Celebrating Memorial Day 2021
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There it was… Anchored in the shore Our neighbor’s outrigger One hazy Saturday afternoon It’s so inviting
When stars hide, the night’s all b… But with eyes closed, we can dream Perchance slay creatures of the da… Thence await the morning sunbeam! When our world is seemingly cruel
Four dastardly horsemen on the war… Thus carnage destruction rain from… On the ground debris and bitter bl… Rockets’ red glare by pure hatred… Seeking revenge for all past injus…
Truthfully, he wasn’t always old Though he blew away his youth As if there’s no tomorrow; That’s the unvarnished truth Surely, he has nostalgic memories
My life was simpler before I met… Perhaps I realized not what’s mis… My world was threadbare, a room wi… No sun, no stars; skylarks don’t e… Before you, my world’s monochromat…
Been raining a few hours; a flood… Sent county wide; a dark, gloomy… Wanted to stay in bed, to my disma… Got a meeting at work; ten this mo… Turned the telly on; a power outag…
In my youth I dreamt that I could soar above the clouds O’er the trees and o’er The green hills of our sleepy town I’d glide up to heaven
A Love Sonnet The tension mounts, sparks about t… An earthy fragrance, as after a ra… Two hearts racing; all resistance… First looks all it took; passions…
I saw her from across the room A long look, not a fleeting glance Enough for my heart to go zoom And throw my mind into a trance Wow! She’s gorgeous and beautifu…
The magic of October In full colorful display More pleasant temperatures To welcome the break of day Evenings be cool and balmy
Torrents! Sheets of rain fell all… At times, six to eight inches an h… Nature’s display of destructive po… And we were impotent before its mi… We watched the fireworks; hunkered…
His tired eyes open slowly In front of him, a goddess! He tries hard to look away But he feels simply pow’rless Her sparkling eyes hypnotic
Farewell fellow traveler We’ll see you on the flip-side May tailwinds guide you safely As you cross the great divide A real pleasure knowing you
An Ode to Childhood Memories I used to chase kites when I was… soon as they are untethered and fl… as one of the runners for the neig… out to find blown kites; hopefully…
A Sonnet Earth-bound; we envied the birds i… And wished we can swim swift like… Even if doors be shut, we could wa… Or go back in time, perhaps never…