Words can wear such differing clothes Indeed Some are mountain top experiences One leaps to mind, for those who love Him, Jesus Another word has grown as I have that would be the title 'Lady' Sure, she can be a queen but the word is much larger, not confined held captive by parentage, nobility and, [...]
Lots of memories as a little lad my hand captured in mom's No doubt, no hesitation I was 'in good hands'... City streets streaming traffic mom and I on the curb Her hand tight on mine I was her prize but you know what? She was mine...too! I just hadn't thought about it yet Years [...]
Depends, I suppose! Grandad and I stood on deck Antarctica 91 Icebergs ringed our spot penguins checked us out Warm, summer, you see, at zero or there abouts.... Fluffy the cat with two inches plus of thick luxurious fur prefers the outside instead of my shop heated to 45 Enter me bundled to nines [...]
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 [...]
The planted field is a thing of beauty Rich soil combed in rows so straight a blanket of seeds just beneath the surface Soon the sprout will break the surface drinking in the sunshine Roots branching winding a finding their ways deeper drawing water and nourishment the crop is growing A hungry world is watching [...]
Doctors have their ways to lead down strange paths Where our minds work on ice slipping and sliding on slippery slopes Awake, but not really, connecting dots is hard needles come and go tv's show their paths moving in very private places Nurses pay us tention knowing what to do and when and why [...]
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 [...]
It's November yet the grass is springtime lush fresh mowed lawns look e'er so new and yet I know around the corner a cold wind comes our way so saw the firewood keep it dry for the day that's coming We see so dimly take a seed that looks so plain and lifeless a handful, [...]
In early morning darkness there's soft, pattering rain striking cold glass windows winter, calling again Winds whisper gently "You need this". Soils will soak it in hold it for summer's plants to gain and surge to harvests plenty Gray light yields more gray and black leafless trees etched in ink road lines all laid [...]
A summer afternoon some weeks with little rain the sky darkened in the west Rows of corn and soybeans stand wait vulnerable No choice have they on weather serves they simply, purely, wait With me and friends oh we talk about chew eschew wait also But we watch the sky ponder the clouds check [...]