By 10:00 in the morning, I was dressed, packed and ready to go, ten minutes early! That’s when the phone rang and the metallic recording said, “This is Southwest Airlines. We regret to inform you that your flight is delayed one hour…” I didn’t listen to the rest because it […]
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I just spent five days, four nights in Ocean City, Maryland. It’s been a few years since we’ve been at the beach. Here are 20 Ocean City observations and questions. Too many Americans are obese. Girls with fat thighs should not wear cutoffs or short shorts. A bikini top with […]
Return to normal – is it true?Is it possible for me or you?Is it possible for the world or us?After the settling of the dust. The past is gone, not coming backThe only thing that’s writ in black Nothing can be truly the sameSo now we need a different name. We’ll get used to the […]
“But I copied it off the board,” I cried as my father tried to help me with my homework. “Linda,” my father said, “There’s no such word as “c-f-t-a.” My lower lip started to quiver. “But Daddy, the teacher wouldn’t put it on the board if there was no such […]
That was in Cambodia, a basis for a movie But we are sowing our own fields, our own streetsWith violence and murder. It’s here in our backyardsThe tragedy, the sorrowWe are bombing our buildings. We are killing in our schools, our churchesOur homes are not havensOur students are not safe. Blood […]
I was touched to write this poem because of the prevalence of “anti” in the news. When this was covered on my local TV station about the incidents against Asian Americans, an Oriental woman made the comment, “Why are they hurting us? They like our food.” The four stanzas below […]
Geraniums for my MamaGeraniums we growWe watch them all summerIn the stone pots down below 50 some years those pots they sitSo strong, so still,Watching our livesNear the steps down the hill The secrets, the stories, those stone pots could tellLike an interesting book, one we know so wellOn porch […]
Introduction: This event occurred over 20 years ago, but I’m writing it now because I was having lunch with my twin grandchildren in celebration of their 15th birthday. They were discussing how happy they are that it’s summer. Not that they don’t like school, but “everyone needs a break.” I […]
Reflections on I’ve Lost a Year with My Kids Battling Over Remote School and I’m Done by Christine Derengowski. This made me ponder, almost cry For all those kids who don’t know why. They are worried and they are frightenedCan’t tell Mommy; her load should be lightened. Through no choice […]