There is an army all volunteer where each soldier carries a sword Time passing by each soldier faces a challenge takes a turn front and center They turn and face the troops and without speaking say "If you are with me, take one step forward." The brothers and sisters do.... They fall on their [...]
Various maestros take us moving across the earth in sounds Copeland out west, perhaps, Tchaikovsky in Russian war Operas in Italy and more Somehow the prairie gets captured in words, Sandburg and Frost and folks of their ilk Just now I invite you to journey across the seasons, the sounds of the prairie, my [...]
Sing, violin, oh sing! On and on and on through thescenes of places moving Running down a mountain a stream races so fast a beautiful young maiden, barefoot, feet pattering a message Stop! Breathe deeply. The mood is serenity soothing the soul deeply warm tears flow feelings pour with them blessing the spirit so finely [...]
A photo is a 'stop' in life, that is always moving For those I know and know quite well the photo also shows our limits Skilled photographers expand the shot bringing in more than usual but still, are so limited because life is writ so large So we have good things bad things and [...]
Life on the oops! edge can sure be a bother! My coffee maker pot just off a fraction of an inch can sure make a mess on the counter... the floor! A slight miscalculation going down the stairs or down a ladder or off a curb or or or can jerk us with pain [...]
Winter comes with icy fingers strong and sure and certain to grip us all our whole world frozen soil, ice and snow and winds that blow from the arctic Fences sink in snow with ice and frost lacing caking cars and windshields no yielding Trees stand ridged sometimes frosted (see hoarfrost) sometimes plastered with [...]
Ah, we study weather and find out more and more about what moves our weather Sun spots have an impact to start our study far away Big shifts away out there push and pull our climate Moving closer, jet streams, pathways of air way up high 'carry the mail' this way and that, a [...]
December morning finds them quiet iron and steel and rubber engineered to tasks now, just sitting parked Days and nights they thundered through the fields of black lifting, turning, stroking the soils that yielded plenty chisel plows, men call them they scratch nature's back opening her skin to air and water microbes breathe earthworms [...]
If I were, I think I’d contain the dancing longer, on the little hardwood floor Representative Bachmann whirled and swirled attracting lots of moths Pretty woman, not shy to speak she captured hearts for a moment Then came Perry from Texas, be wary who rose like a shining star then flamed, and became another also [...]
Spring and farmer bring the green focus Winter pastures green and growing range away the weary brown Suddenly, it seems, the world's carpet is back lush underfoot The buds swell, and the warm spring sun first burst of green announcing colors come Protective shells are shucked as life and increased energy wrapped in soft [...]