~two of my younger brothers paroled from prison to a drug rehabilitation facility~ ~PEER 1~me & the boys packed up our gear & went to play for the inmates~
~this is a song we wrote specifically for that gig~
life don’t teach, amount to much
children, it’s a slice of bread
it don’t hurt when the fist comes down
drop you to your knees, your head
some thing breaking deep inside
children, take your breath away
fear is borne, ain’t no good to cry
born into a curse of days
growing up, a battleground
children, it’s a slice of hell
detention, take your punishment
no one gets inside your shell
walls grow thick, deep, and wide
children, hide your love away
bite the sky, any helping hand
go messin’ with your curse of days
tattooed tear, a pound of flesh
children, it’s a man, a cage
ain’t nothin’ like that closin’ door
make temper, set the lines of rage
angel call it, a whistle down
children, he got dues to pay
sun don’t shine on the prison man
living out his curse of days
line moves slow, a lady cries
children, it’s a loaded gun
she can’t stop,
yeah, she kiss his face
the dead eyes of her fallen son
ya move along,
we plant ‘em deep
children, we got hands of clay
beginning and the in between
the end, we got our curse of days
life don’t teach, amount to much
children, it’s a slice of bread
It don’t hurt when the fist comes down
drop you to your knees, your head
some thing breaking deep inside
children, take your breath away
fear is borne, ain’t no good to cry
born into a curse of days
~a society that condones the death of children
to convenience & war is lost~
 I’m elated to announce I’ve found an agent to represent Momma’s Rain.
Tracy Brennan,
Trace LiteraryAgency , will represent Momma’s Rain beginning this week. Momma’s Fire, the next novel in the series is on my desk. I’m two chapters in to its creation. I appreciate the support of my family and those who read and publish my work.
Synopsis
Momma’s Rain is the chronicle of a few years in the lives of a poor white family in in 1950’s, 1960’s America. It is a story of survival and love/hate, plain and not so simple.
The father and mother meet by chance in their teens.
He has a horrific past, his twin abandoned in an outhouse in the mountains on their fourth birthday, a choice his mother made on the order of the monster who would become his step-father. “I’ll raise one of your whelps; get rid of the other.” He would go on to raise the boy with an iron hand, his weapon of choice for punishment, a coal shovel.
She has a horrific past. Her father, ashamed to be the half-breed son of a white slaver and his Cherokee slave, keeps his wife and three daughters in a chicken coop converted to a single room dwelling behind the slaver’s manse in the Ozarks while he rides the rails across the days of the Great Depression, seeking a future and a tin damn dollar. The mother has a goiter on her throat, stumbles out onto the road, incoherent and unawares. Her daughters are deeded over to a Catholic orphanage where they spend the next 10 years. Momma is four-years-old, the youngest.
The young man, Daddy, is seventeen when they meet. The young woman, Momma, is eighteen. He is a confirmed alcoholic and is home on leave from a detention center. Momma falls in love with the straight young man and vows to save him. She is nineteen and he is eighteen when their first child is born. There will be 6 more children born over the next 10 years.
This story is about them, their every day struggle to survive. It is savage and vibrant, peopled with characters, engaging, driven, vivid and alive.
I have experiential knowledge of this work; the chaotic and maniacal generational cycles of alcoholism, child and spousal abuse, from the inside looking out. My eyes have seen it, American Camp, Frail Monsters/Wounded Souls. My pen may speak it, Momma’s Rain.
a compilation of lies,useless information, bad jokes&little poems
For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
It costs about 3 cents to make a $1 bill.
intent of counterpoint
duelists in the dawn
portrait silhouette
baby is crying
A 6-year-old boy opened the family bible. He was fascinated as he fingered through the thin pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the bible. He picked the object up and looked at it. It was an old leaf that had been pressed in between the pages. “Mom, look what I found,” he called out. “What have you got there?” she asked.
In an awe-struck voice, he answered, “I think it's Adam's underwear.”
Spiders never spin webs in or on
structures made of chestnut wood. That’s why so many tall European buildings were built with chestnut beams. Spider webs
on a 50-foot beamed ceiling are a pain to remove.
a city on the move
weeping of mountain
witless romantic
the emperor sighs
A 6-year-old girl had just finished her
first week of school. “I'm just wasting
my time Mom,” she said. “I can't read,
I can't write and they won't let me talk!”
