A Toast

A Toast to my Artskeeper Friends

Something different and unexpected happened to me in 2023...

My poem, "A Good Crop," along with my painting of chile picking time

in Las Cruces, New Mexico, was published in the highly respected

Artemis Journal! That accomplishment compels me to submit my

best work to as many literary journals as I can in the new year ahead,

so wish me luck!

Here's my new poem just for you..

We all have special memories of Christmases past Of how we wished the eggnog and cookies would last

Of candlelight, carols and decorated trees

Of children shaking packages down on their knees

And now on New Year's Eve, I'll count my blessings -

Of my family and friends,

Of how I still can write a poem

And even hold my pens

So, let me make a toast to you

both near and far away

for peace and love and laughter

each and every day

Happy New Year, I love you all