Always room to laugh Never room to cry Being in place Then going astray Dreaming & praying For our hardships To go their way This, too, all will pass That’s what they say Will it come soon, I ask, When we all hear the words Finally, and at last This painful tide Is washed out…
Open letter to Cathy Kalmenson, my dear wife A cloudy, rainy day in Chicago At a most precise moment Of what would become The beginning of our days As husband and wife Twenty-eight years hence Some blood Much sweet sweat Our share of tears Enjoying and battling What life offered us Here we remain Another…
In the most dismal of times, when least expected, Choose to hunt for the inevitable spark When a body seems too tired for the hunt From your helpers with no form of mockery towards you They glean from life’s losses, betrayals, and victories, All scribed earnestly, With only your betterment at heart’s will, Your chin…
EMULATE: It can be great (or become great), or in a bad environment cause you to incinerate. Making room on your plate room for more good stuff show some patience, we used to say Study well, Real winners don’t have to bluff Kids were taught to know “Patience is a virtue” Or maybe not…
Too early to recall, but remembered as some time between late night and dawn in a geographic location, the furthest easternmost area of these United States of ours… A very young boy was experiencing an unsolicited version of what life could dish out. While remembering exacts (which most of us are frequently unable to retain…