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Enjoy Your Youth

6/16/2024

 

"Enjoy your youth" the old man said
The young man laughs and shakes his head
Quite sure his life will be enchanted
For he, being young, takes youth for granted

Time is on his side, he's told
But time will pass and make him old 
The old man knows this to be true
For he was once a young man too

So sweet is youth with young hearts beating!
Alas, those blissful days are fleeting
Though youth is strong and bold and clever
It will never last forever

When time steals youth and all its charms
Old age awaits with open arms



Greyson's Home Run

5/24/2024

 

I don't think I've ever had so much fun
as I had when Greyson hit a home run
A hush filled the bleachers where everyone sat
when his turn came and he picked up his bat
He kicked the dirt, stepped up to the plate
trying his best to concentrate
The pitcher was good, his aim was true
but Greyson knew what he had to do
He swung at the ball with all his might
and could tell by the sound that he'd hit it just right
He dropped his bat and started to run
rounding the bases one by one
The outfield boys did all they could
but all they did was just no good
The crowd went wild to see the play
when Greyson hit a home run today


Waiting at the Gate

5/19/2024

 

If you should come by land
I'll spot your footprints where the grass is wet with dew
I'll see tracks across the meadows that I'll know were made by you
Signs like these are unmistakable and hard to misconstrue
They are telltale confirmations of a promised rendezvous

If you should come by sea
I'll find traces of your passage on the ocean floor
I'll hear you in the yawning fjords where restless waters roar
On beaches where relentless waves are pounding on the shore
I'll catch a glimpse of destiny and what might lie in store

If you should come by air
I'll catch snatches of your fragrance on the morning breeze
Butterflies will escort you in groups of twos and threes
Leaves will flutter in the gentle wind that whispers in the trees
And I'll be waiting at the gate to take possession of the keys


I Believe You

4/22/2024

 

Day has dawned
The morning light spills
over the rim of the world
Girded by golden hills
I open my eyes to receive you
You say this day is mine
and I believe you

The sun hangs high
above my head
Here where we bake
our daily bread
I open my arms to receive you
You say these fields will feed us all
and I believe you

Now night has fallen
Darkest night beneath a darkened sky
Where precious light
has come to die
I open my heart to receive you
You say the sun will rise again
and I believe you



Northern Spring

3/30/2024

 

Scarlet poppies dance in the breeze
Bluebonnets bloom below
We've come a long way from that winter freeze
A couple of months ago

Birds and bees are here once again
For their annual exuberant fling
Migrating back to the fertile domain
Of the flowers that bloom in the spring

Watching the wildflowers budding anew
In this chorus of joyful rebirth
Helps me remember that I, like you,
Am a fruit of this bountiful Earth

Born to Fly

3/16/2024

 

I've always thought I was born to fly
Like a bird on a wing in the air
On thermal currents I take to the sky
To soar as high as I dare

Balmy breezes ruffle my hair
Sunshine bathes my face
The view of Earth is beyond compare
From my vantage point in space

I remain aloft till off in the west
The light of day is dying
Then circle down to my humble nest
To dream my dreams of flying


Those Halcyon Days

2/17/2024

 

The childhood I remember
was happy as a rule
From March through mid-December
I spent my days in school

Those halcyon days were grounded
in sundry simple joys
In class I was surrounded
by kindred girls and boys

In time those schoolmates scattered
Grew up and moved away
But those who really mattered
are still my friends today

Lucky us to be in touch
Lifelong friendships mean so much

January Days

1/18/2024

 

Monday brought a winter freeze
Squirrels shiver in naked trees

Wrens and sparrows pay a price:
Birdbath water turned to ice

Unprotected flora dies
Under unforgiving skies

Not a sound from anywhere
Carries on the brittle air

Underfoot the frozen earth
Waits for springtime and rebirth

New Year's Eve 2023

12/31/2023

 

Here we are at the crossing again
where past and future meet
Where some of our ways may still merit praise
but others are now obsolete

As usual, the year was a messy affair
with clouds often blocking the sun
Our world is a work-in-progress, I fear
and there's always so much to be done

But the time has come for all of us here
to cross this new Rubicon
So I lift up my eyes to January skies, 
make a wish, and soldier on

Christmas Lights

12/18/2023

 

When the sun goes down in December
and winter stills the street
The chimneys fill the evening air
with the scent of burnt mesquite

The street would be in darkness
on chilly winter nights
If it weren't for the house on the corner
with its pretty Christmas lights

