Insignificant A mote in the eye of God Allegorical Categorical Make an impact on the world Unforgettable NaBloPoMo 9/28
Category: Poems
The world according to Horton
So easy, children Can puzzle out, on their own, Universal truths Learning all they need To be principled adults From Dr. Seuss books
Express yourself
Create Words laid out in measured stanzas Swinging and pirouetting lyrics Tall tales of anthropomorphic heroes, mythological villains Love stories bending time and space Create Dancing fingers bringing forth ethereal music Voices raised in joy, sorrow, anger, peace Strings, drums, metal, wood Songs fire the spirit Create Captured moments in the blink of an eye A sunset … Continue reading Express yourself
Dear hunter
Family jokester That's what she said, yo' mama Inappropriate As I get older, or more accurately, as my children (read:son) get older, my sense of humor degenerates to that of a 12-year-old boy. That is, it's totally inappropriate. I get it naturally. My dad has a wicked sense of humor, quite ribald at times. Even … Continue reading Dear hunter
Rocking
A tall glass of sweet iced tea, The sun warm and the breezes cool, Children laughing, birds singing. Porch chairs to while away the afternoon, Good friends and good conversation, Nowhere to go, nothing else to do. Rocking, sipping, chatting… In those few precious moments, Serenity.
Raising independent children
When I was a kid, around first grade-ish, I walked to school. It was less than half a mile from where I lived, but in my child-mind, and to my pudgy child-legs, it was at least five miles - both ways, up hill, in the snow. Across the street from my school, there was a … Continue reading Raising independent children




