Category Laughter

A Pleasant Meander

  While on a recent idyll, a most pleasant meander I stopped a while to chat with a fiery salamander He dimmed his flames, we talked of rain and wind And all the little embers his sisters meant to send He sent me then down the path to see a mighty oak Said she was […]

You’re a Real Card ~ Part 5 ~ Clubs

You’re a Real Card ~ Part 5 ~ Clubs Clubs, while neither good nor bad on their own are often associated with war In baseball and cricket these clubs are called bats, while in golf just clubs, fore Just as a hammer is a specialized club which can build up, bring things together Names assign […]

You’re a Real Card ~ Part 4 ~ Diamonds

Sparkling diamonds sharp and gleaming summer bright Carry the promise of the Spring into the new day’s light Everything is focused, clearer  on a sunny, summer day You can take on the whole wide world, live life your  way Bright-red suffuses the early-morning summer sunrise As you briskly stride, your chosen road before you lies […]

You’re a Real Card ~ Part 3 ~ Hearts

Hearts  Hearts are home, family, friends that haven’t met yet When you realize opportunity has met preparation The joy when you win, but don’t remember your bet All of the simplest things with the greatest relation Hearts are the goodness that we all carry deep within Random acts of kindness, a gentle word, opened door […]

Learn, Remember, Teach ~ 11/12/13

  A stolen moment at a party watching others laugh, talk, gesture Eat food and cake and talk, move, change partners and start again This is how it’s supposed to be, perhaps too loud but full of joy In a lovely home made available by friends this special evening A surprise surprise, people in motion, […]

A Price Too Heavy

  I hear you say your life has been harsh, cruel and so unfair Everybody’s got it in or out for you, can no one really care Yet when you walk down your street, the one most familiar All the people, everyone you pass or meet, just stop to stare I don’t see where LOSER […]

Sewing Words Together

  Doves have no tailors for their cotes They only use their cotes for sitting They do employ them for their tails You know, dovetails all need fitting Please note: For anyone anxiously awaiting the next installment of You’re a Real Card, as hard as that may be to imagine, please come back on Friday […]

You’re a Real Card Part 2 ~ Things you may need to know, or not, as we proceed

You Are Getting Sleepy What I learned and decided by reason It helped to think of each suit as a season It helped me choose and I found it pleasin’ While the lessons I learned proved legion Much has been written and said about cards Finding symbols for life is really not very hard Fifty-two […]

You’re a Real Card

Although I think you might not care Herewith I will set down, begin to share Many simple life lesson that I swear I learned while playing at solitaire My explication might sound like fluff For this game played sitting on your duff How could anyone ever play enough To learn any life lesson, simple or […]

Art Isn’t Practical. Says Who?

  Have you ever noticed that when you do something new or different, even though you may have done the same thing in the past, that you have to invent solutions to problems you never even considered? Recently, my wife and I decided that we would like to share our home with a cat. She’s […]