Dad        (Dad with Queenie and friend)
 
For Father
Dad you are very special I remember long ago. 
You knew the names of everything I ever wanted to know.
You told me about this earth and most all of the things that grew, 
Animals and mountain streams and a weed or two.
You fed us off the land harvesting gardens and hunting game. 
You worked so very hard, a wild earth to tame.
Now in those latter years I appreciate it all so much more. 
You’ve been a super father, you’re the Dad I most adore.
Janet Louise Holman
Home
A home doesn’t have to be a palace,
The furniture doesn’t have to be grand
or fit for a king.
I want it used by my friends and the
laughter that they bring.
Come and visit and take respite from
the world spinning fast outside.
We have a little bit of heaven here,
it’s a place where tears are dried.
Janet Louise Holman
True Joy
True joy is limited to a
very few, to a
place beyond happiness to
those “special times” when
the heavens part to
envelop you while
still upon this earth.
Janet louise Holman
My Dad