The first Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages were 3 inches wide and 18 inches long. You made your own bandage by cutting off as much as you needed.
legends of God-speak
thin binding flesh
Momma’s smoking a cigarette
laughter from the whiskey bar
a compilation of lies, useless information, bad jokes & little poems
If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of car payments.
Ten thousand insects are required to feed a single toad during the course of a typical summer.
left and right crosses
requirements of requiem
asleep in the choir
voice deeper than stone
Drugs may lead to nowhere, but at least it's the scenic route.
A sneeze travels at a speed of over 100 m.p.h.
let us taste his beans
the door of opportunity
three winds in a vacuum
outside waiting four more
Bills make it through the mail at twice
the speed of checks.
Quaaludes, the sex drug of choice during the disco era, were first developed to
fight malaria.
we were passed by Dilbert
a tin-can tuna melt
tryin’ to live in the hills
a writer of camp songs
A fool and his money are soon partying.
The world's largest amphibian is the giant salamander. It can grow up to 5 ft. long.
she has fish eyes
ducks swimming ‘cross the sky
each drawer wears a masque
alone in the room
A clear conscience is usually the sign
of a bad memory.
Mosquitoes are attracted to the color
blue twice as much as to any other color.
life is a cross ties
footstep on the moon
sadder than spilt water
funnel of mercy
To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many
is known as research.
Ants stretch when they wake up. They
also appear to yawn like humans before taking up the tasks of the day.
she listens to voices
owls sleep in the afternoon
for a slice of white bread
dreams of the kill
a compilation of lies, useless information, bad jokes & little poems
I plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
Captain Kangaroo, Bob Keeshan, was star of the first TV network kids’ show in the United States. CBS launched it in 1954.
decision to wear my motor
a free and separate passion
dizzying rain
dithery doo
The conscience is what hurts when all other parts feel good.
The human heart rests between beats. In the average lifetime of 70 years, the total resting time is estimated to be about 40 years.
unclear as stark light
a bug on the windscreen
this dream sequence
leggy bits of goo
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.
It takes roughly 63,000 trees to make the newsprint for the average Sunday edition of The New York Times.
the cueing of partners
frazzle of thread bits
bananas on a plate
speaking of winter
99 percent of lawyers give the rest a bad name.
A crocodile can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.
four times a dollar
quarters of century
ill spent years
praying for mother
Half the people you know are below average.
Each year, there are more than 40,000 toilet related injuries in the United States.
who will hold us up
robbers upon closing
death is a whip
nine bells down
Borrow money from pessimists.
They don't expect it back.
No president of the United States
was an only child.
prisoners of light
moth conspiracy
war men fan the flames
sense of dignity
While conducting a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, the policeman was interrupted by a 7-year-old girl. Staring at his uniform, she asked,
“Are you a cop?” “Yes,” he replied and continued writing his report. “My mother told me if I ever need help I should ask the police. Is that right?” “Yes,” he answered. “Okay then,” she said, extending her foot toward him, “Would
you please tie my shoe?”
The longest one syllable word in the English language is screeched.
fellow witnesses
all hail
bride of satan
to wings aspire
The guy was sitting in his living room having a beer when he heard a tiny
sound, tick, tick-tick. He got up and
went to the door, opened it up and
didn't see anything. The man returned
to his chair. No sooner had he gotten comfortable, he heard that aggravating sound again, tick, tick-tick. He got up
and opened the door again. This time
he looked more carefully and there at
his feet was a snail. He drew back
and kicked it as hard as he could.
Six months later the man was sitting in his living room having a beer, taking it easy. Tick, tick-tick. He jumped up and threw the door open. Sure enough, there was the snail. The snail said, "Why'd you do that?"
Singer Aretha Franklin is afraid of flying. She won’t travel on airplanes for concerts no matter where they are.
shallow aurora
shadow of eos
no time like now
some thing fishy swim
If everything seems to be going well, you’ve overlooked something.
Coprastasophobia is the fear of constipation.
I don’t understand you
thank you
your applause
might unearth me
When everything’s coming your way,
you're in the wrong lane.
