Another Ode: The Letter “A”
Alas! Aha! A time has come, announcing number two Allow me to present A sequel All written just for you Alpha bets, they do come first Although the risk is high And here we go, oh don’t you know As Odes, the time is nigh!
Alas! Aha! A time has come, announcing number two Allow me to present A sequel All written just for you Alpha bets, they do come first Although the risk is high And here we go, oh don’t you know As Odes, the time is nigh!
I drove in thought, as tend I do On whim, I paused as I passed through Pulled aside and spent the day Atop the bluffs, where my dog played And though he is not with me now I felt him there, some way, somehow The moss, a feel of fur it had The breeze, sound … More Cherish
A one way mirror, it must be As others see more clear than me A gaze to my left A glance to my right I know not which to join or fight Perhaps this path? To there, or here? To follow roads paved yesteryear? Misguided bones rest on false thrones Offering uncertainties Dogmas close once … More Clouded Reflections
A one way mirror, it must be For them, it’s clearer seen than me I look to my left I look to my right I know not where to walk tonight Should I take this path? Should I go there? Feign the footsteps of who dare? Nothings known on a false throne Uncertainty is all … More Reflections
Always there, no matter what Happy, joyful, till the end There are no words to say how much I miss you Baxter, my best friend Side by side since just a pup When I was down, you brought me up I never would have gotten through The things I did, if not for you Others … More My Best Friend
Life is short, but long it is How does one make a play of this? There is no answer, dearest dancer All we can do is learn the step Do your best, study hard Its all a game, so learn the cards All within is saint or sin And no one knows where either’s kept … More Now Today
Happy birthday, Mom Six years have passed, I know I can’t lie it still feels like You were just with me, though You’re missed more than anything In thoughts each, every day And yes it’s true that not for you I’d have no words to say Everything I’m doing Every word I write Is fueled … More Happy Birthday, Mom
’Twas the morning ‘fore Christmas
And all through the house
Not a creature was stirring
…except Mrs. Clowse … More St. Nicholas was Done in 2021
What is right and what is wrong? Do we even know this now? Fingertips have so much there and yet nobody’s asking how Years of light have passed of late, everything’s on different time The world our youth is born unto is not the same as yours or mine It may be hard to swim … More Know When to Fold
Walking down this lonely aisle Hoping it won’t take awhile To confess what’s on my mind I draw the curtain, then unwind Forgive me Father, I have sinned “Tell me Son, what brings you in?” I cannot make recompense I can’t find your first defense “Wait my child, what do you mean?” Just listen please, … More Confession Booth