Summer-time!?---Uh! Oh!...Heat & Humidity!

Mid-nineties! Today! 100%-humidity! Wow!

 

Still do NOT have the A/C turned "on";

maybe sometime in hellion-August!?

 

Reckon everybody ought to---suffer...at least, a bit!

 

Anyway---tomorrow...off to the "bird"-show with Anna & Lauren!

 

Fun-times! Ignore the "summer"-heat!---Try?...Anyway! Hmm!

 

Amen!

Baurs home from Germany-visit! Yea!

 

Welcome-home!

 

Glad you-all are home safe.

Nothing-new here; didn't miss a thing.

 

But---tomorrow...new-adventures!

Oh!-Yeah!

 

Amen!

Miss-Linda tribute...

Ah!---“our”-Salvation!...yon Realm-of-Angels!

(a loving-tribute to: Lady-Linda June 23, 1948 – June 26, 2019)

 

Cherubim & Seraphim-harmony! Communion-of-Saints-collective!

In-spirit eyes behold myriad Saints & Angels among us-perspective!

 

Among sacred Family- of-“friends” a tally-true treasure-measure

To know God’s emissaries-on-earth, a consecrated crystal-pleasure

 

Saints prevail-serenity, serve-as-example, bring soft-sunshine “Good”

Angels scurry to-aid any-in-need like a saving “whisper-wind” would

 

Our “Miss-Linda” dignified-life emulating a Holy Spirit Grace-dove

A Family-of-Friends mutually embraced a-celestial circle-of-Love!

 

Absent complaints! No Self-pity! Only-Compassion! Christian-generosity!

 Loving! Caring! Considerate! Forgiving! A Christ-like kingdom-perspicacity!

 

When all has been and is and come no tally necessary faux-count

Save “accent-all-Good” accrued Saint-Angel sacred Love-mount

 

Another halo-golden Saintly-shine among heaven collective-Peace!

One more Angel-choir singer of Praise! Honor! Glory! Never-cease!

 

Like any journey-experience it seems easier to-go than be delayed-stay

One-day! Soon! A pink-blush dawn-call! My-turn! Heaven! Oh! I-pray!

 

Thank-thee! Linda-dear! For lessons-fair! Time! Peace! Exemplar Sacred-Love!

Shine your special-smile easy-down from yonder Saints & Angels-realm above!

 

Good-enough is absent effort!

Better ignites sacred-ambition!

Best celebrates Supreme-success!

 

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!

 

 Blessed-I! Exceedingly-so! Un-deserved!? Future!---Now!...and, Been!

What ’ere I’ve earned? True-judged “am”? Thank-Thee! Lord! For friends!

 

Rest-in-Peace! Eternal! Mon-Amie! Miss Lady-Linda!

 

Amen!

 

 

7-years ago, my friend Michael Bradley, succumbed to "cancer".

Candy's friend, Linda Maus, died the same date and time as Mike,

seven years after Michael's-demise. He would have discerned some

special-irony in that "co-incidence"; it is lost on "simple"-me.

 

Each was extra-special; the tribute might be to each of them.



Counting "7"-years!---Mon Amie!...Wow!

 

Counting "7"-Years!---to...Eternity! Hmm!

 

June 26, 2012---Michael Bradley...deceased!---58-yearsd old...forever...!

 

Au revoir!---Mon Amie!...Until...some-'morrow dawn! I-pray!

 

Gone---much too-soon...forever...much too-long! Miss-you! Michael!

 

A day before his death, I said, "Let me know where you are!"

He said, in his sophisticated-concise, high-intelligence, "If I can!"
Amen!

 

Time---heals all-wounds...but...never the empty-hole in the heart!

 

Rest-in-Peace---Mon-Amie!...Amen!

Saints & Angels!?---You-bet!...Count on the "Baptists"!

 

"John"---and...the "Others"!

 

 

Friend-Linda has a "few" days left before evil-cancer claims her. Sad!

 

But, she faces evil-"death" like she did life---exemplar!...Courageous!

 

No-complaints! No blaming others! Even planned her funeral-service!

 

Picked 2-hymns for the ceremony; knows what she wants!

 

We have a library containing some-books; a-few hymnals among them.

But, the Old-time-religion songs Miss-Linda chose were not to be found

in our meager-collection. Modern (liberal) religion has all but outlawed

the "old" hymns; seems they don't fit a socialist-agenda plan.

 

So? Lady-Candice employed her acumen for getting the impossible done.

 

She called a friend who she "knew" would have the sacred-songs.

