A NATION FULL OF LIES by James Daron Starr A land never owned by us, struggled for freedom… Nations upon the other; and, not one for its natives. America, we proudly proclaimed it, land of the free. Time

SUCH IS THE WAY OF LOVE by James Daron Starr Oh sweat whispering of innocent smiles Held so tenderly within a shadow's glow It reveals shapes of brief, devious wilds Spoken by words that touch can only

THE STORY OF THE PECANS by James Daron Starr I remember at time, in my childhood; when, my grandmother had sent me out into the pasture to pick up pecans before the rows of pecan trees. I went out, determined

THE STORY OF THE STONES by James Daron Starr A boy is confronted by his grandfather, whom asked the child: go to one side of the back yard and rake the leaves there. However, before the boy left, the