A couple of weeks ago, my sister Rosalie and I, went to Ocean Shores. It was a fairly nice day. Breezy, partly cloudy, not cold, but not overly hot either. […]
Linda Manning
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(Compiled 1983)
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Dear Management, In regards to received notice of July 22, 2019, I wish to bring the following letter to your attention. Since new upgrading to said property, it is understandable […]
A lonely little cloud came drifting across the sky trying to amass in strength as prevailing atmospheric winds pushed it along. It struggled to stay intact as it was stretched, […]
In the vast universe, two destinies met and intertwined. In intermingling, one was subdued. In destroying the weaker one, the stronger destiny itself was destroyed, for it was left all […]
Where does the truth lie.In what shape or form does it take. Is one man’s absolute truths, Another man’s lie or mistake? What is real and what is not.Are things […]
A magnificent ebony black stallion stood up on a high bluff guarding his harem below. His long tail almost touching the ground and a glossy mane hanging down over his […]
Snow, snow, snow and more snow. It’s beautiful upon the trees and lawns. But pretty soon, it gets monotonous, don’t you know. It’s too dangerous to get out. The roads […]
You’d think living alone I could get a decent night’s sleep. I have an extra-wide full-box mattress set which sits upon a solid platform style support. Cost over $2,500 a […]
Aspen leaves are shimmering in the morning sun, As gentle breezes whisper of summer’s work almost done. There is a feel of autumn, then winter in the air, As the […]
Before me stands a great mountain, the “Mountain of Life” with its storms and trials that we have to pass through to make it to the top. I know that […]
I sit here by my window watching As autumn leaves go racing down the street. Like hundreds of marathon runners and The north wind comes blowing fast behind them. Some […]
Grandma planted yellow climbing roses out by the cabin door. We thought they would grow for ever and ever more. They climbed way up the log wall and they bloomed […]
I was driving somewhere the other day and happened to see a brown siding house with yellow climbing roses growing up the front of it. I went up to the […]
It was Wyoming Territory in the mid 1800’s in the town of the Bar S Ranch, when a stranger came walking into the Hen House Saloon. Everyone stopped what they […]
Father in heaven, I thank you this day for all The blessings you have bestowed my way. I thank you for all things, great or small that You have seemed […]
There’s a picture hanging on the wall, with the fairest face of all. Tis’ a picture of my dear ole’ mother don’t you see? An angel from heaven smiling down […]
Snow, snow, snow and more snow. It’s beautiful upon the trees and lawns. But pretty soon, it gets monotonous, don’t you know. It’s too dangerous to get out. The roads […]
Morning awakens and a kaleidoscope of colors Spread across the heavens, as she arises and Puts on her soft billowing robe. Off on the horizon the mountains turn blue against […]
I’m very thankful for the life I’ve led For I’ve been taken care of and very well fed. Now my owners have invited me To be their guest for Thanksgiving […]
Perhaps, just perhaps, we are a star out in the universe at first. Then one falls towards earth to become a human birth at “dawn’s sunrise”. That entity journeys across […]
By Linda Manning What is snow? Beautiful shaped crystals of frozen moisture. No two are alike and melt quickly in your hand, But falling from the sky by thousands side-by-side, […]
Old man winter is here again, Come blowing in on a cold, cold wind, He huffed and puffed and whipped the snow around, And stomped up a blizzard across the […]
An early spring storm has laid a thick white carpet over everything. The blue spruce across the way look as though they are wearing white ermine fur coats, as if […]
I cannot give you a thousand reasons why I love you. That is for the poets to ponder. I only know that when you are by my side, I am […]
By Linda Manning White and pink popcorn clouds are drifting slowly to the east. While the blood red sun from fire haze is setting behind the lavender mountains to the […]
By Linda Manning You’ve heard the story of Snow White and her evil stepmother.The Queen would always ask her mirror, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them […]
By Linda Manning Out on the patio, spiders big and small are everywhere. They’ve spun their webs on all my plants with great care. If I step out, I risk […]
Snowflakes flittering here and there,Softly falling through the air. The land is whitely drapedBy crystals exquisitely shaped. Englewood, Colorado 12/10/1982
Although it is not as majestic as Mt. Rainier, Mount St. Helens has its own appeal. After all, how many people get to see a mountain blow out its side […]
Mister Woodpecker, I hear your morning ratty-tat-tat. So loud and clear up on the pipe on the roof. I know its you, why is it that you do that? There […]
In September, my sister, Rosalie, and I went to Mt. Rainier National Park and up to Paradise. I had never been in on that side before, Rosalie had. The closest […]
Red Wing, Red Wing, I hear you call. From among the swampy cattails tall. Beautiful black bird with red tipped wings. You move along the edges of a pond or […]
By Linda Manning Meadowlark, Meadowlark, out along a country lane. You can be seen sitting on a fence post. Warbling a long, lilting, hopeful refrain. With your bright yellow breast […]
By Linda Manning Mr. Frog went a courting his lady frog “Gro-o-o-oak,” says he to her. “Gre-e-ebek,” says she to him. Which means, will you marry me? And she replied, […]
By Linda Manning Little sparrow, little sparrow Came flying in As fast as an arrow. Set on a tree branch A brief moment And sang a lilting song. Then he […]
By Linda Manning What’s that I see out there in the woods? Hundreds of flashing lights everywhere. What are they? Are we being invaded by aliens? Are those orbs of […]
By Linda Manning My daughter, Laurie, and I like to go to the flea markets, antique shops, garage sales and Goodwill, which we call GW. We don’t buy much, it’s […]
By Linda Manning Halloween hasn’t changed much through the years, just the way we celebrate it. Kids have safe places they can go to, like church or school parties, the […]
By Linda Manning Out on the desert alone and lost. The devil has come to collect his cost. Surrounded by sagebrush and cactus in bloom. I know that I now […]
By Linda Manning The mind is like a computer. The eyes are likened to a camera. The ears are a radio receiver. The mouth is the microphone. Be careful of […]
By Linda Manning Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.Instead of sitting in the airport, I should have taken a sleigh Over hills I could goWhile the airport shut […]
By Linda Manning You are the wheat fields waving in the breeze. Tall growing corn in the corn fields. The trees in the forest. Flowers blooming in the meadows. The […]
By Linda Manning The “eyes delight” is a mountain meadow filled with wild blooming flowers and a stream flowing through it as trout dart bank and forth from under the […]
By Linda Manning My car was broken into Thursday night in October through the wee hours. Sometime after I had retired after 9 p.m. when taking CC out to potty. […]
By Linda Manning Well, here I am, this early cool morning pickin’ berries. They’re at their peak right now. Time to get another small container full to put in the […]
By Linda Manning The north wind is moaning around my door, Making the hanging porch chimes tinkle and clang. Stripping the autumn leaves off the trees, As the branches sway […]