotherSeeking after profit Looking for the next excitationThe sensationsCheap...
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