poetry

  • NaPoWriMo DayTwenty-Five

    As I write this, my dog Chester is being kind of a pain in the butt. He’s fussing and fidgeting because I’m sitting on the couch with my wife instead of lying on the bed with him.  He turned sixteen in January and according to my Vet, that puts him now well past the century…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-Four

    I’ve commented here a couple of times that I write my best stuff when I focus on my rhymes and let my story write itself.  This poem is about that process. Enjoy, My Write Stuff I free the words inside my head, Not sure where they will lead. I only know releasing them, Fulfills some…

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  • The joy of walking back and forth to work is the simple pleasure of each day.  Having started in the middle of winter, the arrival of spring is especially enjoyable. Springing For Joy The days grow longer as we go, The snow is going fast. I have to say I won’t be sad, To see…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-Two

    For those who hadn’t heard, today is Earth Day.  This is the one day each year when we’re supposed to put away our rampant consumerism and give a crap about the planet we live on.  Seems to me that it might need more than one day a year.  Maybe that’s just me. Thoughts On The…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day Twenty-One

    I have a hard time letting go of things.  To those who know me, feel free to not comment. At any rate, I have decided it’s time to take steps with another of my bad habits.  Enjoy! Less Toys…. More Joys Somewhere out there away from here, Is where we want to be. To leave…

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