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Growth and Pants By Melodie Elaine Estes

May 8, 2020

And now for something a little different. I wrote this poem for my oldest son when he was about seven or eight. He is now a 6’6″ adult. Shopping for pants for my son Is considered by him not muc fun. But he’s smart so he let’s me know The pants, unlike him, do not … More Growth and Pants By Melodie Elaine Estes

One of My Simple Pleasures: Poetry

May 25, 2019

I love poetry. Even as a child I loved it. Many of the old-timey poems, nursery rhymes and songs were read or taught to me by my mother, father or aunt. I think our mother read poems to us and I know she sang to us too. The first poem I remember was taught to … More One of My Simple Pleasures: Poetry