Snow fell on the green grass, Yesterday Apple blossoms shivered in frosty coats, Last Night Misty wisps covered the fields, This Morning Chill winds fluttered over fresh leaves, At Noon Sunshine and showers blessed the garden, Evening Bliss Forecasters hint at weather, Tomorrow If you don’t like it, Now Just […]
A Bit of Hell on the Way to Heaven
I’ve come to the inescapable conclusion that workrooms must be messy, hamsters have to escape from cages, and household pipes and wires simply can’t work in harmony for any great stretch of time. Springtime means a general house cleaning. It also means the garden gets planted, chicks get hatched, and […]
Where Life United
Your eyes record a different world than mine, Without my music, books, or time. Declining years loom ahead, Your face lights with futuristic hope instead. Joking, you say, go back to days long past, But no return would I gladly clasp. Childhood bittersweet, Adolescence confusion reaped. Love and marriage replaced […]
There Stands Lent
I’m not overly fond of Lent. The whole discipline aspect sets my teeth on edge. Isn’t life hard enough? What good is it to offer up a bit of sugar in my morning coffee? Or stifling honest irritation over vexing situations? Strangely enough though, by the end of the second […]
Souls Do Matter
Once upon a time-ish, An ancient voice did call. Men before God responded, collecting a mighty haul. Ever the saintly clad, reason so assured, You got what you deserved, from every evil cured. In stages, God did send, Our lives in newest trend. Listen, hear, behold, How many times must […]
The Seasoned Writer
Of the 18 known dimensions, time—the fourth, is the one most important to the writer. Most often when a writer thinks of time, it is in relation to deadlines which always seem to be approaching at the high closing rate of a behind-schedule freight train. Or how long we have […]