November-delights!

 

Autumn Remembered

 

Kaleidoscope illuminates forest yonder

Reds to golds vibrant-rainbow wonder

 

Jack Frost paintbrush highlight trees

Bright fall palette of bountiful leaves

 

Rustle tag, outrun cool wind

Promise winter, nature-send

 

Cling so tight to branches bare

Skeleton-like Halloween-scare

 

Twist to rain-damp ground

 Quiet flutter muffled sound

 

Full moon bright fluffy cloud

Usher holidays year-end proud

 

Crisp air tingle ears and nose

Fireplace crackle warm repose

 

Thanksgiving feast, turkey, pumpkin pie

Waterfowl-“V” destined southward fly

 

Leaf-pile seasons’ lives now spent

Return to good earth without repent

 

Fresh pine-scent evoke sweetness longing

Thankful man celebrates holiday morning

"Trick or treat!"---Boo!!!...I'm scared!

 

(a Halloween-paraprosdokian (a surprise-ending))

 

Gramps & the Kid

 

Ghosts! Goblins! Wild Ghouls run-rampant Halloween-night

Escort-Gramps leads little-Jimmy through a perilous-fright

 

To innocent-eyes a yellow full moon highlights skeleton-trees

A young-girl’s forlorn scream causes hot, red-blood to freeze

 

Hand-in-hand secure against evil-demons the pair advance

Dare step upon yon porch to beg a charity-candy chance?

 

With trepidation-fear creaks wide the door cavernous dark-black

A wrinkled-witchlike bony-hand deposits goodies in his held sack

 

A shy-smile parts his lips, “Gee! That wasn’t just too bad!”

Eager, now, to advance, catch-up with other lasses and lads

 

Braver still with each passing “Trick or treat!” easy-conquest

His “Sweetness-bag” filling fast, “Wow! This is the very best!”

 

“Why did I fear the night? Must have entertained ‘Insane!’”

Nothing at all to scare; old Gramps carries his stout-cane

 

And, really! Those evil spirit-demon-wraiths myriad abound

Just kiddos masquerading-fun for sweet-candy treats-around

 

Uh! Oh! Fanged-Dracula slurped blood from monster-Frankenstein

Thought I saw a wicked-witch broom-ride tease a wolf-man kind

 

Just when it all seemed going-good mean-clouds shrouded yon bright-moon

Now, candy-treats taste not so sweet! Was that noise made by an evil-goon?

 

Settle-down! It’s all just some silly game! I hope! I pray!

Something grabbed my pants-leg! “Devil! Let go!” I say

 

I truly want to run and flee but my lazy-legs refuse to cooperate

“Please! Dear God! Forgive all my sins! Surely I’m not too late?”

 

Embarrassed that my partner seems fine, collected, calm, quite-cool

If I stop shaking, perhaps, he’ll not think me be such a chicken-fool

 

Always ever-patient, lovingly, he looks at me; my champion-of-all-champs

“It’s alright! Nothing to fear! Don’t be afraid! I will protect you, Gramps!”

Happy Halloween!



Ah!---Grandma!...I love you!...still!

 

Old-sayings---

 

My Grandma-Aleda always had some tidbit-of-wisdom to impart;

I love the “old-sayings”, too. Grandma was a “Class-act”! Uh! Huh!

 

Grandma’s wise-old adage---a rebel, rascal, rogue’s “ad lib”)

A stitch in time saves nine!---(and---chafing…on exposed bare-skin)!

 

A penny saved is a penny earned!---(Hmm!? Who’s ever got a “penny”!?)

 

If it rains “bubbles” it rains 3-days!---(I know “Bubbles”! Let it rain!)

 

A fool and his money are soon parted!---(Yeah! By a well-built Blonde!)

Amen!



It's okay to be "Good"!

 

Celebrate---“Good”…

 

It’s okay to be “Good” at something;

a hobby, cooking, painting, music---whatever.

 

Realizing that little-ole you can actually do “something”

worthwhile and are really “Good” at it satiates the spirit.

Celebrate!

 

And---

 

It is wonderful to be accomplished and generous-enough

to be willing to share a “talent”---to know you are…Good!

 

People---notice!...Accept their appreciation with a humble-spirit!

 

Everybody loves a humble-lover!

 

But---

 

No matter how “expert” you become at any given endeavor---

It is never acceptable to “act” like…you know you’re “Good”!

 

(simple-humble)-I practice “Good”---by celebrating…others! Always!

 

Have a great-day---smile…and pass it on!

 

Amen!

No!---"Never" get-over-it!

 

“…Get-over-it!?”

 

Nanny taught Z. Tyler to play ball;

if he swung and missed, she said, “My-fault!”

Disappointment? He’ll “…Get-over-it!”

 

I taught him to ride a bike when Z. was only “2”!

If he fell and skinned a knee, we tried, again!

Failure! He’ll “…Get-over-it!”---and…-“Succeed!”

 

 Offered Z. exemplar-Love! which he reciprocated!

Celebrated a trinity of: Faith! Family! Freedom!

