In 1970, I started the sixth grade and should have moved to the junior high school. That year Carman Schools ran out of money. Also that year Carman saw its highest enrollment ever with almost 10,000 students. For some reason that seemed to be a common occurrence back in the 60’s and early 70’s. They… Read More Sixth Grade
Based on Jesus’ teaching in John Chapter 8.She avoided the commons area, Knowing that they looked for her.But this day her luck ran out.She turned the corner only to face her accusers.At the sight of her their voices lowered,The mumbling assaulted her ears,She looked to the ground, her cheeks burning red.Frozen in place, her terror… Read More The Accused
My first couplet Well life sucks And that’s my luck Roy Richard Sept 2023 two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.
My first attempt at a CinquainMy LustOverpowers meI deny it, choke itMy mind cries out for action, fulfillmentFetishRoy RichardSept 2023
My first attempt at a four-line stanza balladHe looked upon her grave in fearShe had promised her returnSurely there was no way she mightBut yet his heart did yearnHis heart beat drummed in his earPain, blood pounding his headHis stomach flipped and churned, pure chaosFeelings of fear and dreadThe earth began to move and shiftA… Read More The Ballad of her Return
Ramblings of an Old Coot 