I weep as often as I laugh
not from sorrow, nor from joy,
but because the world hums,
and I refuse to be deaf to it.

I should have known

the wind is a song
that bends those velvet petals
for the lips of bees

Poetry-
a symphony
of the finest words
that creates
unparalleled beauty-

it leads love
to its infinite ecstasy-
a mystery
beyond
the loftiest philosophy

If you don't feel hungry
Why eat?
Is that not the essence of defeat?
If You can't export it
Complete
The thing you meant to defeat.

worry for my boys
pride in my boys

         patience.

People these days seem to have forgotten that history repeats itself like a clock on the wall…..
Twice a day, first as a lesson, the second time as a warning. Still, no one cares to listen until the clock stops, the walls begin to crack, and the foundation is crumbling beneath their feet……
only then do we begin to realize it’s too late to turn back and we then scramble to replace the batteries and repair the cracks.
Shane M. Stoops