angela hormberg

Tag: Poetry

  • Haiku 2026 – Snowfall

    Haiku 2026 – Snowfall

    My first attempt at a Haiku in many, many years to celebrate the snow fall in Florida this morning:

    snowfall in winter

    not rare, yet unexpected

    in warm Florida

    This is the second year in a row we have had snow. This year was a dusting compared to the 8″ we received last year. Still, it was a beautiful surprise!

  • The Reading Mother

    The Reading Mother

    by Strickland Gillilan

    The Reading Mother
    by
    Strickland Gillilan
     I had a mother who read to me
    Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea,
    Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth,
    “Blackbirds” stowed in the hold beneath.

    I had a Mother who read me lays
    Of ancient and gallant and golden days;
    Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe,
    Which every boy has a right to know.

    I had a Mother who read me tales
    Of Gelert the hound of the hills of Wales,
    True to his trust till his tragic death,
    Faithfulness blent with his final breath.

    I had a Mother who read me the things
    That wholesome life to the boy heart brings–
    Stories that stir with an upward touch,
    Oh, that each mother of boys were such!

    You may have tangible wealth untold;
    Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
    Richer than I you can never be–
    I had a Mother who read to me.