http://slow.writerscafe.org/Grandmary The original writings of author Grandmary en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1779867642 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Going stir crazy inside 4 wallsNo visitors, no visitingNowhere to go at allWatchinng the newsPeople complainCalling for freedomDeclaring they've been imprisonedHoarding paper products,Cleaning products,Medical productsWhen we all wear masks,What distinguishes a normal personFrom a thief at the conve.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2170642/ The wind howls madly around the houseRattling windows, blowing leaves and cut grass up on the porchSheets and towels hanging on the lineAre double and triple pinned to keep them from the groundBirds cling to branchesOne can see them fighting the wind as they travel from tree to treeCrack! Snap! The .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2166005/ A yellow daffodil peeps upYawns and stretches in the morning sunCheerful squawks and furious flappingAs robins argue for anglewormsSwiped by the little boy in the faded jeansOn his way to fish at the farm pond.Mom wanders the orchard, checking blossomsSnapping off many to make sure the tree does not.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2164472/ It's frosty cold with sparkling iceThe pines stand tall and stillThe tree out front seems made of glassAs the sun peeps o'er the hillI hear the neighbor's rooster andHe sounds disgruntled in the coldBet he wishes he had a blanketTo shiver under while the goldand pink and red of sunrise pokesJack Fro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2159866/ Time ticks on the clockold-year pass-ingRes-o lu-tionsRemember, as a child, when that seemed so important?Some of us had old traditionsThings to eat, resolutions to makeSinging Auld Lang SyneAfter a midnight kissWelcoming in a new year, bright and shinyFlawless sheet of paperTo write our lives on.Re.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2157961/ A frosty breeze doth blow the deadened leavesAnd mournful song the whippoorwill doth singThen dark and cold my shivering heart grievesTo think what icy days and nights will bringShadows flitting low over darkling groundSnowflakes fall like winter's intimate shroudSoftly tumbling  o'er rolling h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2157651/ Holidays for seniors are sometimes lonely http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2157312/ Tonight will be avictory!I've made the plansAnd danced the danceMy soldiers fallexhausted to their bedsWith aching headsThe battle long andhardAgainst the dustOur cause was justThe clutteredcounters Are no moreNow lies the floorAgleam in sparkling.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2153305/ written on her passing http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Grandmary/2153269/