Paul’s in his backyard on a Sunday afternoon barbecuing burgers. His wife and kids are hungry in the house.

In 1962 my father toiled in Quinc… two weeks, no more, and saw no blacks except for two young ladies who moved like swans

Some say none. Others say one. Some say three in one and then say one of the three

When my neighbor told me over the fence a month ago the doctor said she had two years to live,

One has to be careful campaigning door-to-door. One doesn’t know who’s behind any door. Could be someone

He’s a citizen who has a problem with people walking toward him walking behind him walking next to him

In your mind you hear words snarling all day long but no poem arrives. The words are locked

Being poor on our patch of land was better than being poor all the years I’ve lived in the ci… We had a couple of cows, a rooster and seven hens.

It’s pretty simple, really. The world will end whether we believe the Bible is a myth or truth. If the Bible is the truth,

A row of lilacs covered with a summer snow. Ten white butterflies. Donal Mahoney

When Fred was a boy, he heard his… talk about Grandpa going to town d… to sell the bounty of his harvest. On his farm he had eggs, butter an… vegetables and meat. He’d buy suga…

Easter Brunch is a big deal in the metropolis where Fred lives… Restaurants run their ads Ash Wednesday through Good Frida… Years ago brunch began at 11