Autumn and the leaves, crisp in the swirling air, are pheasant wings once more Donal Mahoney
First leaves of autumn. Slow parachutes this morning almost at the curb. Donal Mahoney
It took awhile to find Osama. It will take awhile to find the Briton with his knife in the desert of Iraq. They may bring him back
Someone broke in the house the weekend the elderly couple was out of town, a family thing. The TV, the couch and computer were gone.
Memories never go away. They’re visitors from yesterday arriving unannounced often to a mixed reception. Faces aren’t clear but
Young hummingbird swirls and darts to the red feeder. Black cat waits below. Donal Mahoney
Vacillating Benny, an ancient che… now retired from Monsanto, must de… if a poem his friend Ron has sent… is good enough for his hobby journ… Benny finally decides to let the p…
I flew out to see a high school friend. from many years ago. He was poor back then and I was better off.
The doctor tells Phil and his wif… he’s in pretty good health for a m… his age but he needs to exercise. And Phil says he agrees and then goes on to explain
Twin sons in different cities decked out in new suits fly home for the holidays arrive at the airport
Millie on crutches in the day room tells Fred on his walker to find him.
When my neighbor told me over the fence a month ago the doctor said she had two years to live,
Many decades ago when I was a kid we always expected rain at 3 p.m. on Good Friday said to be the hour
Sending out an address change to a friend I haven’t seen in 50 years, I say my wife and I are moving someplace new next month
If he were perfect he wouldn’t be Dan the Handyman, laying tile in crooked rows,