Entries from April 2008 ↓

It was take your son to work day. Mrs. Jones took little Pete. He liked his mother’s office; Her friends were kind of neat. There were fun things on her desk Some candy mints and toffee. One friend said Pete could go with him To get his mom her coffee. “We make your mom her […]

His dad took him to buy a horse. He watched him feel its legs and chest. “When you buy a horse,” Dad told him, “That’s two important parts you test.” “You know that old friend you called To come and fix Mom’s clothes dryer? Mom said that she was thanking him But I think he […]

He can name all of the quarterbacks On every team in the NFL. He can remember all of the jokes That I hate for him to tell. He can recall every argument, That we had when I was wrong. And he knows all of the words To every dumb hillbilly song. He remembers hunting season […]

It was Sunday once again And he was still asleep in bed, I had to get him up and dressed And then I had to get him fed. It has always been a struggle To get him up and on his way? Sunday for him has always been, A most terrible trying day. Last night […]

The lion and the lamb, not a congenial twosome; Any friendship would be particularly gruesome. Of Biblical fame, they’d lie down together, The sun always shining, most beautiful weather. Until that time comes, when peace is the norm, The lamb must endure an occasional storm. And lambs should avoid where lions now abide, Or together […]