Never a Good Time

Never a good time to deceive to leave to grieve Always a reason to stay to delay to pray Always a reason to deny to cry to lie Never a good time Always a reason

Linking Generations

I belong to a group called Linking Generations. This volunteer group, organized by some very dedicated ladies, finds seniors who would like to go into classrooms and matches them with classrooms who want to interact with seniors. We go to our class once or twice a month to talk and do an activity. Our purpose … Continue reading Linking Generations →

A Visit to the Nursing Home

A Visit to the Nursing Home He sits there silent and stares He's got a story to tell He's got a mem'ry that's burning It is a vision of Hell But with each day that passes The story's untold And with ashes to ashes The story goes cold She sits there silent and cries She's … Continue reading A Visit to the Nursing Home →

Good Can Come from Bad

When you wake up at three in the morning with a strange man on top of you, you know it is time to change your situation! This traumatic event happened to me many years ago, and because of that, my life changed dramatically...for the good. It was 1975. That was the first time my ex-husband … Continue reading Good Can Come from Bad →

Alberta Education Review

I am nine years retired, and I still get my back up when I hear destructive criticism of our public system. I hear people say and repeat things that are not true, and now the PC's are in they are on the bandwagon. Here are a few things I've heard lately, and my response: They … Continue reading Alberta Education Review →

For those who think they hate poetry

This is a worksheet I made for some reluctant English 10-2 learners I made one year to help them learn various forms of figurative language. Test your knowledge. POETRY BITES POETRY: FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Name_________________ Match: 1. Poetry bites! a. metaphor 2. Pukey pathetic poetry b. apostrophe 3. Poetry...yechhhh! c.oxymoron 4. Poetry is the most disgusting … Continue reading For those who think they hate poetry →

My Golden Girls -the gift of girlfriends

"Perhaps more than any other person, she impacted my life in a such a positive way."

Teach Your Children Well- a response to the El Paso shootings

I have been thinking about the 20 year old shooter in El Paso, and wondering how he became radicalized. After much thought, I have decided it really isn't that hard. If that mentality was what he was exposed to and surrounded by in exclusion to other ideologies, he wouldn't know much better. Think of the … Continue reading Teach Your Children Well- a response to the El Paso shootings →

Battle of the Warrior

So grateful my daughter has you there for her. Compassion, understanding, wisdom, and love. You are more than a friend.

Driftwood

by Mary-Lee..dedicated to my son who loves driftwood as much as I do. She was driftwood An ordinary branch Cut into the waters Where she twisted and shifted Rolled and rocked in the waves Was worn and wizened by the wind Until at last She settled on the shore And snuggled into the welcoming sand … Continue reading Driftwood →