I know why the sky rolls on the edge of New OrleansThe blue billows like the waves of PontchartrainAngry waves, fervent ones, rise like dead from turquoise gravesCollapsing clouds with the force of hurricanesEve's approaching; rush, rush rushMust make arr...
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My family
As you can see, I never quite fit...What can I say I'm the youngest Between me and the eldest There are two more. Sissy was first And she was 11 So never really interested, in her new little sister. Then was the first of two brothers He was 9 I was his mate He would play cars in the dirt a...
Recovery
Now the hard work starts....Glad to hear you're home with your family, After a week stuck in hospital.But, just because you're home Doesn't mean your life goes back to normal. Now is when your hard work starts. Pain, Physiotherapy, rest then repeat. Then add playing with the kids,An...
Off To San Francisco
Tommy responded - Let me see those pictures...I love people, seeing new sights, just traveling in general. A few years back, I was helping out a very good friend of mine who was a manager at a Holiday Inn. She was in quite a predicament, she had a big inspection coming up to see if they could keep th...
Cabin Fever Suburban Style
Ginny just had to escape from her family despite the fact it was only 14 degrees out!Ginny was irritated. Another day of single digit temperatures. She had the worst case of cabin fever ever - even if her "cabin" was a perfectly respectable $300,000 home in a lovely suburb in Madison, Wisconsin. Was there no end in sight? A string of frig...
An Angel's Story
The story of a family as told through the eyes of a Christmas Angel.I came to live with this family in 1988, when they moved across the country, leaving family and friends behind in search of a new beginning and a better life. I was already here in California, waiting for a new home and family to watch over. They arrived...
First Love
We can make a difference, we are all a strand in her web."Teach your children what we have taught our children - that the Earth is our Mother. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons and daughters of the Earth. If men spit upon the ground, they spit upon themselves. This we know. The Earth does not belong t...
Yule Fire (a White Christmas parody)
Wrote and sang this for Creative Writing class... perhaps I'll sing for y'all too.I imagine a yule fire with all my loved ones gathered 'round All the children singing and lovers cuddling so near, happiness abounds. I imagine a yule fire with every candle that I buy You enjoy your Christmas and I, I'll enjoy my rituals and light. I ima...
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A Little Christmas Fairy Tale
What is at the very heart of Christmas?This story only available on Stories Space. If you are reading it elsewhere, it has been stolen.Once upon a time, there was a little Christmas fairy. She was a beautiful little Christmas fairy! Her lips were as pink as sugar mice, and her eyes were holly-...
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Eternal Dreams
The Wolf Dream Trio Part ThreeI awoke to the sound of leaves falling and birds chirping. I opened my eyes to see the sun shining brightly through the leaves of autumn trees. Achingly, I rose and brushed myself off. I felt different, not like when I turned into a werewolf that had an i...
Another Tea Musing
Yeah, I love teaI finally got my Lapsang Souchong today. After weeks of either not having the money, or just plain forgetting, I finally remembered. I can’t remember what triggered my remembering, but I’m glad I did. It is one of my favourite teas, definitely up there wi...
"Hello, boy." "Woof." It's Twink, actually. "Here, boy." "Woof. Woof." Watch it, stranger. Don't go getting familiar. I need to check you out first, give you a good sniffing and... "C'mon, boy. Come here." "Woof. Woof." What's with the orders? I don't thi...
The Circle of Love
Love is a strange thing between two people. This explains my observations in my life about love.In the 1990's, I worked for a small company that had a worldwide reputation for computer software excellence. I became the Manager of Software Support a few months after I started. It was a nice job but fraught with thankless problems if solved happily. P...
Rabbit In A Barrel
A task given to me by a writer friend - Tell me a story about good and evil, he said...“A Native American elder once described his own inner struggles in this manner: Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog all the time. When asked which dog wins, he reflecte...
Home Is Where the Heart Is - Part One
It's not always easy returning to a place filled with haunting memories you need to escape...Her life of comfort seemed fair exchange For penance served in a far off land Neither heat nor hunger could beat her down Spirit growing with every challenge met. The years gone by more cruel than kind Scars in her heart map each moment of discord The...