Labyrinth of Miracles

Christmas 1955 I do remember snow and cold that winter even though I was only four years old.  We lived in our cabin in the woods my momma, sisters and cousin.  Daddy was with us only on the weekends and I don’t know why.  My cousin, Patty, was a few years older than me.  She even went to school  I can remember walking to the bus stop and splashing through the puddles and snow.  at the end of our road was a big hill that ended up at the beach.  But in the winter it was the best sledding hill around.  We didn’t have to worry about any cars either and momma would let us go sledding all by ourselves.  Patty’s friend Roxy would come over to go sledding with us.  It helped to have both the big girls when pulling the sleds back up the hill.   the cabin wasn't really very big so my daddy built double bunk beds in the back room for us to sleep in.  since we were all girls it worked out perfect, two on top  and two on bottom.  however there wasn’t any room to play in the rooms and I

Fish Shanty It was during the long winter of  1955 and we were living in a cabin in Lupton, MI.  Daddy was still working in Flint and always came up on his days off to be with us.   On one of his weekends, before he left to go back to work, he told mom he was going down to the shanty for an hour or so to fish.  I remember the smell of that old canvas shanty to this day.   It was so dark inside and yet the  light coming through the big hole in the ice was very bright.  I can still hear the hiss of the kerosene heater that was used to keep it warm.  We could look through that hole and watch some fish swim by, but we had to sit very still and that wasn't fun.   This particular day daddy went to the shanty for some quiet fishing.  I am sue he sat there just waiting for some big Fish to swim into his view and then he would throw his spear in hopes of impaling a fish for dinner.  He was in luck as he was able to spear four pike.  

There was strife in the life that we shared Yet still you were one of the loves of my life I carried you under my heart And loved you right from the start You pulled my heart strings And stretch them taut With every battle that we faught I then carried you within my heart Because I loved you from the start Some days were very sad But we struggled through And I knew you carried me within in your heart And that you loved me from the start

my heart is heavy i am angry as hell there is no excuse for this torturous spell Soon it will be over She will be gone from my life And soon end the strife

How high is the mountain   How deep is the snow  How green is the valley  Where the wild rivers flow.  The song of the bird that floats overhead   Sings to my soul whispering words long unsaid.  The flash of lightening, the booming clap of thunder   Belies the gentle drumming of falling rain   The soft muted colors of a rainbow  Send shivers of wonder straight to my soul.  The tall blackened sentinels from a long ago fire.  Standing guard over this land  While the forest floor begins to glow  With returning flowers to soothe my soul.