"Tis a strange brew we are we humans We struggle to stay dry in rain and dew and humidity Then jump into a pool or lake or gulf or ocean We snuggle in our beds delighting in a bit more sleep then rise, stiff and sore from staying there too long We spend a [...]
Riding on the wings of prayer can make some tough trips smoother Somehow things go better riding on the wings of prayer I know it's so, you see, as I recently did Drove fourteen hundred miles smoother than you can believe Concern, big time, was in the seat beside me A big thing, concern about [...]
Once a year a strange thing happens Men wear gowns as well as women Cued they come to take their seats Strange hats with tassels gowns all pressed just so The end of a journey, they sit Dignitaries gather up high on a stage Folks with titles Offices gained they look upon the graduates [...]
Yes, the wind did howl and roar the trees shook and pieces of leaves flew branches broke and came crashing down barn doors bent and strained against the strength lightning crashed and thrashed about stinging particular areas leaving chunks of bark scattered far and an electric smell particular thunder rolled and rumbled loud then [...]
Great grandpa's day, a first on the farm was the income producer the proud new barn Rising stick by stick skilled hands hewed, pegged put together the skeleton then roof and siding and more a little room for tack a little room for special feed a little room for tools and a vice stanchions [...]
American Flags red white and blue fluttering in the breezes Moments of crowd silence the taps mournfully playing Throats tighten tears begin to flow as memories of loved ones flood as we look upon long lines of white tombstones stretching across the rolling hills Freedom is not free though for me and thee it [...]
The psalms often end with the word "Selah" It is thought to mean 'the orchestra comes up' Behind the scenes music is playing ever so softly background notes Is it not so often in our lives when the times are tough when the days are dark the sun comes up and the orchestra that [...]
They are blue my lover's eyes and known to melt me, meld me in numerous ways: Her mind is keen perception fine in measuring situations knowing people in intuitive ways she often knows them better than straight line me who tends to be the last to sense some subtleties Her judgment solid time and again [...]
Kinging the rain but just for a moment passing the night air lays heavily on morning breaking Don't we know the son is 'out there' Power on high coming burning through the fog, the flotsum jetsum of earth of humans coming, going so quickly We make our moves scurrying here..., and there... needing [...]