I destroy homes, tear families apart,take your children, and that’s just the start.I’m more costly than diamonds, more costly than gold,the sorrow I bring is a sight to behold.and if you need me, remember I’m easily found,I live all around you, in schools and in town.I live with the rich, I live with the poor,I … Read more
Dad’s hands were king-size and strong.With his hands, he built our homeAnd fixed all the broken things.Dad’s hands gave generously, served humbly,and loved mom tenderly, unselfishly, completely, unendingly. With his hand, Dad held me when I was small,steadied me when I stumbled,and guided me in the right direction.When I needed help, I could always count … Read more
Why is it that a child makes life worthwhile?Why is hope with each new birth new born?What deep remembrance, shadowed in a smile,Brings back the dream whose measured loss we mourn? Why do we think that life that is to beHas greater aptitude for being more,As if we rose not from the self-same seaTo crash … Read more