Canebrake ABC’s Red ants, black ants marching all together, through a canebrake by the river in the lovely summer weather. Many-colored butterflies drift or dream or flit among tall stalks for the very fun of it. A caterpillar wriggles and a cricket creaks a song, surrounded by the river cane, thick and green and long. Dragonflies a-dazzle with […]
Oct 3, 2024
Secrets of the Cornfield
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The Cornfield in the Moonlight by Blanche Manos The cornfield in the moonlight, when the shadows dance and sway Is not the same at midnight as it is throughout the day. The field is hushed at midnight; the world has gone to sleep, But the cornstalks nod and rustle at the mysteries they keep. Who […]
Aug 16, 2024
Poetically Speaking
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I’ve kept a lot of my writings, especially those that sold to various magazines. These two poems were written a long time ago to two different Christian children’s magazines of widely differing beliefs. But, you know what? Both magazines’ editors liked poems. Poetry and stories sort of bring us all together, don’t they? God’s Small […]
Aug 8, 2024
Summer Cat
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A cat knows how to make the most of any season and, in particular, summer.
Jul 30, 2024
Poetically Speaking
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I’ve kept a lot of my writings, especially those that sold to various magazines. I stuffed a lot of past writing sales into an old three-ring notebook. These two poems were written a long time ago to two different Christian children’s magazines of widely differing beliefs. But, you know what? Both magazines’ editors liked poems. […]
Jul 17, 2024
A Memory
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Several years ago, I posted this poem about the swing in my back yard. My grandchildren liked him but they soon outgrew him and then I gave him away so other girls and boys could enjoy him. But, I still remember that swing and I’ll bet my grandchildren do too. .The Old Tire Horse The […]
