My Aunt Florence—A Young Woman in Wartime
Earlier this week I posted a tribute to our veterans and told the story of our family’s soldier, Daniel Leffel, …
Category Archives: Poetry
Loveliest of Trees
In the springtime, Housman thought it was the cherry. In the fall, I think it is the ginkgo. That time …
This Is The Day The Lord Has Made. Let Us Rejoice And Be Glad In It. Psalm 118:24
FIRST CUP OF COFFEE After the sun was up and my coffee drunk, I checked my favorite blogs. Alas, the …
The Lesson Learned is not Always the Lesson Taught
Herb is the one who usually writes about poetry, but I have something to say about a poem. Miss Mary …
This is the Day We Learned that the War Was Over
FIRST CUP OF COFFEE August 14 is VJ Day—victory over Japan. Ancient history to some. A war about what? Nobody …
Counter Culture,1948–1968
First Cup of Coffee We’ve dropped our subscription to the WSJ. Can we do without a newspaper? We’ll see. I’ll miss …
“My Candle Burns at Both Ends.”
FIRST CUP OF COFFEE Still Sorting. When the movers left, we put things away anywhere, just to clear a space. …
Dumb and Dumber and Kipling
First Cup of Coffee I have done a lot of dumb things in my 87 years, especially when I was in …
“When I Was Your Age. . .” A Generation Gap Like No Other
Meet my grandmother, Lizzie Landis, familial name “Two Mamas.” She was born in 1883 during the Victorian Era. When she came …
More Ghostly Than a Ghost
First Cup of Coffee Our youngest grandson came by yesterday. A junior in college, he towers over us and has a …