Buttermilk does not contain any butter.
respite of tyrants
from mouths of babes
epithet
lullaby
Hard work pays off in the future.
Laziness pays off now.
A man’s brain is only 2 percent of his body weight, while a woman’s brain makes up 2.5 percent of her body weight, a full 25 percent more.
a mother to strangers
orphans of choice
voice of descent
six cubed down
a compilation of lies,useless information, bad jokes&little poems
Why are hemorrhoids called "hemorrhoids" instead of asteroids"?
September is National Chicken Month.
above it all drifting
through droppings with
the dignity of a pigeon
& egg shell minded
Why do they have a tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
Mary had a Little Lamb was published Sept. 1st, 1830.
when I was a crow
I stole meals
from the talons of eagles
then flew away with dignity
Why is there an expiration date on sour cream?
The first volume of the Oxford English Dictionary was published in 1884.
crazier ‘n hell
the bolts are worked out
he can’t get rid of
the nuts are all he is
If you spin an oriental man in a circle three times does he become disoriental?
A ‘diglot’ is something or someone that uses two languages, or is bilingual.
youthful & engaging
wide-eyed she wonders
is spirituality part physical love
Can an atheist get insurance against acts of God?
The National Population Council estimates that 74 billion human beings have been born and died in the past 500,000 years.
sticks stones & ice
dark children are making
snow devils out there hiding in the yard
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Cockroaches sample food before it enters their mouths and learn not to eat foul-tasting poisons. They will eat wallpaper or TV cords and become cannibals if food is scarce.
there’s a white woman in the room
shampoo
you can’t judge speed from a distance
come on down
a compilation of lies,useless information, bad jokes&little poems
Is it possible to have a civil war?
In the middle-ages pepper was used for bartering. There were times it was more valuable and stable in value than gold.
box handle myth concept to grasp
there is more to a person than ears
If one synchronized swimmer drowns, do the rest drown, too?
Bayer was advertising cough medicine containing heroin in 1898.
one man upright
glowing in the shock glittering
hair static flow of microwave dust
If you ate both pasta and antipasto,
would you still be hungry?
A single share of Coca-Cola stock, purchased in 1919 when the company
went public would have been worth $92,500 in 1997.
that ugly dancing hog
was buried deep in the far sty of me
its shoes in my brain
If you try to fail, and succeed, which
have you done?
Arnold Schwarzenegger bought the first Hummer manufactured for civilian use in 1992. The vehicle weighed in at 6,300
lbs and was 7 feet wide.
nightshift marking horizon
a man shouldn’t have to work
witnessing sunrise
Whose cruel idea was it for the word
"Lisp" to have "S" in it?
A cat’s nose pad is ridged in a pattern
that is unique like a human fingerprint.
she’s a whimsical trip
through a flower garden
femininity
a compilation of lies,useless information, bad jokes&little poems
If the police arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
Dancing to the "Star-Spangled Banner"
is against the law in several American states.
lovers midnight celestial walk
sweet music of kisses
out sprinkled amongst the stars
Why do they put Braille on the drive-through bank machines and on elevators
in parking garages?
Two pounds of soy flour contains about
the same amount of protein as five
pounds of meat.
observing sparrows
spirit wings guided
directed
carried on the winds of life
How do they get deer to cross the
road only at those yellow road signs?
Cobras can bite and kill as soon as they are born. 1 tablespoon of their venom, even when dried, can kill up to 165
people or more than 160,000 mice.
a noble plea for sacrosanct spaces
to be gifted a single original thought
What was the best thing
before sliced bread?
Each eye of the chameleon is
independent of the other. The lizard
can watch and study two totally
different images at the same time.
those are not angels
blighted horizon whose
halo sunrise makes
mortar glass & stone
One nice thing about egotists: they
don't talk about other people.
One year Elvis paid 91% of his
income to the IRS.
windowing rain-man
ten shades of simple
in his complicated way
& lost in himself
Does the Little Mermaid wear an algebra?
The Empire State Building
has 1,576 steps.
don’t call him darling
the midnight wanderer
turns out his pockets
wishes unafraid
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
In 17th-century Massachusetts, smoking was legal only at a distance of five miles from any town.
man looking back
in consideration
a reflection on mirrors
choosing of face
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