Christian-generosity! Z. Tyler always “Practiced-it!”

 

Our precious-“Little-man”---instinctively…“The-gentleman!”

“James-Bond!” “Don-Juan” “The apostle-of-Jesus”-“St. Peter!”

Exemplar! And, I pray! Z. Tyler will “Never…Get-over-that!”

 

Wedding-day! Celebrates a sacred-vow of “Eternal-Love!”

Happy-times! “Handsome”-Z. Tyler & “Beautiful” Lady-Jennifer!

Our wish for thy mutual- Love! May thee never---“…Get over it!”

Amen!



Simple!?

 

Simple!?---Yeah!...Simple!

 

A treasure-measure tradition of pure-

 

Praise! Honor! & Glory! to a sacred-trinity of:

 

Faith! Family! & Freedom! holy-offers divine-

 

Hope! Comfort!  & Inspiration! For soul & spirit!

 

Live! Love! Laugh! Focus-contemplate!

Vigilant-be! No one’s future is ever-late!

 

Faith! Family! Freedom! Might just be all there really---Is!

In one eternal-instant the only mercy blessing will be…His!

 

A satiated-spirit celebrates Peace! through exemplar-Love!

If there be Peace!-on-earth!? Let it begin---with (simple-humble)-me!

 

Amen!



sing-along

 

Learn-the-words---or…simply, hum-along!

 

I choose to “sing-in-the-sunshine”!---and…I’ll “dance in any-rain”!

If I be given “lemons”---for sure…I’ll serve thee lemon-aid!

Like “ice-cream”?---Me! Too!...Let’s have some! Yummy!

Want someone to Love!-thee?---First!...Learn to love “Thyself”!

Embrace Truth!-proudly!---All the rest…will follow-freely!

“Amen!”---“So be it!” Or “So it is!”…Amen! Again!

If there be “Peace-on-earth”?---It-must…Begin-with-me!

 

Amen!



"40!"---ne?...Oh! No!

 

“Obfuscating”-40! & a-Lament!

 

(Maybe the blind-“perspective”-of-age explains most of it!?)

 

A beauty-child of 15 dares-not visit too distant-a-future wonderhing-“40”!

 

A septuagenarian in-lament wishes for any re-do of faded time/space life!

 

For one: Too old! For another: Precious-memories! For each: Love!

 

I cannot visit thy-future! Thee can never enjoy my history life-past!

 

Each---it seems…to his-own; each in-his-own: Time & space!

 

Conclusion!? Determination!?---to wit…

 For treasured-Youth! For measured-Longevity!...

 

Good-enough is absent focused-effort!

Better ignites ambition, builds character!

Best reigns Supreme celebrating Life!

 

And…

 

Live! Love! Laugh! Focus-contemplate!

Vigilant-be! No-one’s future is ever-late!

 

And…

 

Faith! Family! Freedom! Might just be all there really---Is!

In one-eternal instant the only mercy-blessing will be…His!

 

With Love!-expressed---Amen!...To all-of-that!

"All" this for---me...and...you! Amen!

 

Did God?---Yes! He did!...For-“me”---and…You!

 

Loved (simple-humble me) Universally! Eternally! & Still!

Offer beauty in the ocean-blue tipped with white-crests.

Placed mountain white-summit high reaching for His-Glory!

Graced fertile-land for man to prosper-share His-Honor!

Kissed-love for mankind to populate His glorious-kingdom.

Elucidated man with intellect born of His Almighty-charity.

Filled the sea with water-creatures; flew feathers to the wind.

Provided seasons for Mother Earth to live, flourish, rest, replenish.

Created Perfect-Thee that I might realize Love to succeed my-spirit.

Blessed me with progeny to love-unconditionally and to respect.

Offered education for man to learn to humble-emulate our God.

Purchased-salvation for sinful-man with Jesus’ redemption-blood!

Imbued man with an innate-sense of right and wrong in all things.

Provided Hope! Comfort! Inspiration! For His faithful-followers.

Gave his progeny two-parents as a double-security of Love!

Consecrated churches to His-Glory celebration in holy-adoration.

Sent His Glorious-Son to live as His exemplar-ambassador to man.

Delivered on His divine-promise of everlasting-Life eternal-bond.

Softened man’s-heart to Faith! Hope! & Charity! Universally-enjoyed.

Challenged man as to how and why to smile in the face of any adversity.

Harmonized-Revelation song: In the final-end---the Good-guys…Win!

Gave us curiosity to learn and conquer over challenges for better-time.

Offered communication-advantage: Word! Thought! Deed! Writing! Prayer!

Gave equal-determination to each---through…Independent-Individual free-choice.

 

Taught (simple-humble)-me important-lessons:

 

To truly be purely simple and humble by a design-of-purpose;

Appreciation for Life! Love! Nature! Charity! Understanding!

Love of a cherished sacred-trinity: Faith! Family! Freedom!

And, yet one more: Live! Love! Laugh! Purely for enjoyment!

