It’s so hard to say goodbye. The little mama, so pretty and sweet… It’s the last supper and all the kids are there. They laugh and joke, but the underlying tone is death. This is the last time they will all sit together to share a meal as a family. Mama arrives in an ambulance.… Continue reading It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye
Old Mum
“Change of life baby,” Kristie thinks… “with all that goes with it.” She saw the Old Mum occasionally in the afternoons after the mail delivery. The Old Mum made the short walk across the street where a line of neighborhood mail boxes stood in a row. She was always in a nightgown, a pink robe,… Continue reading Old Mum
I Await You at Wikiup
Winter is finally here and various flocks of birds alternately attack the fermenting berries left on the moss covered Hawthorne tree. They drink in the fermenting liquor of the old tree – oblivious to my eyes watching. Taking flight in pairs or threes, they fly helter-skelter a short distance away waiting for another turn to… Continue reading I Await You at Wikiup
I Cry Out
I awake alone and cold in the dark. I cry out howling But no one can hear me. He is not there. He will be angry I know… and it will cost us. I hope not that much. I worry about the fish swimming cold and maybe dead with no air to breathe. I am… Continue reading I Cry Out
Hard Advice for Girls
Girls! Girls! Girls! Ride him like a horse. Drive him like a stick shift. Suck him so hard that his balls end up like vest pockets. Be quiet sometimes. And Love, Love, Love him! Love him sweet. Love him like it’s the last year on Earth. And Be Nice, because Nice Matters… And if Nice doesn’t… Continue reading Hard Advice for Girls