Excerpt from the-book "Horizon Dawn" by Carl Schuler (Amazon-books)

 

Les Trois “Adieux”

(Three Final Farewells)

 

“Camelot!---Au revoir! Mon Camelot!---Loved! Lived! Gone! Absent the ‘Lady’---No more!”

 

Much later, perhaps, in two or three years subsequent, the suffering

mourner might allow contemplation of such deep-recessed conscious

intrusive obfuscated thought-discomfort; for the present, affirmation

of evil, pernicious, damnable death demanded simple strength to cope.

Direction for some future “map-for-Love!” of “Camelot---so revisited”

might light a faint trace of redemption to resume life---Happy…again!

 

“The Queen is dead; long live Camelot-fantasy! (Again!)”---Hopefully! Amen!



Dinner-offer I just can't refuse! Yum!-Yum!

 

Supper at Bohleysville-farm (Fox-Lake)

 

 

Miss-Lauren and Miss-Anna want to have supper this

evening at their farm; and, we're invited! You-bet! Yea! 

 

Costco-pizza! Mmm! Mmm!---I'll be there...with Candy!

 

Becky and the girls are providing:

The food! Venue! Lake! Woods! Meadow! Bee-hives!

 

Now---there is...some exquisite-dining...with Great-company!

 

Uh!?---Er!?…

 

I did construct the very-nice picnic-table! I really "did"!

 

Bon-appetite! Les Mon-Amie!

 

Amen!



Once-upon-a-time...

 

Once-upon-a-space-in-time---an anomaly?…”me”…

 

A Rebel! Rascal! Rogue! Rapscallion!---a-purpose focused…and, by-design!

 

Not-so-much!---This (simple-humble) anomoly-me!?...never-was!---Still…ain’t!

 

A-“tumbleweed”---on the tornado-periphery!?...or, in the whirlwind-center!?

 

Been to the “mountain”---a time, or, twenty?…sweet-kissed yon deep-blue sea!

 

Petted myriad refined-horses---rode a few…admired them all…love every-one!

 

I-be the “progeny” of two very-fine families!---Luck-’o-the-draw!...I reckon-so!

 

Found Supreme-Happiness!---in sacred-Love!...a deep appreciation of sacred-Life!

 

A Holy-Spirit “Grace”-mantra!---Live! Love! Laugh!...Faith! Family! Freedom!

 

Good-enough is absent effort!

Better ignites sacred-ambition!

Best celebrates Supreme-success!

 

Shortly before friend-Michael passed---“Tell-me where you-are!?”…If I-can!?

 

7-years! Still-waiting!---No-hint!?...Maybe? I just don’t know “how” to listen!?

 

Not-much of a “joiner”!?—A-loner!?...Perhaps?...An Independent-Individual!

 

But, throughout it-all---a-“plan”? What?…Ha!---me?...any-structure!? Hmm!

Fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants!---Improvise!...Make-do!? Sounds-right!

 

Live! Love! Laugh! Focus-contemplate!

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

 

Me-metaphoric “golden”-crown?---7-diamond jewels!...The very-Love! of my-life!

Lovely-Lady Candice Leah! Beth! Becky! Z. Tyler! Lauren! Lexi! My Annie-Rie!

 

Non-materialistic! Me!---Had all the-toys!...Homes! Cars! Pools! Farms! Horses!

Never held much coin of silver/gold!---Enough!...The bank had surplus in a vault!

Gee! I played the-game of-“living”!---Not-hording!...What’s it so-much all about!?

 

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

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

 

When I knock-on the Pearly-Gates---“Anybody”-home?...Will ole-Peter send me back!?

Amen!



One sacred-legacy!

Value!?-Virtue!? Hmm!?

 

For: I have been---and, am…and, upon the ’morrow may-come

Pray-I! Me treasure-measure legacy---be Love!...a myriad tally-sum!

 

Amen!



Sad-news---a time to-remember...a reason to-celebrate!

 

Mrs. Lucille Schneider

(My friend's Grandmother)

 

News we never want to hear always manages to find-us;

such is the case in the death of Mrs. Lucille Schneider.

 

This fine-lady is the grandmother of my friend, Justin.

I did not have the pleasure of meeting Miss-Lucille in

this life, but, I know her grandson and her daughter, Linda.

 

What we leave to this world is not some fabulous-legacy

of nebulous material-treasure; rather, our life-measure

is tallied in the Love which we wisely offer and receive.

 

Miss-Lucille quite obviously did quite-well in the treasure-measure

of her life; Miss-Linda is a very fine-Lady, Justin, quite the-Gentleman!

 Her quality-progeny showcase the life and times of Lovely-Lady! Miss-Lucille!
 

My friend sports a gentle-heart as big as all-outdoors! A real-man!

Thank-you! Justin! We love you!

 

I am proud to know each of them; each is a fine testament to Lucille.