A simple-understanding of life as a personal-choice---choose…wisely!

Patience! (a-struggle) Tolerance! (an-understanding) Love! (my-practice)

To see my “importance” as negligible in the overall scheme of time & space.

The faux-value of “materialism” replaced with worthy “value-virtue”!

To smile-easily! Laugh-often! Comfort-always! Protect sacred-Love!

To cherish all life; to dance joyous in any rain; to adore winter-white.

To clear an un-focused vision in pure clarity through Christian-generosity!

To always take-the-blame! To-forgive! To fix any adversity with Love!

Thankful! Am-I! For parents! Family! Faith! Freedom! a Humble-spirit!

For fantasy! Rainbows! Butterflies! Unicorns! A journey-wild! Embraced!

 

And, so sorry---if I failed to say…”I love thee! Truly! Always and forever!”

Amen!



Starry-eyed!

 

Starry-eyed!

 

In a “youth”-space, now decades ago in treasure-measure time

an “innocent” starry-eyed boy contemplated “meaning”!

 

Born of a family-of-Love! into a time-of-youth portending

sweet-innocence in history as the ever-watchful “Senses”

seemed to have all mankind and his “necessaries” in view

keeping the world-“safe” in angelic-Goodness! Wow!

 

Yeah! I’ll live---there!...And, Sure-enough! “I”-did!

 

WW II had ended. The world rejoiced. Rebuilt. Life was “Good”!

 

No-better time in history in this youth’s innocent starry-eyes. Amen!

 

And, in that “fantasy”-life a poor-boy wondered---Life!...And, Love!

 

Sacred-religion permeated his life; Love satiated his spirit-wild.

The “Good”-guys wore white-hats; the “Good”-guys---always…Won!

 

Somewhere in the days of sun and rain and clouds and ice and snow,

along that irresistible trace traversed in sweet-abandon, a calling,

whisper-wind soft, teased the ears of our lad, caught his attention.

 

Love: Of Faith! Of Family! Of Freedom! Of Liberty & Mother-Nature!

 

The kid watched a neighbor’s TV evening-news as a war raged in Asia.

One of his parents’ friends got a divorce; he vaguely “understood”!?

Poverty! Disease! Crime!---Worse!...Reluctantly filtered into a life.

 

Within that upbringing of “Goodness” from family-Love and sacred-religious

indulgence-acceptance and belief was born a “desire” to Save-the World! Wow!

 

Trouble with that “intent” was two-fold:

1) The boy, in spite of deep-concern, had “no”-means at-hand to save anything;

2) Quickly, our innocent-youth with starry-eyes learned that the world did not

want to be saved---from anything…especially…itself!?

 

Optimistic, with an attitude of “Do the very best you can do!” our youth

accepted the “challenge” of imperfection in a material-world; he refused

to abandon his deep-seated moral-commitment for “Good; he did refuse

to ever allow himself to participate in the “evil” he saw around him.

And, in this end---Hope!...the declaration of a starry-eyed youth endures.

 

Saints Among us! Angels, too!---“I” fall well-short…Still, I always…try! Amen!



Excitement-feel!

 

Excitement-feel!

 

Listen-close---with innocent-child ears…hear a “silent-soft”!

“Feel”-it!---Like solaced white-snow…innocence-absent cost

 

Young-ones “hear” it---so do simple-humble I…fantasy-place

Exciting!---You-bet!...Christmas-time pure imagined–space

 

“Why?---can’t everyday be Christmas?”…crooned the gospel-king

Oh! It-is!---ole “Elvis”-man…in my sacred-world “Angel’s-sing!”

 

Every-day is beautiful!---By “my”-choice…”Excitement-feel!”

Sweet-innocence!---of spirit-pure…embrace a holy Love!-seal

 

Amen!



Please!---a gift...Today! Oh! Yeah! (Giddy-up!)

“One-day---Hmm!…Right-now!”

 

To be sure---I am not much on “One-day!?”…I live…Now!

 

If such outlandish behavior-thought makes me impulsive?---Well!?...Amen!

My perspective on the matter---is…Live! Love! Laugh!...So be it!

 

Still! I hold my dreams-dear---dream-a-universe…enjoy the adventure!

 

“One-day” I might get that beautiful silver with dark-dapples Arabian-

gelding about 10 or 12 years old standing 15-hands, or so, at the withers.

 

I’ll trade my “heavy”-western saddle for a lighter-version, one I can still

handle to hoist the leather onto my “wild and wooly” noble trusty-steed.

 

We’ll take to the trail through the woods, across the emerald meadow in

summer-time and kick snow in any late-autumn or winter sculpture-freeze.

On down to the rock-bottom creek, around the bend, over dell. Yonder!

to view the gifts-of-an-Awesome Wonder! Again! And, yet. Again!

 

For I have been and am and come!---And…I will not be denied my heritage!

 

My “One-day!” is---Yesterday! Today! Tomorrow!...Always!...Forever!

 

When none will “Go”---I-volunteer!...I’ll not participate in…any Worry/Fear!

 

Amen!