We had a long cold winter back in ’63.
We ran the farm, just my Momma and me.
We had chickens and cows and one old horse.
I wanted to quit, but Momma stayed the course.
We had eighteen inches of snow that year,
I saw Momma cry a whole lot of tears.
She worked in the cold, chilled to the bone,
but thanks to Mama, we still had a home.
We had a new Ford Tractor and a note at the bank,
but it was so damn cold, the thing wouldn’t crank.
We finally jumped it off with our pickup truck.
When we got her engine all warmed up,
We hauled water every day from Little Rock Creek,
so the chickens and cattle could have a drink.
Snow was on the ground for two straight weeks.
The sun only gave us an occasional peek.
To the folks up North, that ain’t cold,
but on a Mississippi farm it took its toll.
We had a lot of help from neighbors and friends,
And this old story has a happy end.
We lost half the chickens and the milk cow died,
but me and my Momma and the horse survived.

His songs have been recorded by The Mountain Gypsies of Rogers, Arkansas, Richelle Putnam, and award winning gospel artist Morris Mott. Gordon is the author of the nonfiction book, The Invasion of 64. His short stories and poetry have been published in The Oxford So and So, usadeepsouth.com, The Oxford Town, The Meridian Star, The Newton Record, The Union Appeal and Wildlife Mississippi. Gordon is also a regular contributor to the Journal of the Newton County Historical Society. One of his poems was selected by the Union County Public Library to be featured in the William Faulkner Garden Collection. The Mississippi Department of Tourism displays Gordon's poetry at the State Welcome Centers. The welcome centers also play his music, recorded by various artists.

In January, 2007, Gordon was commissioned by the Newton Theater Company and the Newton Chamber of Commerce to write a Civil War drama. He was joined by fellow writers Richelle Putnam and Anne McKee. The trio delivered the final manuscript of A Mother’s Son to the Chamber of Commerce in June of 2007. The play was produced by the Newton Theater Company the following December in front of a large audience including such dignitaries as Mississippi Lt. Governor Amy Tuck and Mississippi Arts Commission Executive Director Malcolm White.

Gordon and Putnam co-wrote an eight-song musical score for the play. The Gordon/Putnam team has also co-written A Forrest For A Child, No Harvest Have I, and many others.