Susan Payton
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I love to write in every venue. I am 75 years old and try to make every day count,. I am learning a great deal about poetry on Vocal, and I am glad to be here.
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A Christmas Acrostic Poem
Christmas is the time to celebrate, and why not celebrate, and why not celebrate with an acrostic poem to celebrate the season. This photo is when we used to decorate my front yard with lights for the Christmas season, which we don't do anymore since I got sick.
By Susan Payton2 months ago in Poets
The Blizzard of 1978
It was February 5, 1978, and it was just like any other winter in the Northeast, USA. However, was it? The blizzard of 1978, began forming, on the night of February 5, 1978, which would produce heavy snow, and hurricane force winds. In areas like Delaware, the storm produced over 18 inches of snow, and substantial drifts, leading the state to declare a distaster. The storm essentially paralyzed transportation and economic activities across the region in the days that followed.
By Susan Payton2 months ago in Humans
Give Me A Break
I am starting a new series of articles, that I am calling "Give Me A Break". I will be addressing the things that I find absurd, and perposturous. I will start with this issue, because I was in contact with my ex-sister in-law on facebook. And she did the same thing my ex- husband did to his son, to her son.
By Susan Payton2 months ago in Poets
92 First Avenue. Top Story - December 2025.
I walked slowly to the house that I had grown up in, and I noticed how it had changed in appearance from my childhood. I eyed the three concrete steps that connected to the sidewalk, that went up across the yard to the front porch. I hesitated, I don’t even know why, but it was an end of an era I suppose.
By Susan Payton2 months ago in Fiction
