Category Archives: Nelle’s Special Posts

ht1hgm3po8nms3h46for9edmfh  ~ poem “When the World was Still Young” by Michael Traveler, author/poet. · she has seen more than most of us will see in our entire lives she has stood watch over the rise and fall of empires the ravages of plagues fires the pilgrimage of those seeking God watched young lovers wile awayContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“

Januap3rigy2cm r10 1a3t 11:09 AcM0  · EACH OF US ARE BEAUTIFUL in my experience Created by God. DESIGNED TO LOVE, to Create, to Innovate, After being shattered and left in pieces on the floor, I found that my Creator can, does, will is picking up the broken remains of what was left of me and making something beautiful outContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“

4u95h1ao7n814337m3rd  · poem “It Pleases Me” by Michael Traveler, author/poet. it pleases me to take a morning walk with you beside a river, a creek or even a lake will do it pleases me to look up at the stars and see them winking back at me hear the birds singing among the wildflowers inContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“

~ poem “This Place I Call Home” by Michael Traveler, author/poet the morning brushes over me like a mist, touches my face like a sweet kiss sings to my soul a song as old as time these mountains are a part of me they live in this heart of mine tell a tale of longContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads”

“The First New Day” AFTER A WEEK OF BITTER COLD WEATHER and being locked out of my FB page for a week (after being hacked and removed as Admin temporarily), I’m in the mood for some good weather and comforting things … .Oh what a beautiful day … morning comes quietly at first nothing moreContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads”

7a7p1tthin7c5s0ac51ore63d32  · let’s take a new road see a new day free of routine try a new way. let’s turn back the clock to a simpler time play a new game not more of the same. need to break free of all that has been and open our eyes to a brand new day. takeContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“

l736htSp6ugsli0uor081l7d  · Love this .Open your eyes to a brand new day. See everything in a brand new way. Find a new path. Not more of the same. Choose a new lane. Don’t follow the crowd. Get off the Interstate and Take a Backroad. Reach down inside. Live your own life, the one God createdContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“

Written by Dick Roberts With a worn in old cowboy hat, Planted firm on his head. Scuffed up old riding boots,almost worn through the tread Wrinkles like maps,cut deep into his hands. Tells of places he’s been,across these wide lands. A blue dog named Teddy,Stands loyal at his side. As he rolls up a smoke,There’sContinue reading ““The Cowboy””

4 May 2012 · Leave a Comment [Editor: This poem by “Banjo” Paterson was published in The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, 1895; previously published in The Bulletin, 21 December 1889.] The Man from Snowy River There was movement at the station, for the word had passed aroundThat the colt from Old RegretContinue reading “The Man From Snowy River”

poem “A Place to Call Our Own” by Michael Traveler,author/poet.. · we’ll find a place to call our own it won’t be long now we’re almost home. reflections of another time reflections of another place. the light above rained down its grace. it’s here and now this time is oursthis journey now this road we’reContinue reading “Traveler On the Backroads“

~ poem “Her Hands” by Michael Traveler, author/poet. her hands had known and touched and felt the best and the worst that life had to offer. they’d held a newborn they’d kneaded bread they’d mended sweaters they’d caressed her man. felt a rose petal petted a cat soothed a boo boo prayed to God. herContinue reading “traveller on the backroads”

The rural towns in this great State share fame we all salute –a land of wealth, and larrikins of coveted repute,of times when shysters plied their skill in country butcher shopswith sawdust floors and slabs of beef on wooden chopping-blocks. One year, the butcher took a chance to score on Christmas meat:he could not knowContinue reading “..As Cobbers Do”

Ann Jones By Mick Roberts on January 19, 2020 • ( 4 ) By MICK ROBERTS © THE Glenrowan Inn where the bushranger Ned Kelly’s ‘last stand’ took place in 1880 is arguably Australia’s most infamous pub. While the history of bushranger Ned Kelly is well documented, the story of Glenrowan Inn host, Ann Jones,Continue reading “The story of Ann Jones, Ned Kelly and the Glenrowan Inn”

Written by Dick Roberts It’s been so long since you left me, alone here in this place, I haven’t heard a single word, are you stuck somewhere out in space.or are you lost in the galaxy, trying to find your own way through, so many things have happened since you left, that I really wantContinue reading ““Where are you Now””

Have you ever heard it, in the summer or the spring,High upon the mountain tops, when all the bush birds sing.Have ever felt the morning sun, it’s warmth upon your back,While riding a mountain pony, quietly through the mountain ash. Have you ever seen the mountain sky, on a dark and frosty night,As you crowdContinue reading ““Open Up the Old Stock Routes””