Ruth Dallas Rich
"Still Okay To Dream"
"Window Salesman"
"How's the weather
where ya going?
Going shopping
Getting ready
'cause the weather will be wetter
come the 14th of November..."
2012
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"Sunday"
""You alright?" said the angel,
peering in the cave...
A poem
"Hopscotch"
March 2015
"My old school chum waits
for me
I am crossing at the light
I wonder if we will even recognize each other..."
"In Canada"
A story
"Everyday, she sat and watched
Mankichi Muramoto pass by.
He with the handsome, solemn face.
She with the patient pigtails...."
"Trick Question"
"Something dawned on me
as I sat next to my husband
watching Jeopardy
Questioning the answers
I happened to notice..."
2013
"Still Okay
To Dream"
Lyrics
"Hey there
Melancholy Cinderella
There's something I should tell ya
if I might be so bold..."
"Ruby"
A parable
"Once upon a time, there was a little girl
named Ruby, who was just like other girls
No different, really, from all the rest
Except that Ruby lived behind a fence..."
"Seasons"
"I've been reading poet's writings
especially about the Fall
how leaves are dropping sad and wet
how everyone should droop their head..."
A poem
"Shelves"
"He came over every day for coffee
Which she quite enjoyed
Mostly they sat in the kitchen
and said nothing.
But today he was talkative...."
Story/poem