Written for a grammar school friend in 2022
In the enduring schism between “Dog People” and “Cat Pe… (since hardly anyone can be both, and people who get along without p… are not really at issue here)
Making myself write As I’m doing this moment Isn’t a bad thing
If there’s a problem that you’re f… Do it Go right through it There’s nothing to it Just remember it’s worth embracing
New Jersey’s junior senator stood on the Senate floor for 25 h… and passionately recounted the “mo… which the United States finds its… He implored all of us to do better
What 18 year-old, still only a kid himself, walks into an elementary school and starts firing? Columbine, Sandy Hook,
In a world where every single mont… Is measured as being the warmest o… It’s not such as bad thing To have a chilly day outside. The unbearable heat will be here
While the Speaker’s chair sits em… the entire Congress remains immobi… The world looks toward the United… and finds nothing but disfunction. How can we presume to lead the wor…
The Beatles are there now; John was murdered in New York Ci… The Who are there, too; Keith Moon drank himself to death… The Doors are also halfway closed…
Coffee and a crossword now The farmers market later College football on TV after that How could Sunday ever top that?
To the cobblestones of Europe: I love your quirkiness. With all your shapes, sizes, and c… You make an irregular mess.
Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River… was published more than a century… Its enduring popularity derives fr… telling truths about the human con… The most compelling message of all
Gentle winds blowing in from Key West and Havana far away from Sanibel Island once brought soothing comfort to residents and tourists alike.
50 degrees when measured in Fahrenheit makes for a pleasant day perhaps even a bit chilly. A light jacket
Sometimes Inspiration finds you and it’s great when that happens. Just don’t expect it to remain ver…
Red America Visiting you this weekend Could never live here
