“paint the pony I will ride soft hues that gather childhood and thrust forward, to nowhere back again, we turn to plunking calliope tune loud, round notes, we lift higher hollowed ponies with painted ribbons between our thighs, laughter in her eyes -- from 'Paint the Dancing Pony' (a poem)” LifePoetryLife QuotesChildhoodPoetry QuotesSouthern WritersChildren S PoetrySouthern LifeSouthern Life Quotes Book:organic Source: organic
“Arising there, a china cabinet, its gifts enclosed in a hug. Atop a pedestal table, hand-sanded and love-stained, Mom's Christmas cactus trails and cascades in forest greens awaiting pink-winged petals alighting in season, a crescendo of bloom framed an autumn-light meandering through remembrance like a dream.” LifePoetrySouthern WritersPoetry Quotes LifeQuotes About HomeSouthern LifeNorth Carolina QuotesSouthern Life Quotes Book:organic Source: organic
“Mamaw's spirit lingers there, her high-bubbled laugh carrying on like a song, her quiet dignity still holding together the air that holds up this house.” PoetryPoetry QuotesQuotes About LifeSouthern WritersQuotes About HomeSouthern LifeSouthern Life Quotes Book:organic Source: organic