Memoir & Autobiographies
On Days Like These
Missing you, like a bee and her hiveLike the sun with no skyMissing you, like the moon of last nightLike a light with no ...Ma Millie-2
Going to church every Sunday is another ritual Little Johnny enjoys. Grandpa and grandma are not regular church-goers. So, the neighbors offer to take ...Bad Experiences Turn Into Life Lessons
A Terrible Week My life has been a complete mess this week. I flew to Texas for my best friend’s Master’s graduation. We were ...Cloud Fairy
I hide amidst the rolling cloudsBecause it’s where I find you mostYour jokes and voice now memoriesBut here you are my friend I miss ...Flying Kites and Dogfights – Part 2
Although our home is small, the rooms are sizable and airy, with twelve-foot ceilings. Clerestory windows above doors increase natural light and air circulation. ...Every Gilded Ounce
I have given Did I ever give enough? Was there any more to give? I received Every gilded ounce Were her frayed fragments Ever enough What is enough? What is ...Time To Dream
Recommit Yourself We are two weeks into November. I’m supposed to have over 25,000 words. My document has a pitiful 200. Most people would ...Freshly Churned Butter and Peeled Almonds
Some mornings I wake up to a parade of memories—whiffs and tastes of childhood emerge from a dream and linger on vividly and wistfully. ...The Plight of Motherhood
She gave her birth, breathed life into her. Fed, caressed, soothed, punished. Comforted again. She got her to believe in all things unreal or ...Moonlight Words
Have I reached the summit? Of my Mt Kosciusko Is it time to retire? To the valley below Mt Beauty Or will I remain here? Within the shadows of ...
