Poetry

In this lovely journal, Say A Little Prayer, compiled by June Cotner and published by Chronicle Books, Sally's poem, "Help Me To Remember," is the sixth poem to appear in it's quiet pages.

Sally's poem, "Diamondback," won First Place from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Writers Association's Twenty-second Annual "Let's Write!" Literary Contest  in the Poetry category.

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New Love Stories Magazine, published by Phoenix Magazine Publishing Co., Inc., features one of Sally's love poems, "The End of Longing" on page 49.

Published by Dos Gatos Press, the Texas Poetry Calendar 2011 features one of Sally's haiku poems about bluebonnets right between March and April.

A publication of the Bay Area Writers League in Houston, Texas, the Texas Writers Rock Anthology features two of Sally's poems, "Dickey" which won second place in their 2009 annual contest and "Fall."

Dog Blessings: Poems, Prose, and Prayers Celebrating Our Relationship with Dogs, published by New World Library in October, 2008, features Sally's poem, "New Tricks," under the chapter heading of "Aging Gracefully."

A poem that Sally wrote about her father, "Remember Me," is featured in The Best Dad in the World, a gift book published by Howard Books in April of 2008.

A tribute to her long-standing friendship with Sheila Sattler-Kale, Sally's poem "Best Friends," is featured in Howard Books gift book, The Best Friend in the World, and was published in July of 2007.

Sally's poem, "New Tricks," was judged to be First Runner-Up in a poetry contest sponsored by the Baughman United Methodist Church in New Cumberland, PA, and was published in the Inspirit Literary Journal in the Winter issue of 2007.

Sally's poem, "Homesteading in Paradise," was chosen for the premier issue of Relief: A Quarterly Christian Expression Journal, published in November, 2006.

Dos Gatos Press chose Sally's poem, "Hill Country Winters" for publication in the Texas Poetry Calendar 2007.

To Have and To Hold: Prayers, Poems and Blessings for Newlyweds, a gift book published by Center Street in April, 2007, featured two of Sally's poems: "A Newlywed's Prayer," and "A Newlywed's Toast."

Miracles of Motherhood: Prayers and Poems for a New Mother, edited by June Cotner and published by Center Street in March of 2007, featured Sally's poem, "Labor's Pain."

Packaged as a deck of cards, Pocket Prayers: 36 Praises and Graces for All Faiths, was published by Chronicle Books in October, 2006, and featured two of Sally's poems, "Temporary Shelter," and "Blessings of the Day."

2006 Everyday Blessings: A Year of Inspiration, Comfort and Gratitude, was edited by June Cotner and published by Sourcebooks in August, 2005, featuring Sally's poem, "Temporary Shelter."

Frogpond, the journal of the Haiku Society of America, featured Sally's senryu poem, "Blue Jeans," in their March, 2004, issue.