Inspire

I am inspired by:

Stories of women who came before

Pioneers who made layers of sod

into homes

Cozy with lamplight

despite curious crawlers

Who ventured in

and were swept out

With the dust that sifted down.

Homesteaders who stood against wind

That threatened their sanity

But instead was christened (Mariah)

And became a companion

against the loneliness.

Mother and daughter

Who drove Pegasus

(an Apperson known affectionately as Peggy)

Across a desert of unmarked prairies

Through towns ghosted by influenza

and war

searching out a way to serve

By a single mother who

Refused pantyhose and pencil skirts

A steady paycheck

A husband!

Choosing instead

The unsung path to business woman

I am inspired by

My roots