 

When a friend suffers such loss, my heart shares their pain.

 

So very sorry to witness your tragedy! I am with you in-spirit!

 

Revere Miss-Lucille in your sacred-memories! Treasure her!

Celebrate the love you shared by emulating her-example.

 

All any of us have is---Right-now!...cherish the gift of Life & Love!

 

Our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Miss-Lucille.

 

I pray you-all---Peace! Happiness! And...a satiated-spirit!

 

Let's Honor our ancestors by trying to be as good as they!

May Miss-Lucille rest in eternal heavenly-Peace!---I humble-pray...Amen!

Amen!

Sincerely, Lady-Candice & Carl

Need some inspiration!?

 

Where---is..."Inspiration"?

 

Well!---It might just be..."where" you find-it!

 

Inspiration!---Inspired!...In-spirit!

 

And, so, there it is! To be inspired---is...to do "Good"! Easy!?

 

I truly think so! Try something simple as---a...smile!

 

Jaunt on down to the 7-11---choose a youngster..."Pay" their bill! Quietly!

 

No-where for you to do "anything" in Christian-generosity? Hmm!

 

Mow your neighbor's lawn. Secretly!

Visit a nursing-home---Smile!...Tell a story---or...listen to some "history"!

Hold the door for whoever might be behind you!

Kiss a loved-one and say, "I love you!"

Feed the wild-fox that lives in the woods!

Feed the wild-birds---all year-long...they eat every-day!

 Chain-hate!---Forgive an enemy..."Forgive"-yourself!

Send a "thoughtful" card to someone who is ill!

In a restaurant---choose a family...Pay their bill...anonymously!

Purposely!---with-focus!...Be-kind! Considerate! Empathetic!

 

Now---any of these "suggestions"...reap-Inspiration!

 

Like Christmas!---Giving...begets more for the benefactor!

 

I sincerely---wish thee...Christian-generosity...Inspiration!

 

Amen!

How do we all "just-get-along"!?---Get-to-work!...Do "your" job!

 

Mandate!

 

Can’t we all just get along…!?---Yes!...I’m sure of it!

Amen!

 

The oath-of-office for the President of the United States,

U. S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives is

“crystal”-clear: I swear to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution…

 

Implicit in that oath is to protect “We, the people…”!

Citizen-rights are enumerated in the Bill-of-Rights of the Constitution.

 

Our (We, the people…) rights are part and parcel of that sacred-document.

 

Our (We, the people…) “hired-help” swore to the terms of the oath-of-office.

 

Now, I’m just a simple/humble Independent-Individual United States-citizen,

absent legal-education, the words, to me, mean exactly what they say.

 

MR. President! Senator! House-member! Mr. Governor! Judges! Employees!

Please! Just-do-what (We, the people…) hired you to do and honor your oath!

 

Washington D.C. ought not be a “retirement”-home for (We, the people…) hired-help!

 

Perhaps a simple analogy might illustrate a (We, the people…) understanding…

I hired a lawn-boy to mow the yard. Our-agreement was that he would mow on

Tuesday-afternoon cutting from the street to the house for $20/wk. for the summer.

I supplied the mower, the gas, oil, sharpened the blade; he had only 2-mandates!

Tuesday-afternoon; perpendicular to the street. Simple! But, he didn’t like me! Nor:

My street! House! House-color! Diet! Car! Race! Or, my “cheap”-offer! Hmm!

 

I came home on Tuesday-evening---no fresh-cut grass…no sign of Mr.-Genius! Hmm!

Next morning at 6 a.m., sounds of the lawn-mower awaken me---hired-help…is mowing!

And---to add insult to injury…he is mowing parallel to the street!? So?...

I fired him!---on the spot!...he “broke” our contract! Hmm! Is our hired-help listening?

 

Conclusion: Hired-help!---We, the people…say: Do your job! No-more! No-less!

Just do “what”  We, the-people hired you to do---opinions on anything-else?…No!

And---after 2-terms of 4-yrs. each (8 yrs. total) Please! Go-home! Bye!-Bye! Hired-help!

 

Yeah!---Like I surmised at the outset…We, the people…surely can get-along!

And, while we work on this worthy-objective, hands-off our-rights!

Just enforce the law!---The U.S. Constitution!...Revere-it! Serve-“US.”! Honor-all!

 

Thank-you!...Our (We, the people…)…Temporary Hired-help!

Amen!

 



Sometimes!?---Oh!...YeaH!

 

Life-delights!

 

Many times I came home "early" in the day.

Had a "job" where I worked on my own-time, made my own hours,

worked at my own pace. I loved it; gave me a lot of "free"-time.

 

Spent those "leisure"-hours with Lovely-Lady Candice Leah;

my "princesses": Beth and Becky. When the grandchildren came

along, they joined in the "fun"-adventures. We sure had a "time".

