All that hair trapped in a braid silver to the waist Opal this morning nude in the mirror

Strapped to his bed in the nursing home, he tells every nurse who comes in and tightens his straps

Old Sam in Room 322 at the nursing home asked the nurse to push his bed near the window because in October he likes to watch the l…

If you write with a quill, ballpoint pen or typewriter, you’re a lucky soul. But if you use a computer and write far better than

You think he’d be more grateful. Neither rich nor poor he’s never wanted for anything. He’s always had what he needs but never had any gratitude

She lives by a lake. After a heavy snow she looks out the window and sees black swans in a long, straight line

They were refugees, too, back in the Forties, settled in Chicago, learned English, some a lot, some a little,

Early evening traffic’s rather heavy. Autos armadillo home along the Outer Drive as out of mouths of buildings

Lamentations loud amid the tears following Orlando. Another call to take guns from people

Sheep are by a goat while cattle are like swine, prodded, ye… cattle go by hammer while swine are by the hind leg hung then swung about to spigot.

Old Sol hires young Abdul, a refugee, to cut his grass and we… Saul tells his neighbor Old Paddy young Abdul does a good job and has a wife and three kids

A minister’s son married a deacon’s daughter after a long courtship. It was difficult at times doing everything right

Phil went to Memorial Park yester… on his crutches and saw new crosse… in the ground commemorating vetera… Must be a hundred more than last y… HIs brother’s cross is there, in…

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

There never was anyone like Ali between the ropes or facing the public. In the ring and out