Poem Twenty-one - Night Drive
White lines down a black road, Stitching miles through darkness,The driver wipes crusty eyes.Fixes them for a moment on a distant star,A beacon through the windshield.Beside it shoots another...
View ArticlePoem Twenty-two - Unforgiving
I should not have said it.I told myself not to.But when I heard her voice,It all came back,The enormity of what she had done,The finality of the result.I had thought I forgave her.But the loss...
View ArticlePoem Twenty-three - Waiting
She pours my coffee with a practiced ease,Asks if there will be anything else.I say no, thank you, andAs there are few customersIn the truck stop diner,I ask her if she's in school.Just making...
View ArticlePoem Twenty-four - Poem
Everything's a poem.The song of voices in a restaurant,The rumble of truck motors.Starlight and shooting stars,Sunset and black silhouettes,The rhythm of the rolling wheels,The faces of people I will...
View ArticlePoem Twenty-five---Rain
Silver slanting sharpness,Blowing blasts of wet,Wild rivulet on concrete,Wash away regret.
View ArticlePoem Twenty-six---Soul Healing Circle
We are here and frightened,Grasping straws of reason,Buffeted by chance or fate,Victims for a season.Some choose the comfort of a faith,Some ritual, some luck,Some declare there is no God,Some rely on...
View ArticlePoem Twenty-seven - Argument
Freezing in my own heart’s winter,Clutching myself with my self,Hunching against wordwinds,Grabbing soul tatters,Clenching teeth, Dying,Proud.
View ArticlePoem Twenty-eight - Fall Morning
This morning air curled crisp,October sky canopied clear,Fog rose from the pond,And smoke from stone chimney.Cows lowed in the meadow,A dog barked down the lane.A semi rumbled, swept the leaves,Down...
View ArticlePoem Twenty-nine - Terry is Six
Terry turned six today.Dark eyes shining,He had sung a song,"And I'm gonna be,And I'm gonna be, Six years old!"Of course he had not stopped at six,And made himself older With each verse.Perhaps his...
View ArticlePoem Thirty - The Finish
This is the finish line.All the poems are written,Posted on my blog, Polished in the rush.Thirty poems in thirty days - a jobOf huge proportion, yetNo arduous task.As with blessings, poems needOnly to...
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Yes, I am still alive
It has been months since I posted here. I must have been resting on my proverbial laurels after the "30 poems in 30 days" feat. Or it might have been that after that, I started driving my own truck and...
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Revival
I have neglected this blog. I have a few excuses, but not good ones. In true daydreamer form, the actual reason is that I just got bored with it and stopped for a while. I went on to write a blog for...
View ArticleNo Longer a Trucker
I have stopped long haul trucking, as of July 13, 2014. I was tired and bored, and my mental and physical health was deteriorating. Plus, my friend who had been keeping our three dogs and taking care...
View ArticleGot a Job And Wonderful News!
I've been hired as a prep cook at a company which shall remain nameless. They don't like to be talked about on social media, so I shan't.I like the company, and there is a chance I can move up here,...
View ArticleSo Much for That Job.
So much for that job....I worked at Cracker Barrel for a month. Without going into detail, let me just say that I can run a kitchen better than they can, and I am not working like a galley slave with...
View ArticleThe Times, They are A-Changing - Again
I am back home. I love my husband, I really do, but I do not love trucking anymore.Two people living in close quarters - with three dogs, I might add - and never knowing what the schedule will be or...
View ArticleGrandma
Grandma.I like that name. Some grandmothers prefer the more modern names for the relationship, to the extent that we now have women answering to Gigi, Gogo, Nana, and even, God help us all, Glamma. As...
View ArticleGrandbabygirl
That's what I have been calling her for months now.My granddaughter will be born April 15th, just five days from now. I am staying at my son Mack's house awaiting the birth, and trying to help out as...
View ArticleGrandbabygirl is Here!
Vivienne Simone Allison was born April 10th. She weighed 5 pounds, and is 17 inches long.The doctor decided to do the C-section early, concerned that the baby was not gaining weight. So approximately...
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Vivienne
Here is our sweet baby Vivienne. She was five pounds and 17 inches long.Here is her exhausted mama, Beverly.Here is her adoring Daddy, Mack, our son.Here is her big brother, Terry.Here is her other big...
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It has been far too long since I wrote here. I am not sure what the reason is; I could claim things like being a new grandmother or a new political activist for Bernie Sanders - both give me hope for...
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Vivienne at Seven Months
My grandbabygirl is almost seven months old.Her length and weight are healthy, maybe a little petite, but fine. She is cooing and "talking" , sitting up and rolling over right on schedule.She is...
View ArticleI Have Had a Poem Published
I have been published today by Poetry Breakfast. Here is the link to the page, in their online magazine. Here is the...
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Vivienne at Twenty MonthsShe has hazel eyes and honey hair. Her hair has a bit of natural wave it it, which I, her Grandma, insist she got from me. She is a beautiful child, not just because she is...
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