Then and
Now

By
Rosalie M. Taylor
Rosalie Taylor is a freelance writer and poet. She
was a teacher for the Houston Independent School District for nearly 30
years. She received her Masters in Education from the University of
Houston. Ms. Taylor
is the daughter of Naomi Polk, folk artist and poet whose works are
exhibited at the Gregory School African-American Library:
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Sit Yourself Down Somewhere
A
Letter From An Old Ladder
HOLES
- Thoughts From The "Rocker" Scientist
THE
AMERICAN DREAM: you owe the public a clean smell
St.
Peter's Welcome / Where Are The Trees?
Then
and Now
A
Clear Pane of Glass
Potted
Plants and the Steps of Our Shotgun House
Gene
Pool
The
Dying Hand
Lord
Knows I’ve Tried
The
Teacher
It’s
a Mighty Long Road
The
Remnant
A
letter to the editors of the Banner
Down
The Up Escalator
Remembering
Mama’s Tools
Tripping
Anonymous
Fears
To
dye or not to dye
Do
Not Resuscitate
Living
the After Life
Mothers
Day, Mothers Way, Mothers Say
So, What Do I Know?
Binding Love – A Mother’s Legacy
Do You Speak ‘Grandma’? The Forgotten Language
My Bouquet List
Hush
‘Straight A Fool’
My
Way