You came too quickly, when you passed this way. My wish, a wish to well have known you more; Hardened yokes of life made you bend and sway. These words, some kind some not, I wished to say, Trapped musings and praises within this core. You came too quickly, when you passed this way. Had … Continue reading Wish

Dylan Thomas - 1914-1953 Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good … Continue reading Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Should you want to know me After I am gone ten years or Ten thousand years from now Look into the eyes of someone Who came after me From me I am there

We moved to Clinton in a green garbage truck. By the summer of 1965 it was clear there would be no prosperity for us in Greendale. Small demolition jobs and amateurish turkey farming would not sustain our family. So the hunt was on for work, again. I got to go with father on his job … Continue reading The Garbage Truck Move

The power of tolerance is within YOU It is not OUT THERE It is not UP THERE It is within YOU It is within ME Within US ALL TOGETHER. I am intolerant of intolerant people. But then, as I say that, out loud, I realize my hypocrisy. Defined, ingrained within me, learned from infancy with … Continue reading Tolerance