The Hard Won Moments

You know the times you catch that wild kid of yours laying down on the front porch with a bug in his hand that he’s watching, engrossed, and being still, your teenager walking up through the front yard in some sparkling light , off in her own thoughts somewhere, completely unaware of how pretty she is? You think about a really good night with your husband and the kids’ birthdays coming up and how you craned your neck trying to … Continue readingThe Hard Won Moments

A Quarantine Sunday Poem

I went for a walk Left the house, took the dog. We walked past the truck Past the mare, through the barn. For just a few minutes There was no one along. But just me and the dog And the birds and their songs. The family’s together All the week long. So I went for a walk Just me and the dog.