90 Days of Pushin’ Broom by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill90 days of pushin’ broom pays me well And I sing this tune –I have glasses now – and that’s a fact.I got them free without any act.There’s a stereo I play till dawnWith the volume up and my earphones on.I wear old clothes and heavy shoes,And,… Read More 90 Days of Pushin’ Broom by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
Birthday Girl by Katherine Cary PlaceIt’s February and way up north, Is a little girl we know,She has blue eyes, and the sweetest smile, That’s why we love her so.Just last eve at half past eight, Her Uncle Ceal did say,On the 26th of February, It’s Elizabeth Jane’s birthday.So Auntie Ell and Auntie Kate, Just… Read More Birthday Girl by Katherine Cary Place
THE RABBIT’S CHAIR by Gaylia Kenslow StogsdillFrom the time you could use it this has been your chair—At Grandma’s and Grandpa’s you always sat there.And not just at mealtime, but at other times too—You made use of this chair, it just suited you.You’d sit high at the counter when Grandma baked pies—And using a “thimble”… Read More THE RABBIT’S CHAIR by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
Trust by Katherine Cary PlaceThe place that I call home is boundBy acres broad and wideAnd many furred and feathered thingsHave hastened here to hideWhen bleak November sailed forthAnd hunter roamed the wayIt seemed these frightened friendly thingsHave found a place to stayAlong a lilac bordered laneWhere clumps of britches growI spied this morn at… Read More Trust by Katherine Cary Place
THE INSIDE OF MAN by Gaylia Kenslow StogsdillIt isn’t the outer person that really counts for much –For they may be handsome and debonair – with a heart you cannot touch –It’s inside that’s important – how we feel toward one another –For whether we admit it or not – God made us to be… Read More THE INSIDE OF MAN by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
YOUR DETERMINATIONSomeone decided to dub you Tiny And I guess the name stuckThey looked at your stature and nothing more But it doesn’t explain the real youCause inside you is a magnificently large personality You stand strong in your convictionsAn immovable statuesque being The world may shift and changeBut your beliefs stand firm You pick… Read More YOUR DETERMINATION
TO HAROLD AND MID ON THEIR SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY by Katherine Cary PlaceThis chair we present to both Harold and Mid,We hope it brings joy without fail,For each eve as we glance o’er the street to their home,Poor Dock is perched on the rail.All their friends and their family sit snug in a chair,And visit and… Read More TO HAROLD AND MID ON THEIR SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY by Katherine Cary Place
Before the Union Came to TownBefore the Union Came to Town,You toiled in the heat and the cold,Trying to provide for your family.Keeping your head down, only looking at the ground.You ‘retired’ from the line in one of three ways,The Grim Reaper called out your name,Your age, the stress and back breaking work broke your… Read More Before the Union Came to Town
THE CAP AND PIN by Gaylia Kenslow StogsdillThere’s quite a lot to your choice of profession –It involves skill, knowledge and much compassion.For the ones who wear the cap and pin –Are entrusted with the wellbeing of their fellowmen.Those you nurse will look to you –For the very best you can possibly do.Their lives are… Read More THE CAP AND PIN by Gaylia Kenslow Stogsdill
If my lover were a comet Hung in the air, I would braid my leaping body In her hair.However, she lives in the frigid depths Of the Baikal Sea. (bai·kaal)Her presence forever, To haunt its shores Bound to these waters, By her own demise.A disconsolate maiden, Slipping into the waves. Struggling to stay above, The… Read More The Rusalka (roo·saal·kuh)
Ramblings of an Old Coot 