Mosquitoes I wonder how they got on board, This swarming, biting, pesky hoarde? Didn’t Noah see them coming Or hear their loud, annoying humming? They survived a world that flooded To torment all who are warm-blooded. –Blanche I don’t think I’ve ever seen mosquitoes as bad as they are this summer. The city sprays but […]
Aug 25, 2013
The World Is Mine
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Do you ever have days when the blues sit on your shoulder and plague every step, days when you think, “Poor me” or “If only”? I suppose those gray days come to all of us. Like a swarm of vicious mosquitoes, when one negative thought attacks, they all come calling . Do you know what I […]
Aug 17, 2013
The Postman and His Pennies
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My children look askance when I tell them I can remember when postage stamps were three cents each. But I can also remember when bread was 25 cents a loaf and regular gas was 27 cents a gallon. Ethyl, I believe, was 29 cents. When Lola and Carole and I piled into my Dad’s ’57 Chevrolet […]
Jun 20, 2013
The Optimistic Frog
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We all need encouragement now and then; a pat on the back, a reminder that things will get better, a compliment for a job well done or even a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Being a writer is a lonely business; it’s just me and that computer page, daring me to […]