 

Baptist Miss-Joyce came through with the needed hymns from one

of her precious "religious"-hymnals! Over-joyed to help! Yeah! 
Thank You! Dear-Lady! Saints & Angels!---You-bet!...Amen!

 

I absolutely adore the "old"-hymns lending spiritual-comfort. Hum!!!

 

Yeah! I-know! Who needs such nostalgia in the "modern"-sophistication!?

 

Hmm!---I-do! (for-one)...Sure-enough reckon-so that's true!

 

Know this Miss-Linda---your "friends"-care...and dearly-Love you!

 So many-more than you might ever-know! Truly-exceptional!
 

Amen!



SCOTUS---9-black robes..."Politically"-irrelevant!? Hmm!?

 

SCOTUS---(Supreme-Court)...9-black robes

 

So?---9-black-robes…filled with composites-of-“people”!?

 

By the way---S.C.-judges do-not have to be “lawyers”…U.S. Constitution


Theoretically---these "elites" are..."the-cream-of-the-crop"!? Genius!? Hmm!
I have encountered some---highly-"educated" idiots...in my time & space!

 

 

If these-"elites" is---the "best-of-the-best"!?...we-be in some deep-stuff!

 

These “elite”-people “interpret” the law in-light-of the Constitution.

 

They come to the highest-bench in the land mandated by the U.S. Constitution

to interpret laws of the U.S. to be “in-compliance” with that sacred-document.

 

Sure---they are only “human”…but, they must “see” only relevant-law!

Any prejudice whatsoever disqualifies them from any case absent Truth!

If they cannot be “perfectly”-honest in making decisions, they are irrelevant!

 

The document speaks for itself; SCOTUS merely interprets the law!

 

Tough-job!?---You-bet…by-design! If you can’t stand the heat…? Yeah!

 

Please!---Can we get an a-political-judge!?...just-once!? Hmm! I-pray!

 

Amen!



Realm-of-Angels!---Yeah!...Really!

 

Angels! Angels!---everywhere!...Yup!!!

 

We visited a "friend" today who is suffering the painful-disability

of evil-demon "lung-cancer". She has a "few"-days left. Maybe!?

 

To say she is a "trooper" would be an under-statement. She is heroic!

 

No complaining---Poor-me! No self-pity...Why-me? Just...exemplar-courage!

 

Inspirational as her demeanor is, her "friends" are---angels!...and, more!

 

They make her comfortable! Cause her to smile! Reminisce! Commune!

 

Good! Triumphs over any-evil! Always! Because---people are

intrinsically...Good! We are born---Good!..."evil" is learned.

 

I am surrounded with Saints & Angels! Always have been! Absolutely!

 

Oh!---sure-enough!...they are "flawed"! But, not quite so badly as...me!

 

I recognize their "Goodness"! Applaud-it! Celebrate-it! Cherish-it!

 

Thank-you!---My Saints & Angels!...for YOU---and...inspiration!

 

One-day---maybe?...I'll join that illustrious Realm-of-Angels!

 

Amen!

 



So!?---What about?...that "troubled"-environment!? Hmm!?

 

Save-me!---"Somebody"!?...Save-me! Really!?

 

The "environment" is a "mess"! No-air! No-water! Wow!

 

Too-much "plastic" in the oceans!?---Oh!...What-to-do!

 

Well! We could "outlaw" all-plastic! Works for tobacco! Booze!

Drugs! Murder! Crime! Speeding! Danger! Evil! "Everything"!

 

Where are out genius-"elected" professionals when we need them?

Uh!-Oh!---Representative-"govment"...they is "us"! Uh! Oh! Again!

 

So?---Help!...Yeah! You!...Plant-a-tree!...Or...10---thousand...+!

 

Yeah!---What an absolute...mess! Duh! You---do...something...Good!

Me-too!---Well! Okay!...I'll continue to "try"! Please---Join-me!

 

Sincerely, Earth! and, her Mother-Nature!

 

Amen!

Thunderstorms!---Yea!...Really!?

 

Wild-Nature!---"Crazy"-man?...Hmm!?

 

Five-days, now, the "weather"-man has been going-bonkers!?

 

"Oh! Woe-is-me! Storms! Rain! Clouds! Wind! Oh! Dear-God!"

 

Still-waiting 4-days for the "life"-giving elixir-of-life!---today?...Rain!

 

Well!---Even the .147-hitter...gets it "right" once in a while! Hmm!

 

All that tax money for the NWS equipment and personnel!? Wow!

 

Hey!---Every-once-in-a-while...the "geniuses" get it right!? Sort-of!?

