by Dee | Jan 12, 2016 | Lyrical musings and crafty creations
Angels and Demons What Demons are we now… Humankind Who have lost our souls In a world where Angels fear to tread, Detached from our humanity By terror, bombs and yells. And life continues on each continent, Where new angels are born every day, They cry against barbed...
by Dee | Jan 12, 2016 | Lyrical musings and crafty creations
A Tribute to my people We are savage and tender, poets, dancers and singers, murderers and bigots, artists and writers, alcoholics and religious zealots, beautiful and ugly. We laugh and dance and sing and drink to celebrate our joys and to hide our pain. Our emotions...
by Dee | Jan 9, 2016 | Lyrical musings and crafty creations
90 year old man- hard, bent over. Swooping cowboy hat- breath smells like sickness Knife edge crease in jeans- plaid shirt -aroma of oldness He pulls me close- brim of hat tipping, touching my face Steps sure and rhythmic – not wanting to let go of the warmth...
by Dee | Jan 9, 2016 | Vigor and Vittles
I used to love to eat under a palm tree in an outdoor courtyard in Cayman. Thursday’s special was Oxtail and Myrna- the cook, knew to plate it up for me as soon as she saw me turn the corner. Let me tell you, it was nothing like the grey, boiled meat we ate in...
by Dee | Jul 20, 2015 | Turnsole’s Truisms
Why do men make more beautiful women than some women do? Really, why do men who want to be women embrace their femininity to such a glorious extreme? Caitlyn Jenner- former Bruce Jenner -1976 Olympian Decathlon said: ” I’m so happy, after such a long...
by Dee | Jun 22, 2015 | Where in the World
Betsy threw the soapy, dripping sponge at her mama , Amy. Instantly the two were at war. Soap snowballs were lobbed, splattering wetly down noses and trickling merrily down tee shirts.Amy grabbed her precious bundle and wrestled her to the ground, laughing and...