by Mabel Plaskett | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems
The Paulsen Place On the San Antonio River, Close to the mountain’s base, Under a sheltering white oak, Nestles the Paulsen Place. Here, like a weary Pilgrim, In search of a worthy goal, Came one, who was ever seeking Peace for a tired soul. He heard the birds...
by Mabel Plaskett | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems
To Peggy on her Twentieth Birthday When first I held you in my arms, Oh twenty years are long— And fondly called you Margaret; As in the poet’s song. I thought that you were mine alone, As in a world apart, A tiny bit of elfin grace, To cherish in my heart. But...
by Bill Alderson "Bull Plaskett" | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems
King City After two long years of roaming, I was stepping off the train; And the vision of King City Met my hungry gaze again. Eagerly my eyes swept broadway For a dear familiar face, Eagerly my footsteps turning, Sought each well remembered place....
by Mabel Plaskett | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems
To The Ladies of St. Lukes Guild In Memory of Olive These familiar scenes remind me Of my childhood at Jolon— Gone the brother, so beloved, Now the sister, too, is gone. To my aching heart comes rushing Memories of long ago, Bringing back those days of gladness,...
by Mabel Plaskett | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems
To Michael What can I say of you, Michael That hasn’t been said before? Sweet, adorable, perfect, ah, You have heard it o’er and o’er, But when I look in your shining eyes, I know there is something more. If we could read it, Michael, Ere time has dulled its glow....
by Mabel Plaskett | Sep 20, 2020 | Poems
Shadows To My Sister, Olive Often all unbidden as the years have drifted by, Visions of our childhood come to haunt my memory Pictures of the canyon where we played so long ago, Dark with shadowy redwoods that was home to you and me. Here beneath the...
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