TICK TOCK I’m writing this in a state of shock, Watching the clock-tick tock, tick tock, Advancing, approaching, relentlessly, A brand new year; Oh, can it be? The calendar says the same thing too; Time races, vanishes, for me; Boo hoo! No, wait! If time flies, I’m having fun! A year of fun! It’s gone! […]
LOOKING TOWARD CHRISTMAS
What is Christmas all about? I’ve heard people say, “Oh, I dread the Christmas season. So much work, so much stress. I’m always glad when it’s over.” Is Christmas merely a stressful experience for you? Is it about spending money, shopping, traveling, eating, cooking? CHRISTmas is when we celebrate the greatest Gift that mankind was […]
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I AM AMERICA
I am America. I am blueberry muffins and eggs-over-easy in silverfoil diners with blue neon signs and newspapers out front, where the regulars come to fill up on warmth and the everpresent feeling of family, I am picnic baskets made of straw, and tall grass with milkweed, worn blankets to sit on, and […]
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For Those Who Touch Our Lives
For my sister Evelyn, with my love~For Aunt Becky, And for Mother…. You wrote no lofty poemsthat critics counted art.But with a nobler visionyou lived them with your heart.You carved no shapeless marbleto some high soul design.But with a finer sculptureyou shaped this soul of mine.You built no great cathedralthat centuries applaud;But with a grace […]
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A Word About My Dad, In Light of Veterans’ Day
Happy October! Some musings from the back porch, on an October morning……I’m proud to say that my dad is a member of the Greatest Generation. He’s 87 years old and a veteran of World War II. His early life was very turbulent, I think, because his parents separated ~ quite uncommon in those days~ and […]
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The Feline Dalai Lama
He was a tall black and white cat with jade green eyes, a very old soul. He enjoyed the pleasure of chasing butterflies across a field or hunting for mice. He’d been abandoned when very young, but he happily spent his time in comfortable solitude. His life was good, although at times he desired the company […]