Iris Caudle

Denton, Texas, USA

To you I leave a legacy. The legacy of my loneliness—oh yes, my love. Which is the here and the now, and the YOU! You are so important never forget how important you really are. Without the importance of one—we don't have a drop of rain to make the tree—the forest. I was born in Shawnee, OK on April 30, 1948 to Woodrow Wilson and Thelma Louise. I have four brothers, one sister, and two living children. I went to Del City High School and finished my junior and senior year in one year, and studied with Dorothy Lett from O.U. Pharmacy school and graduated with honors. I went to Oklahoma Christian and North Texas State University, but didn't complete my degree plan, but I would like to have a Ph.d. I have written poetry as a hobby, and for my mother, and my children. I never intended to become famous—it just happened. Please remember these are stories with moral philosophy creation!

Love Forms

I wonder what it is like to be a president,
and to be lied about every day.
I wonder what it is like for a mother
to hear hurtful words her children say.

Love knows no boundaries, no borders,
I am told, and so it feels
the heart, and healers are sold upon
placing love in a bottle.
And it may come in many forms, such as:

Perfume, vitamins, hair tonic, hair color,
Talc, beer? Perm lotion, pills? LSD?
Wine? Crack? Cocaine? Bourbon? Water?
Vodka? Hormones? Why? On and on, 'til infinity?

All to make a rich man richer,
and so many of us who are sick become
even sicker. Because we become so commercialized,
for it is to revitalize the wonderful man
with his healer plan, so love becomes a big

Fat! Scam! Yet, mother's love is no sham!

The Lion Symbol
Dedicated to the United Kingdom

The lion symbol of England is of its strength;
It is blessed with good friends, and life's length.
The lion has many friends;
Most sociable adorable grins.

Its voice is heard among the land,
For every lion, and every man's grand.
The symbol of England to this day.
We respect her strength in every way.

Our mother land we do adore,
She became our foreign shore.
So remember to ask God for strength;
Good life blessed with quality,
And not just length.

A life filled with love remembering the peace dove.
Asking God to help us all.
Bless England, and America's call,
The Lion, and England's strength.
American treaty blessed with length.