The arrow flew, but none could tell
If apple pierced or humble son
Until one or the other fell
Determined contest lost or won
...
Sir Edmund Hillary first achieved
(For centuries unattained)
The summit of earth's highest peak,
And what did he there gain?
...
I feared her scent,
That it was more than I could bear
In this present condition,
In this tenuous state of mind
...
I hail from Butte, Montana;
Although Bob, Louisiana,
Is the place I go when winter catches cold.
As Faribault, Minnesota,
...
Alternating legends
Twixt the forest and the sea-
'The monster, ' some say, 'keeps to the water! '
While others claim, 'The trees! '
...
The red bird oft reminds me of
The Father's always love
Especially on days when joy does fade
With echoes of the past and pressures
...
How swift will you be
To run to where I have fallen,
Much deserved,
While you with others screamed
...
Once more I rise
My eyes, my lungs filled with the dust
Of the arena floor
...
A chill breeze
Wafting through the window
Rouses me from sleep
Late again!
...
We celebrate
the whippoorwill
we saved in the garden
from the cat.
...