Half way through a marathon a runner grabs a cup a quarter inch or water there No time to grab another he throws it down rushes on the goal still far ahead Ten miles down sixteen to go the runner knows it's not enough from top of head to tip of toes cooling sweat [...]
Early morning darkness coffee, newspaper, coffee again Waiting for the sun to whisk away nights soaking Straight sticks adorned with seeds standing at attention in long straight rows waiting for the farmer to whisk and sort and steal away food for man and beast Soybean harvest is one of waiting soy seeds so tender, [...]
Leaves drifting down, early morning, as I pop out the door to snag the paper the air engulfs me like a big wet kiss! a wet air morning for certain. Soaking my world the fields and grass are laden humidity must be a hundred A pin drop would make it rain! Far to the [...]
randpa rolled out at 0330 to do the livestock chores Pitch the hay down from the mow shovel the grain into cow shined troughs slap the stantions on the milk cows necks and do the milking The walk to the barn only a hundred steps was lit by stars that twinkled and by the morning [...]
Seattle, St. Louis... Baltimore, Chicago... waiting rooms the same hallways polished keen Great big buildings many floors folks in starched coats scurrying America's clinics hum along patients in; patients out patients, patients, all about secretaries by the score nurses on the phones and then, the doctors In Women and men so educated so focused [...]
I know a certain former congressman now president of some colleges whose trademark was a blue shirt button down Back and forth to Springfield then back and forth to Washington Blue shirt Monday and every other day Eastern preppies uniform, I note was khaki pants and blue shirts too although stripes of blue came [...]
Cold, they say, bitter cold! And right they are! The cold bites us, in many ways! Noses and toes fingers and ears get nipped and painted red Pay attention! Our bodies say this is not to my liking! Frost bite, they call it as winter chills and works on us seeping in to gloves and [...]
A hundred thirty years ago great grandparents settled here Planted themselves and then planted trees Apple trees, pear trees Osage orange and ash trees The Osage Orange were windbreakers cause the prairie sure had wind! They made great fence rows and nearly permanent fence posts Some still line the boundaries The fruit trees were [...]
The president moved amongst the crowd "Helloing' here and there. Handshakes, smiles, friendly comments, a welcoming on all sides. Up two steps to the speakers platform stepping up to the podium, the mike, he looked out upon the moving sea listened to the voices watched the people moving, mixing These folks like each other! [...]
The sun season has changed and our air is springtime first blushes from plants seem rushing this year An abrupt shift from winter a mild one it was so the warming sun has clicked and plants come to heel Swelling buds tiny leaves grass yawning and stretching then racing to be mowed farmers and [...]