 

Anyway---I enjoyed nature's-show...and, we sure enough needed the rain!

 

Just can't wait for awesome-WINTER---and...beautiful-ice & -snow!

Ole "weather" kid-genius will really go-nuts when that happens! Ha!-Ha!

 

Amen! 

4-seasons!---You-bet! But...I have my priorities...

 

Mother-Nature moods!

 

They call the Indian-maiden: Winter-Spring! Summer-Fall!

 

Appropriate! I reckon-so!---For-sure...Change is the spice-of-life!

 

My personal priorities for Mother-Nature's favorite-seasons in order---

Autumn!...Winter! Spring!...Summer!

 

But---I fully enjoy each...kind-of like...the always Perfect-weather!

I love: Sun! Clouds! Rain! Storms! Calm! Sleet! Snow! & Ice!

 

Here's-the-deal---He sends it...I Praise! Honor! Glory! His-gifts!

 

Amen!

Redunduncy!?---"ferns"?...Hmm!?

 

Ferns!?

 

The American-Indian culture holds-tight to a theory that

once a human physically-perishes, the deceased's soul comes

back to life so as to do "better" this time-around, thus attaining a

"quality"-status for the afterlife that will allow them to finally

reach heaven's reward. A kind of: Try! Try! Again!-scenario!

 

Not a bad ideal, at all. Like "rehabilitation" for convicted-criminals.

 

So? What do Indians?---and...Ferns? have to do with anything?

 

One of myriad properties we looked at for investment-opportunities

over these many-years was a 120-acre farm on the eastern-edge of

the tiny Village-of-Maeystown in southwestern-Illinois. The property

sported a solid-rock bottom spring-fed clear-flowing creek the length

of the land running east to west; an intersecting creek caused the formation

of a "pennensula" at the confluence; wild ferns populated the 2-acres.

Daughter-Becky, about age-6, named the area "fern-land"; beautiful!

 

Fern-fronds arched dark-green leafy "auras" across the little-oasis.

 

We made an offer on that farm one fine Saturday-morning; it has been

on the market for some 3+ years with "no" -serious interest. Hmm!

 

The very day we made our offer, the realtor told us he had just received an

offer from another potential-buyer and could not entertain our interest until

the following-week because he had a wedding to attend that week-end.

 

I know a "bit" about such "legalities" but, in-the-end, we did not get the land.

 

We did buy a farm about a mile away from that land, shortly thereafter.

 

So!? I have a tender-spot in this old-heart for the greenery-of-ferns.

 

We live in town, now, but, our front porch sports two hanging ferns, every

summer; we have another hanging on a well hand-pump on display in our

herb-garden; the pump came from my great-grandparents' farm.

 

This spring, Wal-Mart had a plethora of hanging-pot ferns on sale for $7.50

each; they were severely "dry" and dying; we bought one; it is thriving!

 

Seems the simple-things hold a "sacred" treasure-measure---if...one looks!

 

Celebrate---sacred-life and our-earth...Plant a "fern"---or...a tree (or, 10)!

 

Amen!



"Summer!?"---Hmm!...Oh! Well!

 

Summer-solstice!

 

Coming with heavy-humidity to a neighborhood near---you!

 

This Friday ushers in the beginning of hellion "dog-days" heat!

 

Until the last 20-years, or so, summer drained me, physically.

When the ole ticker acted-up 12-years ago, something also

happened with my "allergy" to summer-heat---it relented...big-time!

 

I can't say that my ambition spiked; I'm still insultingly-lazy!

 

But---time heals all-wounds...Humidity-funk...be-gone!

 

And---my-ambition issue!?...Yeah! Well!...I'm still...Lazy!

 

I'll enjoy summer---but...I'm looking to my-favorite...cooling-Fall!

 

Enjoy each-day!---rain or shine...even...the evil-humid challenges!

 

Amen!

Ah!---little-boys!...Reckon! That would be...ME!

Hero!

 

I happened to catch the tail-end of an old movie today.

Stand-by-me! Is a tale of pre-teen youth growing-up.

 

When I find myself regaling our progeny with exploits

from my adventurous-time and space, (seems I do that

“reminiscing” more and more often here-of-late) most of

The “tales” put my age at about “12”; not sure why that is.

Certainly, some events occurred at that time-o-life for me.

but, a great-deal of my time turned into extra-ordinary “fun”.

(Occasionally, real-damages resulted; fortunately---mostly…fun!)

 

In the movie, four-friends go on a quest to find the dead-body

of a teen from their small Oregon-town who was killed by a train.

