Off to work, so very early, in that special time and space that so few partake of and fewer still can thrill to – why is that? And then at night, so late it has gotten, but I am still enraptured with more special time, in lieu of home to warmth of wife – why […]
Part I – The Dream He was a young man and he knew it all In the prime of his life and he heard the call At that ripe old age near about twenty He hadn’t enough, he wanted plenty It was high time to make to make a critical acquisition Someone to enhance his […]
There was an old man did a lot Taking on too much was his spot Twas all too much fun Til he said I am done. Maybe just one more thing; why not
I tussled with a moral theory For hours and hours till my brain was weary Was I right or was I wrong Thinking – thinking – takes so long But tis the lot of those who philosophize To look ambiguity in the face and not deal in lies I knew an answer just had to […]
Off to work in the early morn Gone I am before the dawn Then at night I’m home after dark My job’s a challenge, not a walk in the park A wife and two daughters are the stated reason That I work so hard, no matter the season No time for me with them to […]
I like to think I am really clever But my life won’t last forever. So each day I have to live Is one day less I have to give So unless I think there’s an afterlife I should care less and less about daily strife. The days ahead are fewer than the past But there’s […]
Off to work in the early morn Gone I am before the dawn Then at night I’m home after dark My job’s such a challenge, not a walk in the park A wife and two daughters are the stated reason That I work so hard, no matter the season No time for me with them […]
He’d been fifty years old for now quite a while And it was a pretty good life he thought with a smile But one small big thing did his contentment defile His daughter – now full grown – had left his domicile His memories floated back to when she was a child He recalled very […]
What frightens a writer than anything – a blank page What inspires a writer more than anything – a blank page What is a blank page anyway — it’s the beginning over everything isn’t it? The ultimate challenge in life is turning that blank page into something worthwhile Your very life itself begins as a […]
We’re just plain parents, you know what I mean We have us a daughter, who’s now a teen Things are great, at least so far But the boy that she’s dating, he’s not a star Unwashed and slimy with oily hair And his stoned expression leaves naught to care Unworthy so clear of our precious […]