may day, may day

Onyx lost her
Brother
in May.

Those closest to him decided Not to post any meaningful words in his Obituary.

So his entire life is summed up by the tiny dash

(     -     )

between his birth and his death.

This breaks my heart.

He meant something to more people

 than just me,

i know.

i will write more about him someday,

perhaps Onyx will,

but right now

 thinking about him makes me
cry.

His name was

Richard

He was

a Son

a Brother

a Veteran

(      -      )

God Speed

Uncle

*

How sweet it is

i asked Onyx-Rose if she would like to join me in her blog

& so this is

for Mothers Day

***

Hello World,

This is Onyx-Rose, making a debut.

Turning 79 years old (this past April 6).

I have been rather floundering,

 no way to go out.

Movies are a thing of the past.

No dog to walk.

Can't see to crochet.

O.K.

That's enough!

I have a kitty to snuggle.

I have two daughters living close by:

Rita, an angel,

and Rhonda, a 55 year old Beautiful Mother of 4.

I have karen in Ariz, whom is my heart string and phone pal.

How can I feel lost?

I can't.

And as John Denver sings,

"How sweet it is to Love"

"How right it is to care"

It IS right to care but

we must care first for our personal existance

 ..Eh?

For now -

"Love"

"Care"

Onyx-Rose

in

True Northern California.

***

Happy Mothers

Day!

i love you Mom.

<3



So it seemed

There was a time,

a

place.

Another baby was on the way.

She was tired,

Too many Babies

Too much confusion

Too much Grief

No relief.

She had wanted to wait

always to wait

to catch her breath.

Catch up with the little ones already at her frayed nerves

and feet.

There was no time

no mercy,

so it seemed.

Where was the helper

the Holy One

her strength

her Grace

her Peace?

She felt alone

in a house full of

bodies...

little noisy

bouncy

bodies!

She tried to do what desperate ones do

to remove the burden

from her body

on her own,

As she cried

all alone,

so

 it seemed.

*

She told me the other day :

"Please tell the others,

Mothers to be...

Please keep your Babies

close to your heart.

Don't

give up.

Don't give In...

no matter How alone you feel!

Be merciful to Yourself

to your beautiful little child.

Who will shine

 like a Star into your life

and breath

sweet blessings

to your

every

waking

hour."

"You Are Not

Alone!"

&

"God is Good."

Hope Like A Stranger

If there were one thing Onyx~Rose would share with the world

it would be

*

:

..  .. .. .. ..

:

:

:

HOPE



Her Most Favorite = Easter Song !

Love is Calling

Many Happy Returns

Onyx & her "Bill~Pill"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

ONYX~ROSE!

WE ADORE

YOU!

LOVE

ALWAYS,

YOUR DAUGHTER

kare 

 YOUR FAVORITE

 "PILL" 
Bill

&

YOUR EVER

LUV'N

(2008/?) AbbyNorma EATing her 1st Easter basket

ABBY BUNNY!

The Breaking of The Dawn

If you don't know Fernando Ortega...

you should.

 Many times i have listened to his words and felt as though we were living a parallel life.

This song in particular.

There's a slow train pulling through the desert
the colored cars pass quietly from sight
between the highway and the long horizon
precious dreams wind away with the light

My brothers and my sisters faces linger
 the hours of our childhood, grave and gold
driving through these solitary places
memories of their gentle kinship
touch my soul

The hawk wheels away as we pass here
the clouds billow up and fly on
Down the road some hard turns
are going to shake us
ride with us through the breaking of the dawn

i worry for my loving Mother
the dimming years
the trials she has known
her heart so kind and weary
keep her safe one more night
til i get home

How i long to be right there beside her
and bring everything back to before
we'll arrive with the first light of the morning
 keep her safe
 let me hold her once more

The sage and the Joshua tree remind me
 of the miles to go
the journey that we're on
in the still, sweet air of the desert
we will ride
Through the breaking of the dawn.

~Fernando Ortega~