<Simply extraordinary when we think about it the processes inside us every day Open the hatch send something down and then study from end to end changing food to energy the system works year after year after year. Some would posit it's but evolution happening, accidentally, over time. Step by step for thousands of years [...]
A long, long, time ago in place so far away I sat ensconced in a classroom large and soaked up many thoughts The professor grande marked with chalk almost made it smoke as ideas unfolded from his mind and numbers flew like jets He had these sayings meant for life so we took them down [...]
The Gulf of Mexico seems tucked away bordered by nice beaches across the broad expanse of blue breezes blow and blow absorbing moisture, by the bucket As winds are bound to do they circle round and move on paths ordained by some mysterious hand On their way the prairie greets them and there they [...]
I looked down at my foot and reviewed what I knew upon it Toes that helped me run racing in the wind around a cinder track Toes that helped me jump far across the sand Toes that wiggled at my command toes are complex things... I thought about a knee seniors often do how [...]
Hands unseen preparing the soil planting the seeds cultivating the crop harvesting ...and placing the fruits in boxes Hands unseen along the way some will bear some blisters some a cut or bruise But, be assured someone bled for you to have that fruit or veggie They bless our bodies help us grow help us [...]
Pictures snap a moment in time to remind us again and again of special people and special times My office walls are graced with many I remember and some I contemplate A group of twenty hard working souls who chose our president becoming friends along the way A sign in India about a well and [...]
Shiny pack of shovels ceremonial ones, I'm certain await the portent people also standing around A lot has gone before but now the hour arrives news cameras reporters with pen and pad a loyal interested crowd line up with shiny shovels at the ready A signal word is spoken "Dig!" the shovels bite the [...]
I have walked among you some dozen years now learned your faces know your voices can call your names I've heard you speak your passions seen you walk the lines of reaching out to help I know your heart to serve Together, we have sought out wisdom invited in, listened to and questioned the [...]
The early morning sun is shining down on me It's my last day of planting and I'm thinking about frost! Why would I do that on such a warm sunny day? Ah, the years have taught me well in sometimes cruel, sometimes harsh ways Be ready for weather surprise is up nature's sleeves I've [...]
Early morning finds me out standing in a field What I see amazes me amazes me What was, just weeks ago, winters' spoilage covering the browns and tans and grays has come to be another color speaking growth and life and promise. As far as I can see a blanket of greens has covered the [...]