In these days of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people out of work or cutting back on expenses, I keep thinking of a story that reminds us of what is important in life. One of my great joys as a ...
"The Gift to Sing" was published in James Weldon Johnson's book "Fifty Years & Other Poems" (The Cornhill Company, 1917). James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Fla., on June 17, 1871. Johnson ...
Midge Bilbrey posed with some of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren at Christmastime in 2016. Karla Ward kward1@herald-leader.com For as far back as I can remember, my mom has been giving poems ...