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Published in Writers Talk , April 2023

Winter in Texas

Winter in Texas Shards of icy glass shroud the hardy tree Who waves his distress silently glassy Now I understand why these trees are Natural to this land They can bear the intemperate climate And still not turn a hair They can bruise in winter, batter the storms Unfed,unwatered, untended , can still survive ToContinue reading “Winter in Texas”

BOY ON A CYCLE

Hello Children, Do you remember the first day you rode your new bike. What a feeling! I promise you you will never forget that day even when you are all grown up like dad and mom and even more grown up like grandpa and grandma. Ask them! Write to me about you and your cycle.Continue reading “BOY ON A CYCLE”

Martyrdom

MARTYRDOM I WAS NUMB WHEN THE TELEGRAM ARRIVED YOU WERE NO MORE SNATCHED BY DEATH AT 22 I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE BORN A SWEET LOAD OF LOVE I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WENT TO SCHOOL I REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE COMMISSIONED EVERYONE CONGRATULATED; BUT I HAD A DOUBT ‘IF YOU WERE TO DIE’ Continue reading “Martyrdom”