caney mountain rhymes

The Snow

The air is calm, without a breeze As the cotton flakes drift down And land atop the limbs of trees Snow on snow, the only sound A splendor of the purest white Is blanketing the earth below It’s cloak augments the smallest light An incandescent gleam of snow

A Father’s Presence

I knelt beside his little bed Softly cradled his little head His arms hugged tight around my neck A moment that I won’t forget His tender heart was scared to be In the dark unable to see His room, while in the bed he laid He begged and begged until I stayed Strong arms aroundContinue reading “A Father’s Presence”

Start Again

Since I can’t go back again To fix all of my mistakes I’ll start from where I am And give it all it takes To make my life worth something To tell others when I’m gone Memories worth your keeping Is the treasure I have won. to those who need some grace in starting again,Continue reading “Start Again”

here again

it’s autumn in missouri persimmons fall off the tree the frost is on its way sun sets early today the cool winds blow gently across my skin that’s how I know autumn is here again

Together Again

she tied that stained vintage apron tight around her waist she looked worn and weathered from the trials that she’d faced she put biscuits in the oven and gravy on the stove then sat at the table while down memory lane she drove she pictured him back when he was young and thin and handsomeContinue reading “Together Again”