The story is amusing and entertaining---and…bittersweet. 

 

Lovely-Lady Candice-Leah smiled and laughed at the antics in

the film, being-polite, finding “humor” in my reaction to the tale.

 

I picked up on her “motherly”-understanding of an overgrown-

septuagenarian who tends to live in some fantasy-mental state.

She was not unkind in her assessment---just…amused. Hmm!

 

I tried to explain my sympathetic-reaction to the movie-boys’

take on the predicaments unfolding in their young-lives suggesting

to Lady-Candice that an understanding of the emotions and

importance of the events to the actors might be better accepted

if she had experienced “life” as a pre-teen male. She just smiled!

 

One of the boys in the movie grows up to be a “writer”. At the end

of the film, he is writing the tale of their super-adventure. Wow!

The last line of his “book” goes something like this: I never had

friends in life like I had when I was twelve. Nobody does! Amen!

 

Maybe my reaction is akin to what I hear people speak of with a

certain lamented sense-of-loss when they speak of a “1^st-love”!

 

Reckon “youth” was, indeed, my 1^st-love!---and…I do miss it!

 

Still---this demented-mind…seems to forever eschew “adulthood”!

 

Maybe---I can’t to-back…Or---maybe…I chose just to never-leave!

 

Little-boys need a “hero”---me, still…mine are: Life! & Love!

 

Oh!---Did I ever tell you about the time...when I was 12...?

Amen!



"Whisper-wind"-song

“Whisper-wind” song!

(a Life song-of-Love!)

 

“Whisper-wind” some vacancy true comfort-cool

 Longevity satiate-soft any evil spirit-demon cruel

 

Morn’s wakeful gentle-nudge pink-blush new-dawn

Lament-not some folly-yesterday’s ghost absent-gone

 

Yon “Whisper-wind” announce simple-humble me be-born

Myriad-adventures comes a Rebel! Rascal! Rogue!-forlorn

 

Mid-morning respite ancient sugar-maple filigree-shade

Life-celebrate! Reward-toil! Perhaps an impromptu-parade

 

Yonder live-I just somewhat-south of golden-sun high-noon

A bit-west of shadowed alabaster-pale midnight full-moon

 

Afternoon 3-pm cool ice-cream treat refresh-complete

Some cooling Whisper-wind day-dream fathom-replete

 

In yon mind-fantasy a cosmos-query dance to curious-stir

Matrix-complex differential-equations contemplate-concur

 

Violet-hue caress sun-setting past-day another tally-count

Long-shadows invite an evening-ride on grey-Arab mount

 

Purple-deep embraces cool-of-night ushering serene-delight

Once more time-through-space to wild-howl night-scene sight

 

Midnight-black holds-firm the darkest wee-hours sparkle-star

In rest-vacancy dream-I sweet Whisper-wind Love-song afar

 

And---then to stir-awake…soft-kissed by new-dawn pink-blush

Do-it-all-again---once-more…a blessing-chance heart-held flush

 

Whisper-wind me-comfort “simple-humble” I-in-a-beginning!

Whisper-wind me- sing a Faith! Family! Freedom!-celebration!

Whisper-wind me-conclusion: Live! Love! Laugh! Determination!

Whisper-wind me-soft-touch emotion-devotion true sweet-Love!

Whisper-wind me-Dawn! Noon! Eve! Moon! Cacophony-of-Life!

 

Thank-Thee! Lord!---for “time & space”…for “Life & Love!”

Rainbow-hues! Butterflies! Unicorns! Celestial-flowers above!

 

Amen! Again---Amen!...Amen! Amen!

 

 Daughter-Beth brought lunch-dessert (fresh-fruit) and a "gift"-card
for car-washes for 6-months. Yea! I can use that! For sure! Thank-you!
Miss Lexi and Graig attended the festivities! Great! Thank-you all!

Daughter-Becky called from Germany where she and her family are
visiting Alex's kinfolk; so good to hear from all of them today. Thanks!

I have always been exceptionally-lucky!---Undeserving...but...Lucky!
 

And---a Great Father's Day!...won $100 on the lottery! Oh! Yeah!

(You just---gotta...believe!) Amen!



Father's Day! Yea!

 

Happy Father's Day!

 

 

Dad's-day!---everyday...Oh! Yeah!

 

Amen!

Happy Birthdau! Miss-Lauren! (a "bit"-early!? Okay!)

My-ole Kentucky-school!

(sung to the melody of “My old Kentucky-home”)

 

Oh! The sun shines bright on my ole Kentucky-school

’Tis-autumn! Beauty-Lauren! Our new co-ed is Cool!

