Strong Once there was a strong man,Stories told, he stood eight feet tall,Carried the world upon his shoulders,But, in truth, he did not have it all.The strong man’s heart was lonely,Despite the entourage in his wake,Until the day he met a quiet woman,Whose silence he swore to break.He showered her with deep red roses,Always ranContinue reading “Strong (a poem)”
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Legend of Wanda Lee (a poem)
Wanda Lee was a desert mystery, Riding wild waves of the dusty plains,Upon the back of a blind, one-eyed mare, The horse she loved, called Majesty.On the evenings she rode into town, All the men would run and hide,Not from the glinting blades in her eyes, Her swaggering gait, nor the strange way timeContinue reading “Legend of Wanda Lee (a poem)”
Joan Wiley 