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I shall dance no more with rhythmless guilty feet. The saxophone played. George Michael’s “Careless Whisp… Will haunt us all forever.
A catchphrase that was silly A laugh that was unique “Pee Wee Herman” charmed us all That skinny little geek We saw him in the movies
Tracy Chapman wrote a song late i… which deserves to endure forever,… and a plaintive story about the di… that Life can sometimes bring. It received lots of airplay in the…
Shimmering reflections greet my ey… as a warm smile lights up my face. Jimmy Buffett knew these waters w… and channeled their spirit through… May their inspirational qualities…
In 1980, the 12 year-old that I o… purchased a 45 RPM single of “Em… So much of the world from back the… is gone, and will not be coming ba… But at least the Glimmer Twins ar…
A controversy so strange A pandemic so costly A nation so divided A toll so devastating A solution so simple
O crying child Up in the sky Above the ocean blue! You’ll grow someday And maybe hear
Your poetry book from 1946 was recently acquired by me at a book fair in Chicago. It appears to have been lightly us… during its first go-round
Trump’s angry mob Took a raised fist From Missouri’s junior senator Much more seriously Than he could ever imagine.
The glittering desert oasis known around the world took on water this week. Who among us can now deny that climate change is real?
Leaves are changing color A cool nip is in the air Winter is on the horizon But we aren’t yet there
Supporters of the former president who pack his rallies swallow his pronouncements whole and believe there was some “great”… that can be attained again
This infernal summer grinds on Leaving fires and deaths in its wa… Heat emergencies in many places And August still waiting to bake.
A Friday morning brings forth my… For all of the good things in life So when that song plays on the rad… To remind me of music’s soothing c… I sing right along, secure in the…
Billowing clouds swirl below While a pale yellow sunlight fringes the horizon. The fury of last night’s storms Upended our travel plans