Oh Mom, I miss you something fierce,An advocate whose love did pierce,Through any doubts, through any lows,And seeds of confidence you sowed. Your words of wit and wisdom bloomed,And never could we then presume,What sentiments you would exhumeFrom deep within your thought-filled rooms. How easy it could have been to brood,But girding you we understoodWas […]
Look at Her Light
Look at her light, So dainty, so bright, Colorfully snappy, Makes Monday more happy. #clematis #spring #flowers #texas
Where the Water Is Warm, and the Waves Do Perform
Good morning from Lake Texoma Where the water is warm, And the waves do perform, While you breathe in The ubiquitous aroma. Come visit us, We'll make a big fuss, While sharing skylines Of Texas-Oklahoma. —– Copyright 2017 // by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter
Anchored by My Sisters | #SistersWeekend2017
l to r: Jacqui (#3), Janet (#2), Susan (#1) and Kathy (#4) "In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." ~Khalil Gibran Echos of their voices and images of their faces mark my memory. […]
Worry No More
This morning's view, As I walked the shore, The water so calm, And I worried no more. Sun streamed, clouds beamed, Happily, I daydreamed, That today, and tomorrow, All spirits may be redeemed. ~Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter 1.22.17 // #LakeTexoma, #Texas
To the Men + Women Who Faced the Terror on Sept. 11
by Rob Poindexter When I think of the men and women who took their last shower, shaved for the last time, had breakfast with their families before rushing out the door with a to-go cup of coffee in their hands to catch a bus or a subway car to their jobs not having any idea […]