Hawg Jaw Bill’s Hall Of Shame
There are some groups around that just screw things up good.
They have perhaps been more successful than they should.
This poem investigates those named into my own hall of shame,
And discusses just why they should be feeling some blame. Continue reading
There are things lying hidden in your home from the far past
Waiting for you to rediscover them from their hiding spot at last.
I looked in an old brass box sitting on top of my bedroom chest.
This poem reviews things I found in the box that I liked best. Continue reading
Personal Memory Device
Sometimes when we read about a new idea it sounds so good,
But when we think about it for a while we change our mood.
This poem reviews an idea called the personal memory device,
That could cause bad repercussions more than once or twice. Continue reading
Crazy Neighbors
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Moving to a new city with neighbors you know nothing about,
Is always a risk and sometimes the results just freak you out.
This poem discusses some neighbors that dealt us some stress,
After moving to Bartlesville and living at our current address. Continue reading
A Fish Out Of Water
I think that we have all felt like a fish out water at some point,
This poem gives a few of my experiences being out of joint,
A flopping around on land wishing I could be another place,
But, I usually toughed it out, displaying my own internal grace. Continue reading
Family Milestones
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It occurred to me that there are milestones in life we all love,
That mean our children are growing up with help from above.
We all cherish these moments that we all hold dear in our hearts.
This poem reviews a few of these moments from the very start.
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The photos used as illustrations herein are both my girls and our grandchildren Continue reading
John and Sue are friends of ours from our square dance lessons,
That we danced with for ten years at the square dancing sessions.
They were in our Mickey Mouse Gang that became good friends,
This poem examines some of our fun times we had in the end. Continue reading
Fish Pond Garden
This story poem is about a fish pond project that failed to perform,
And a daughter with a new idea for a project the pond to re-form.
A fish pond garden was the idea to be pursued this time around
As a birthday gift for my wife Pam and with joy she did abound. Continue reading
This is a few short verses about some friends of mine in school,
Most of us thought that we were kind of hep and super cool.
But there were those kids that thought their stuff just didn’t stink,
That thought the rest of us were just nerds not fit for their blink.
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(The pictures for this Blog came from my 1961 Phillips High School Yearbook) Continue reading
Buffalo Cardinal
Sometimes the Lord works his great miracles in mysterious ways.
It’s the tiny small little things that with us often will always stay.
This short poem describes some events that recently occurred,
That may have been worth much more than these few words. Continue reading