Mom Clothes Poems

He’d have to take his new jeans off to swim
Or mom is sure to paddle his tail.
So, his skinned them off, climbed atop the railroad...

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The preacher expounded on 2 Timothy 4:18
"The LORD will protect you from all evil"
As I sat on my couch contemplating clean socks
I recalled how I'd...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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Poem title: " Unlearn what we learned"

By: Sankara/African Pen

our country was noisy with onslaught sounds/
deefening with gun astounds/
the smoke took over our nose/
and mouth like...

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It was the sixties. We had an awesome arrangement with both grand-mothers. Dad’s mom sewed for the two boys and mom’s mom sewed for the...

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Washing clothes
a long days job as the new wash machine mom had was too good to be used
a Maytag ringer in the basement was the...

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I've woken up to another morning
and admiring its glory unfolding...
I'm overwhelmed with the eagerness to pray.

I've felt the sun's warmth...
remembering the snug hug
of mom as...

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A peace of mind 
Walking by myself at a decent time 
No one to check on me 
At least I’m fine
Lower my standards 
A million...

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That's my mom
Foot on running board
Big, black,1937 Caddy
Huge headlights
Spare tires in fenders
Cigarette in hand
Stylishly dressed
Turban and flowing pants
Big smile
Clyde's Bonnie never looked so good
...Great photo

Here...

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Off the bridge it goes into cold water
Carried down the angry river which raged away 
One argyle sock looks like the other
Separated from the mate...

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MICE AND ME by Jeanette Jones (01.11.2016)
based on PORTRAIT NO 8
L'Enfant au Tablier Rouge, 1886 by Berthe Morisot



MICE AND ME 

Inside my lonely room, I...

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It’s a mother-in-law’s right, her prerogative 
To ‘drop in’ on her son almost any time,
But a mother-in-law should always be prepared
For almost anything she may...

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Growing up poor and Chicano in the barrio
parents working in the fields is all we know.
They tell us to go to school and learn all...

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Those born into a family large will know whereof I speak.
Your chances of donning the newest clothes was very, very bleak!
Alas, hand-me-downs became a tradition...

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If you sit tight, and promise not to spite
I will tell you a story, when I was not in my glory
grade one, a new chapter
who...

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