Steven Skelley is a journalist, photographer, author, singer, songwriter - all in spite of being legally disabled. Instead of focusing on his disability, he chooses to focus on the positive and to experience and share the beauty of the world through his writing, music and photography.
PAWPAW'S MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 107 - My Home Is The Sky
I’ve felt different for most of my life. Even as a kiddo, I viewed things in a different way than my schoolmates. “My Home Is The Sky” has gone through several iterations as I tried to find the right words to convey my feeling that if I held on to my hopes and dreams, someday this little caterpillar would soar high like a butterfly.
PAWPAW'S MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 106 - Every Time I See Something Beautiful I Think Of You
Every Time I See Something Beautiful I Think Of You
By Steven Skelley
There’s a red bird
Sitting outside my window today
And as it flutters, the colors
Catch my eye and take my breath away
It’s not that I’ve nothing better to do
But I sit here it seems unable to move
And my mind once again turns to thoughts of you
Because every time I see something beautiful
I think of you
I think of you
I watch the water
Catching, reflecting the light
The waves are rolling, moving
Like they’re playing as a child might
It’s not that I’ve nothing better to do
But I sit here it seems unable to move
And my mind once again turns to thoughts of you
Because every time I see something beautiful
I think of you
I think of you
Copyright 2025 Steven Skelley
I hope that there has been someone, or maybe several someones, in your life that has made living here on planet earth better for you. I have. It is often in the quiet moments that I see a beautiful thing and the beauty reminds me of those beautiful souls that loved me along my path. Because every time I see something beautiful, I think of you.
Hugs, Steven
(I have come to the point at the age of 62 that the toxic mold exposure earlier twenty years ago and the resulting breathing disability won't allow me to sing my own songs. I hope that my songs continue to touch your heart regardless of who sings them. Hugs, Steven)
PAWPAW'S MESSAGES TO MY GRANDSONS 105 - Happy 5th Birthday Archer!
August 8! Happy BELATED Birthday, Kiddo!
Pawpaw loves you. We have only met once. You were just a few months old. I held you in my arms for an hour or so. I hope you find these messages while I am still alive and contact me.
The Sherry in my song is my big sister Sherry. She passed away too young at the age of 45. Cancer is evil. As I considered her role in my life, I wrote this song. Every word is true. Hugs, Steven
(I have come to the point at the age of 62 that the toxic mold exposure twenty years ago and the resulting breathing disability won't allow me to sing my own songs. I hope that my songs continue to touch your heart regardless of who sings them. Hugs, Steven)
By Steven Skelley
Sherry’s smile
made me feel like
the guest of honor at
the best surprise party of my life
Sherry’s laugh
made me feel like
I’m standing in an ocean
of joy as warm waves wash over me
Sherry’s eyes
made me feel like
a lost child in the supermarket
at the very moment they see Mommy again
Sherry’s death
made me feel like
an elderly widower watching helplessly
as all his family photo albums burn in a housefire
Sherry’s smile
Sherry’s laugh
Sherry’s eyes
Sherry’s death
Made me feel
Sherry’s eyes
made me feel like
a lost child in the supermarket
at the very moment they see Mommy again
Sherry’s death
made me feel like
an elderly widower watching helplessly
as all his family photo albums burn in a housefire
Sherry’s smile
Sherry’s laugh
Sherry’s eyes
Sherry’s death
Made me feel
Made me feel
Made me feel
Sherry’s Smile
Copyright 2020 Steven Skelley