 

Focused-intelligence! Dazzling-personality! Hit the books!

Stand ’em on their-ear! Southern-belle natural good-looks!

 

Anna and Lexi trek to college for the ole homecoming-scene

Bapa goes along to chaperone this party and ole-Halloween

 

Alex and Beth! Retire your unnecessary “worry & fear”-pale

Bapa to the rescue! “I’ll always defend---then pay…their-bail!”

 

At winter-break with campus-frozen in delicious white-snow

Skippy & Zorro and girls parade an ice-solstice horse-show

 

Soon an upper-classman Sis will be running the school to great-cheers

In a blink and a whisper Annie and Lexi join Lauren in two short-years!

 

You-go! Girl! You-Rock! Nothing ever stands in your-way!

Study-hard! Live! Love! Laugh! Party-hardy! Enjoy fun-play!

 

My-“Luvy”! Little-professor! Little-mommy! Sweet-Love!

Sophisticated-designed pure like a refined snow-white dove

 

So very proud of Lovely-Lady Lauren-Victoria precious-girl

      Born to lick the sugar-honey candy-stick of life sweet-swirl

 

Love-you more than an alabaster full-moon kissing ocean-waves

In-true-spirit! Devotion! Emotion! Faith! Family! Freedom!-saves

 

Like yon-cosmos! We are one! I promise always to do my-part

When time and distance separate---safe…within me loving-heart

 

Oh! The sun shines bright on my ole Kentucky-school

’Tis-autumn! Beauty-Lauren! Our new co-ed is Cool!

 

Oh! The sun shines bright on my ole Kentucky-school

’Tis-autumn! Beauty-Lauren! Our new co-ed is Cool!

 

Happy Birthday! (Great-life!) Miss-Lauren! (7-2-2019)

Go!-Wildcats! Yea!

 

Amen!

Girls & horses & girls & horses!

A young-girl’s beau-love!

 

Halter in-hand treks maiden-fair ’cross yonder meadow-green

where pastures “Unicorn”-beau to fetch adventure-wild like

lightning-wind from dawn-pink to purple-evening love-embrace

 

 

 

A Young-Lady & her  Beau-Steed

(You all could ride the wind---if…someone would just saddle it)

White cloud-fleece caress cerulean sky as talent-young-lady prides

Smile beauty-innocent greets “Hi! Beau-horse!” Forward she strides

 

Bits of peppermint sweet-treats soft-hands to gentle rub him-down

Big-Boy nuzzles-soft her loveliness displaying mutual-love bound

 

Anxious for a new-adventure each dutiful to assigned roles participates

A thorough-brush, hoof-check as waiting pleasure-amplified anticipates

 

Miss not a subtle stable-delicacy: tack room leather, hay-loft aromas-fine

Pad-saddle-girth, not too tight; slip on bridle-bit to initiate “fun” –design

 

Slow-lead enough the cayuse to relax tense massive-muscles tight

Check bridle-fit, tighten the girth, prepare to mount, smile bright

 

Walk horse-flesh friend around the ring, bring him to slow-trot

Down to calm-walk go canter then check what might-be-forgot

 

Corkscrew dust-tendrils mini-swirl rise wind-churned hoof-falls

Soft-whispered “whinny-neigh” tacked-mounted trusty-steed calls

 

Concentration: seat-balance upright, heels-down, eyes-forward total-proud

Knee-high black-boots, jodhpurs, crisp-blouse, coat-fitted, helmet-allowed

 

Gently-gathered leather-reins collect equine-charge master-magnificent

“Sweet-wind blows between pert-ears” Bedouin-nomad metaphor-ascent

 

Pleasure-time initial spent in the arena refines kindred-spirit friend-bond

As karma-harmony evolves, any resistance dissolves in true Love!-found

 

Across the meadow-green flies flashing-steed, one with hair-blazing girl

Nature-personified beauty-harmony soft-gentle intertwined Love!-swirl

 

No rail-challenge to tall for wing-ed Unicorn with she astride-to-fly

I-am-woman! To tame a “curiosity”-universe just beyond eternal-sky

 

Then, when too soon, a relentless sun-trek again traversed its celestial-realm

Long-shadows soften eve purple-pride ride home with beauty at yon helm

 

Return sojourn to cool the steed as our young-lady gives soft-neck a pat

Each finds adventure-life grand if one true-allows: Love! is where it’s at

 

May thee be satiated with Life---through…Love!

To miss any instant be sin against Master-above

 Amen!