Collision
The train was fast approaching; it was speeding up the track; a giant metal monster in a rage of smoking black, when suddenly, towards the train, a horse and wagon …
Category: History
On Receipt of a Punch Bowl
(with apologies to Oliver Wendell Holmes) This antique silver bowl you gave to me one Christmas time, still tells the myths of olden days and haunting, ancient rhyme; They were …
America’s Crossroads
Because they have their mortal fears Of terrorists in bandoleers, Of men who marry other men And girls who might be lesbian, Of those who feel they must eschew The …
The Auction at the Farm
The neighbors gathered in the yard to have a look around, The cowboy hatted auctioneer had yet to make a sound. There’re trailers full of household goods and tools from …
Black Velvet and Precious Pearls
There’s a history of silence full of secrets and of lies and there’s few left now to tell it and long gone the alibis. No need to keep the secret …