while he eats the mouse
the hungry fox does not care—
if the chase was fair
Tag: life
A Snail’s Pace
The Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed in 1923 and passed through the House of Representatives in 1971 and the Senate in 1972. However, it took until 2020 for 38 of the 50 states to ratify it. On January 17th, 2025, then President Joe Biden declared that the ERA had met the requirements for certification to the Constitution. Today, it still has not been certified, and not all 50 states have yet to ratify it.
it takes a long time
for Ents to say anything
governments need more
Honor Thy Father and Mother
From the sweat
flowing down the laborer’s brow
the cuts and callouses
etched into their hands
the steely determination
engraved on their furrowed faces,
freedom was born and fed.
they should be given
the same respect and admiration,
as any beloved parent is due.
It’s Hard to Let Go
On Christmas day before he died,
I went home to visit my dad.
The house was full of family,
our mood was quite somber and sad.
We drifted in and out the room,
where he lay dying in his bed.,
Each of us sharing memories,
saying the words that needed said.
Those last days perhaps the hardest,
as death became reality.
We made the promise to ourselves,
to hold on to his memories.
We were grasping for any hope,
all my brothers, sisters, and me.
We had not yet convinced ourselves,
it was time to let him be free.
Be free to hunt that long coon hunt,
that will never come to an end.
To dance his jig among his friends,
to lie beside his wife again.
Goodbye my beloved father,
in my heart you will always be.
Place a kiss on my mother’s cheek,
and tell her that it is from me.
Jerry Brotherton 