Basura Cat came to me with a frown. Asking, “Did you see that President Biden fell down?” He slipped on the stairs getting onto his plane, And now mean people are saying his name. Why would they make fun of something unkind? I slip and fall all of the time!…
Oh how I miss the world that I used to know, Wild abandon out the door I would go. No fear of shootings at my school, My biggest worry was if I was cool. We behaved or were paddled and sent to our room, Upsetting our parents filled us with…
Basura Cat refuses to “Spring Ahead,” She doesn’t want to lose an hour in bed. “You mean 8 will be 9 and 9 will be 10?” “Oh My God, you humans are doing this over again?” I said it has sometime to with the crops, She shakes her paw and…
I think it’s the most wondrous thing, When I hear my telephone start to ring. “Aunt Katrina” is how they start, It’s like an arrow straight into my heart. To know that when they have a choice, They chose to hear the sound of my voice. I quote their Grandmother…
In my house, I sometimes feel a deepening sense of separation, I am always cautious when I am aware of this sensation. It was a year ago this month, that the feeling came to stay, It’s been 365 days that I’ve been able to keep it at bay. But sometimes,…
It was the week of February 15th 2021. It began snowing late Sunday night, we forgot to drip the faucets, the one thing we could have done but didn't in preparation for a predicted snow storm in San Antonio. The weather predictions are undependable, but in this case, they were…
God knows that I’ve tried for years to visit you, But was held captive when the winds blew. Finally the winds blew the temperatures below, And I made my way south to San Antonio. Five days I’ve spent in your wonderful town, Pick-up trucks and Palm trees all around. But,…
It’s the coldest day ever in my little town, The house is so quiet without any sound. I was teaching lessons to students on zoom, When I was finished, I was alone in the room. I ambled to the kitchen to make myself tea, Then I felt lonely and look…
Basura Cat wants to go to the Rodeo, How she heard about it, I don’t know. She wants to see Cowboys, and Cowgirls galore, She wants to see sheep, calf roping and more. “Take me!” She cried, “I so want to go!” “Oh, please take me to the Rodeo Show!”…
He thought he had been robbed, He called up his own mob. Even though there was no proof, They believed it was the truth. There was no proof of theft and wrong, They fought even after he was gone. They felt that they were right, Without proof, they continue to…