The Greyhaired Raggedy Man He was down on one knee staring intently at the lock on my apartment door. This raggedy man, locksmith, who had grilled me on the telephone about my lost keys. I was annoyed and irritated. I came up the stairs each one drew me closer. After I reached the third-floor landing, […]
Tag: heart swells
Until we meet again…
Sunday in Church , I prayed for an end to my sister’s suffering. The cancer and the treatments had ravaged her body. She was afraid to die and very sad. I could feel the passing would be soon. I was already very sad as it was it was the anniversary of my oldest son’s death. […]
Heavenly
The scent of this morning’s Fresh plucked Magnolia blossom Fills the room tonight. One of my favorites… One I cannot explain to my own satisfaction, Much less to another. Tonight, I am reminded of the first time I smelled Magnolia and how the adrenaline swelled through my body while Angels infused the air. Spring. Charleston. […]
Behind blue eyes
Today we celebrate our son, Mike on the occasion of his 46th birthday.He was not with us for so many birthdays Lost in a world where mom's andDads don't go except in the nightmares Of their minds when sleep curls up in a cold corner of the dark roomAnd they can only stare silently at […]
Look through any window…
Shards of sun rise blazeRace across the bedroom wallBlue curtains, blue sky. ©Nancilynn Saylor 29 November 2017
Indra’s net or six degrees of separation
It has been six weeks since my fiftieth high school reunion. I had the pleasure of staying a day with friends in the small town of Floresville,Texas about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio. Bonnie and I were buddies our Senior year, eating lunch together almost every day, along with Claudia, another friend. We were, […]
Another broken morning
They did not know when they brushed their teeth and washed their Sunday morning faces … To join with their friends in worshipTo be in a house of the Lord As they filed into their small whiteunassuming, country church greeting each other with smiles on a bright Central Texas dayMen shaking handsWomen nodding to one […]
“Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere”
"Your hair is like mums,"Words murmured fifty years pastToday, mums remind. ©Nancilynn Saylor15 October 2017
Heartbreaker
Such a difficult decision to make; no easy choices and no right answers. An 8 pound male puppy coming of age in a house with a three pound Chihuahua in heat The alpha male in our home is Romeo. Tiny Chica is his emotional service puppy and the fight ran for months stretched from weeks […]
Lest we forget… Memorial Day 2012
Remember those who spilled their blood giving their lives for our freedom. My heart swells with pride looking upon the beautiful country you fought for to keep us safe and free. I pause when ever we remember those who sacrifice for others… no matter what uniform they wear, no matter in which country they reside […]
Nancilynn is Writing again 