We plan our futuredreaming of good things to come.The universe laughs.We’re still hoping for the bestbut we must live for today.Futures past taught usreality can fall shortof what hope dreamed,…
Spring strolls along looking pretty.We amble here and thereon not-quite-hot-not-quite-cold days,sniffing newborn flowers and fresh cut grass,when the world is gearing up for flight.Summer fliesand we soar along with it,enjoying…
An old man reads newspaperthe old-fashioned way,the way he’s always done.He thinks holding the paperwith his two handsmakes what he’s reading more real,maybe even true,but it does not. He thinks…
Fall into Daylight She was tired. Tired of dark dreams that jolted her awake, dreams she didn’t remember except for gloom they left behind that clung to her all day….
There are lots of words to describe 2020: scandalous, reprehensible, excruciating, nightmarish, merciless, devastating. At times it felt apocalyptic, like the end of days had come and left only scorched-earth….
2020’s been a year for the books, no one can argue that. We faced obstacles we’d never dreamed of, some of us rising to the challenges with kindness and grace…
I watch CBS Sunday Morning online at my desk instead of on the big screen TV, sitting in a comfy chair, to avoid political virus updates that go on for…
As we step into 2020, I’ve been thinking about the passing of decades. The first time we reached a new decade that I was aware of was 1970. Fifty years…
The calendar proclaims that spring has arrived. The birds and bees and other creatures agree, (I’ve spied them in their mating dance)still spring eludes me, except in memory. The crocuses…
Reflections at Year’s End We think endings are sad,and oft times they are.Something glorious is finished.A good book.A fine meal.A friendship.A life. But bad things end tooin life’s roller coaster.As…
