Nib of the Oozing Quill
Yes, I know that I forgot
what I was sent to buy this morning;
I know that I even misplaced the money,
but I won’t let that dim my joy
as I go home this evening.
It won’t dim my joy because
my day was full of undiluted, free-spirited,
and innocent happiness.
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Yes, Yes, I know that
the livestock that I was grazing
Life flies past as we raise our children.
They become young adults within no time,
before we know it.
Simultaneously as the children
were growing up,
there have been events,
environments and practices
that have molded us along the way;
a concoction borne of experiences
and memories that have made us
into what we have become;
and that vaguely remind us
how we got here, even if the details
have blurred out with time.
The memories remind us that,
even as age continues
to catch up with us,
we are nothing more than
It’s a lovely night; with the stars twinkling, the moon glowing, and complete with a cool night breeze. I thank the Lord for a wonderful day, despite the challenges that it brought. I pray for a great night. Sleep tight folks; as we drift off into the sweet dreamland, and thereafter into the dawn of…Continue Reading “Thank You God, For Today”
You won’t read this dad, I know,
but I will write it anyway.
You never made a fortune,
in this world where men
seek after riches and fame;
you were never heard of as a hero;
you gave me neither eminence nor wealth,
but you gave me blood untainted with vice,
and opulence of undiluted health.
A breeze has ruffled the neat hedges
of the sweet memories of my childhood:
Somewhere deep in my feeble heart
l desire to go back in time
and become a kid again.
I desire to go back to those days
when I was innocent,
carefree and free-spirited.