We have become so complacent as life goes day to day.
Doing things that we do always in the same way.
Now things are changing and times are getting sad.
People are getting scared, people are getting mad.
"I'm losing time and money, you're interrupted my life!"
But we are realizing we have family, children, husband, a wife.
We are becoming human again, caring and kind.
Thinking of others and keeping their needs in mind.
We are taking time to think, breath and slowing our pace.
And maybe this is what we needed, reality to slap us in the face.
Apr 2, 2020
Apr 2, 2020 at 6:39 AM UTC
We are all hunkered down in our little parky...
Waiting for the "All Clear" from our hierarchy...
Trying to keep busy and staying calm...
Whilst the scientists try to come up with a virus bomb...
Some of us have been hangin' out at the pool...
Which on these hot days feels pretty cool...
But don't worry we are playing it smart...
Keeping the distance at 6 feet apart...
So don't fret about us or our routine...
Cause remember Covid-19 don't like chlorine!
Mar 28, 2020
Mar 28, 2020 at 8:39 PM UTC
TP ..oh.. TP
Wherefore art thou?
It seems as if you have been wiped out.
Swept off the shelves by the armful.
"It's MINE, MINE, MINE!" They shout.
While your grabbed and torn, and taken away.
But I still have hope.
I will find you someday.
Mar 17, 2020
Mar 17, 2020 at 8:14 AM UTC
I'm sitting here feeling like I need to write something.
Something to convey the way I am feeling about this whole situation.
My big brother Dale.
Two months ago we were playing golf together.
Now I'm making your meals praying you will eat.
Bringing your pills to you with water to swallow them.
Thinking silently, this will take up more space in your stomach than what you ate for breakfast.
How can this be happening, a month or two more to live?
That is what we were told, cancer is fast and aggressive.
How can you process something like that.
I see you fading away a little more each day and wonder how you must feel whats going on in your head.
I can't imagine what kind of a place mentally you are in right now, and it hurts cause I know there is nothing I can do to make it better.
Just be here for you and comfort you as much as I can.
I took care of Dad as cancer took him and Mom died after being so brave.
But death is something I guess I will never get used to.
Does anyone?
All I can say is that I will miss you and I love you.
Your my big brother Dale and always will be.
Your Fight Is Over
I told you Mom had your guitar and was waiting for you on the beach.
Told you she would wait for you there night and day.
I knew you were tired of fighting and you were ready to pass away.
I held your hand while you and I listened to Gordon Lightfoot all night long.
And in the early morning hours your breathing slowed, your face relaxed, and you took your last breathe listening to your favorite song.
R.I.P Big brother 12/21/54 - 4/13/20
Mar 7, 2020
Mar 7, 2020 at 8:25 PM UTC
I feel some days are better then others.
As so many of us do.
Some days I wake up happy.
And some days I just wanna stew.
I don't like stew days.
Not wanting to talk or knowing what to say.
Just lost in a fog bank.
Waiting for a lighthouse to show me the way.
Trying to keep a smile on my face.
These are the days that are so long and meaningless.
Trying to keep my chin up high.
But they seem to last forever and become so tedious.
I wait for the next morning with baited breath.
Not knowing if I'll awake refreshed or still broken.
It's like being a contestant on a game show.
Claim your prize and take your token.
Feb 23, 2020
Feb 23, 2020 at 8:37 AM UTC
I love so many things, but I hate so many things…
I hate the darkness of the night, but I love what the
daylight brings...
I hate the lightning when it flashes, but I love the sound of
thunder…
I love my friends and family, but I hate the cancer that
put some under…
I Love my better half with all my heart, but I hate it when she
sings…
I hate it when she is sad, but I love what her smile brings…
I hate the winter’s windy cold, but I love a warm breeze in
summer…
I love classic old cars, but I really hate those Hummers…
I love being in the water, but I hate pruned hands…
I hate the sticky mud, but I love the warm sand…
I hate being upset, but I love being quite and calm…
I love when you say “I love you”, but I hate it when you say
“you’re the bomb”…
I love to kiss you all day long, but I hate it when you are away…
I hate it when we’re not together, but I love you more
each day…
I hate that we are so far apart, but I love our face time on our
phones…
I love thinking of you throughout the day, but I hate it
when I'm home alone...
Yes, there are things I hate, thankfully just a few, but I love many
things so much more and one of them is you...
Feb 7, 2020
Feb 7, 2020 at 10:47 PM UTC
If bullets bounce off Superman's chest, why does he duck when the bad guy runs out of bullets and throws the gun at him?
Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019 at 8:08 AM UTC
Memories in my head are like sand on a beach...
Grains that have gathered for ages...
Some on the surface and some way down deep...
I can pull them up like turning pages.
Each memory is like a grain of sand...
Each grain unique unto itself...
Not all so great, but others so grand...
Shuffled by the sea like books upon a shelf...
My mind is always shifting like the sands...
Forever manipulated by the ocean...
Like watery fingers from the the seas hands...
That can take away or leave behind, like a magic potion...
I try to walk slowly upon my beach...
With wonder and an open mind...
I try to learn all I can and also try to teach...
Always amazed at what I will find...
Tread lightly and keep watch of the tides...
Each grain can be very precious...
Every moment won't be a glorious ride...
But things like a child's giggle can become infectious...
Age, like the tide will creep up on us all...
Memories will be swept away by the waves...
Some will become harder to recall...
But, the best ones of all, we'll take to our graves...
Oct 30, 2019
Oct 30, 2019 at 8:08 PM UTC
I've been searching online...
and been going to meetings...
I've been listening to stories...
and been doing some reading...
Talking with self minded ladies...
some close by and some not...
I've even spoken to one that was from Haiti...
The one thing I've noticed...
the smiles on their faces...
They tell me of their struggles...
and how they've gone...
through their paces...
They all say it was rough...
some wanted to give up...
because their lives had just...
become too tough...
And then those smiles start to appear...
as they tell me how they kept going...
It was all worth the pain they say...
and the not knowing...
Just to meet that one person...
that will give you that edge...
Love you with all they have and...
and bring you back from that ledge...
The one you want to be with...
for the rest of your life...
The one that makes you feel free to be yourself...
The one you'll call...Wife!
Oct 29, 2019
Oct 29, 2019 at 8:54 PM UTC
"What are you searching for in a relationship?"
I'm searching for someone that is kind and unselfish, honest and funny...
That is ready for someone like me to call "Honey".....
I want someone that will tell me the truth
at the drop of a hat...
Someone that will tell me the truth when I ask
"Does this outfit make me look fat?"
I want someone that is ready for a silly kinda woman...
that is ready to give all...
Ready to surrender her soul, willing to take the fall...
into that next phase of life.. the one that really counts...
One that is not afraid of taking one more bite ..
because it may cause her to gain an ounce.
I want someone that will love me unconditionally...
and will get that in return...
Is this too much to ask?.. That is my concern..
Everyone seems to want just a little bit more...
so they're not willing to close that door...
The one that is open to the world...
the one that might lead them to that "perfect" girl...
I want someone that will realize, I'm right here...
and willing to go forward without any fear...
You see, I want to close that door so badly...
and I want to fall in love so madly....
with someone that feels the same...
So we can rest comfortably in each other...forever...
and remove ourselves from the game...
Sep 14, 2019
Sep 14, 2019 at 6:23 AM UTC