The lights dispel the darkness
like a beacon burning bright
They make our street feel safe and warm
on a cold December night
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    007
    2017
    A Birthday
    A Box Of Photographs
    A Brick In The Wall
    Absent Friends
    A Change Of Plans
    A Hundred Years Of Fulvio
    A Moment In Time
    A Moment Of Silence
    An Admiral's Fleet
    An Election Reflection
    A New Way Of Giving
    An Ordinary Man
    A Nursery Rhyme For Naia
    A PC Christmas
    A Question Of Age
    Ask Me Why
    At Last!
    At The Beach
    At The Museum
    Autobio-poema
    A Windy Day
    Be Kind
    Bird In A Cage
    Birthday Review
    Born To Fly
    Breathing Out And In
    Brigitte Bardot
    Cause And Effect
    Chau Donald
    Chicago
    Christmas Lights
    Christmas Poem
    Civil Discourse
    CollarBone Blues
    Common Sense
    Cousins
    Dear Elaine
    Dear Father Christmas
    December In San Miguel
    Donald
    Do Not Disturb
    Edwin's Santa Hat
    Eight Billion
    Elaine
    Email Attachments
    Empires
    Enjoy Your Youth
    Exit Strategy
    Fall/winter
    Family
    Fare Thee Well
    For A Sad Friend
    For Jack
    Fulvio!
    Generation Gap
    Geoffrey Edbrooke RIP
    Going With The Flow
    Halloween
    Happy Birthday
    Happy Gruyere
    Happy New Year 2015
    Happy New Year 2019
    Happy Valentine's Day
    Hard Choices
    Hawaiian Rain
    High School Reunion Trilogy
    Hold On Snoopy
    Home
    Honestly Who Knows
    I Believe You
    I Couldn't Get By Without You
    I Fell For You
    If This Were A Movie
    I'm Retired
    In A Raindrop
    In Memory Of John Haack
    In The Limbo Zone
    In Your Shoes
    I Reach Into The Pool
    It All Starts With Letters
    I Think Of You
    January Days
    Kids
    La Tristeza De Naia
    Light And Shadows
    Lights Out!
    Like A Foreign Film
    Like A Song
    Like A Wolf On The Fold
    Little League Game
    Looking At Older Relatives
    Lullaby
    Mad Broccoli Disease
    Make Soup
    Mardie's Farewell
    María!
    Mary Hobart
    Me Acuerdo
    Mendoza
    Midsummer Dream
    More Than Life Itself
    Morning Noon And Night
    Mozart
    Multitasking
    Mums The Word
    Music
    My Candle
    My Day Is Done
    My Email Address Book
    My Fallen Heroes
    My Family Tree
    My Favorites
    My Island In The Sun
    My School Reunion
    My Train Of Thought
    My Wildest Dreams
    Nameless Dread
    New Orleans
    New Year 2020
    New Year's Eve
    New Years Eve 2013
    New Year's Eve 2018
    New Year's Eve 2023
    New Year's Resolution
    Next Time
    Northern Spring
    Northern Winter
    No Strings Attached
    No Time
    Obama And The Queen
    Ode To The Road
    Old Friends
    On A Pendulum
    On A Sidewalk Jostling
    Once Upon A Time
    One Thing Leads To Another
    Only Just Begun
    Our New President
    Panama Hat
    Partly Cloudy Skies
    Pink Flamingos
    Please And Thank You
    Pockets / Bolsillos
    Poverty
    Rich
    Road Trip To Mexico
    Ros Campbell
    Rosendo
    Santa Claus
    Seasons Come And Seasons Go
    Silver Linings
    Some Just Like To Complain
    Some Like To Complain
    Something On Your Mind
    Song Of Santa's Reindeer
    Sorry
    Speak To The Stones
    Sports Day
    Sunflowers In My Room
    Teachers
    Tell Me
    Tell Me A Story
    Texas Drought
    Thanksgiving 2006
    Thanksgiving 2009
    Thanksgiving 2014
    Thanksgiving 2015
    Thanksgiving 2016
    Thanksgiving 2017
    Thanksgiving 2018
    Thanksgiving 2019
    Thanksgiving 2021
    Thanksgiving 2022
    Thanksgiving 2023
    Thanksgiving 2024
    Thanksgiving In The Time Of Covid
    The Age Of Communication
    The Alley
    The All-You-Can-Stomach Buffet
    The Andes
    The Annual Checkup
    The Crack Of Dawn
    The Dance
    The Earth Is Round
    The Fourth Of July
    The Glacier And The Shooting Star
    The Good Green Earth
    The Immigration Issue
    The Lockdown Got Me Down
    The Lottery Ticket
    The Manger
    The Meltdown
    The Morning Paper
    The Newly Enlightened
    The Ocean Never Sleeps
    The Oneness Of Love
    The Perks Of The Office
    The Rain
    The Sands Of Time
    These Wings We Have To Earn
    The Simple Things
    The So-Called News
    The Spark Of Happiness
    The Squirrel
    The Sugar Plum Fairy
    The War On Poverty
    The Wedding Of Garrett And Laura
    The World I Knew
    Those Halcyon Days
    Tonio
    Tony's Law Of Levity
    Too Much Stuff
    Torch Lake
    Turn Back The Clock
    Twenty-Two Valentines
    Two Streets
    Un Alfajor Argentino
    Unplugged
    Un Yo-yo Uruguayo
    Up There
    Valentine's Day
    Valentine Video
    Viral Videos
    Waiting At The Gate
    Weh-Weh And The Children
    What Am I Missing?
    What Are You Doing?
    What Fruit Can Grow?
    What If ?
    What Is Love?
    What's The Hurry?
    What Will I Have Planted?
    When You And I Were Young
    Whimsy
    Who Is Truly Spared
    Who We Are
    Words On A Page
    World Cup 2010
    You Never
    You Never Can Tell
    Young And Pretty

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