Category: Poetry

Old Handler’s Prayer

August 26, 2024 | Poetry | Comments
Oh, please give me a puppy Can cast to the rim Of the biggest pasture  In South Alabama  Oh, please give me a derby  Will go to the limits  Of its hearing  Then come back alookin’ for me Read more

Smells We Don’t Forget

August 20, 2024 | Poetry | Comments
There are smells from childhood We remember into old age A favorite of mine is from age six When I sat on my father’s lap Behind Maud and Bird Our team of Belgian mares  Read more

If You Care Too Much

July 15, 2024 | Poetry | Comments
If you care too much That the bird falls dead You’ve missed the point Of the hunt my friend  It’s not about What’s in your bag  Or hard shots made  On which you’ll brag  Read more

Thanksgiving Mornings ~ Spices for Farmers

June 16, 2024 | Poetry | Comments
Thanksgiving Mornings  Had special meaning  For me  In my childhood My father and I rose early After breakfast of shredded wheat With sliced bananas Topped with thick cream From the neck Of a glass quart bottle  Of Mr. Gardner’s Unpasteurized unhomogenized milk Read more

Growing Our Own

April 29, 2024 | Poetry | Comments
Growing our own  Was vital to life When I was young But now lost in the fog Of history Like “putting up”  Meaning planting picking then  Shucking shelling snapping  And canning Read more

Perfect Race

March 19, 2024 | Poetry | Comments
Have you ever handled A perfect race?  One where your dog goes  To every bird-blessed place Where the front’s  All he wants to seek And he reaches for it  In one constant sweep Read more