Category: Musings
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I need to know
Do they grow Again After the nuclear annihilation The trees The birds Do they grow Again I need to know
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Climb Every Mountain
I was the most special girl in all the world as I sat across the table from my mom and dad in the otherwise empty ice cream parlor. They had opened the door for just us after closing time because I was important. After all, I was the solo flutist at the school concert that…
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The Rhythm in The Rain
The old woman, in the wheelchair, an amputeewith a toddler balanced on the stump of that amputated leg.She uses the whole leg to propel the wheelchairwith her and the little girl toward the open front door.The screen door is closed. They sit in silence,hearing the rain bounce off the concrete steps,smelling the dust of summer…
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My mother used to tell me
‘Good things come in little packages.” Probably because I was smaller than my little (younger) sister. She told me to always walk facing traffic so if a car pulls over you can run away more easily. This has, indeed , proven helpful to me over the years as my hearing loss worsened. She never told…
Kathy Lee Writes 