 

We played (mostly) and worked (sometimes) to get the job done

so we could get to the "fun". Farm-life is 24/7; hard work. Fun!

 

We partied every-day. Swimming! Horses! Pets! Farm-work!

 

Certainly, I have absolutely no-regrets; I'm proud of my-time.

 

Sure-enough hope my co-conspirators enjoyed the adventure;

I think they did; none ever turned me down for fun & games.

 

I still promote "Life & Love"; it works quite-well for me and mine.

 

I love: Faith! Family! Freedom! Life! Love! Laughter!

 

Horses compliment a life filled with adventure; love them, too!

 

Wish you-all the very-best! Good-health! Happiness!

 

Life is, indeed, whatever you make of your time through space.

 

Choose-wisely! live-wild! Let your free-spirit soar!

 

Thank-you!---Each of you!...I sure-enough am still having the time-of-my-life!

 

Amen!

Happy Birthday! Z. Tyler!

Happy Birthday! Z. Tyler!

 

(July 24, 2019 32-years young! You-go! Son!)

 

I once knew a blessing! Our sacred Z. Tyler-boy

Complimented our-lives with heavenly-Joy!

He deserves Happy-Peace! With wife Doctor-Jen

Adores family! Sister! Cousins! Biscuit! Love-send

With Nanny! Beth! Becky! Lauren! Lexi! Anna! My favorite-Toy!

 

Amen!

 

 

And---

 

 

 

Happy Birthday! Adonis-handsome Z. Tyler-man!

(July 24, 2019! 32-years “young”! Atta-boy!)

 

Happy Birthday! Adonis-handsome Z. Tyler-man

When it just can’t be done---our Z. Tyler-man can

 

What’s that shaking the foundation? A Cat D-6 rumble/roar

Super-salesman Z.-man sold it; watch his commission-soar

 

That boy’s traveled: Mexico! Ireland! Islands! U.S.! He’s been

Settled down in Afton with Fabick, the “Bisc” and Beauty-Jen

 

A taw-head child (platinum-blonde) my little shadow-buddy, we played

“Best”-friends! Driving-range! Golf! Skip-school! At the moon we-bayed!

 

“I was just watching!” Z’s favorite-refrain. “Bapa did it!” He’d claim!

My pure little-angel! Spirit-fresh! Bapa’s soul bore many a evil sin- stain

 

To Opryland Miniature-golf! Z’s-good! My ball surely went in the drink!

On hands and knees before a crowd, fishing-a-ball, my embarrassment-pink!

 

Seeking real-estate Z.-advised, “Road turned-to-rock! Let’s go back!”

When out in the sticks, our “child”-investor got nervous. Little-Zach!

 

We did quite some deals and “Blondie” surely got involved-counting

On the “coup-of-the century” his take was ten-grand profit-mounting

 

When I awoke I’d send a “special” whistle-call, Z. T. came a-running

Another wonder-day for the “boys” to play at some fine-game funning

 

A Great-golfer! I’d “cheat”-the-score so Z. Tyler would always “Win”!

At 12, I couldn’t beat-him! To fudge-the-score would’ve been my-sin!

 

High-school coach said, “Don’t drive that 300-yard creek!” A-waste!

Z. T. hit it 330! Landed 12’ from the flag-stick! Eagle! A Sweet-taste!

 

We sure-enough had us some-times! Lived all the adventures pure-wild!

Got him out of school: Sick!---Cardinals-game!...My little Hooter’s-child!

 

Yeah! His Mom worried! Her innocent-son hanging with Bapa! No-jail!

Taught “my”-boy well! “Just never get-caught!” You won’t need bail!

 

So very special-Proud! Handsome! Intelligent! Personality! Our pure-Joy!

My-prayer: If I ever “grow-up” (God-forbid), I wanna be just like that-Boy!

 

Happy Birthday! Thank-you! For: Life & Love! Nanny & Bapa

 



Hot & Dry!---Rain! & Cool!...Is anybody ever satisfied!?

 

Hmm!?

 

It's been H-O-T!---It is...July in St. Lou! Not-unbearable!

 

So? Last-night, 4" of cooling rain! 70's-today! Great!

 

The "Hot!" incessant-complaining has finally subsided;

now, the mantra is : All it does is rain! It's too cool for summer!

 

Wow! Can't we all just get along? I truly wonder!

 

Well!---Let me just say..."I enjoy nature's-gifts; All of them!

 

I do not enjoy "destruction", nature's nor mans'!

 

But---I subscribe to...Thy will be done---not...My will be done!

 

When all has been and said and done---I-choose...to be Happy!

 

Thank-you!---Try-it!...I think you'll like it! I-do!

 

Amen!

Who? & What? Am (simple-humble)-I?

Me!?

 

I ain't much! I know "Who?" I am!

 

The "What?" of me? Not much there either!

 

But---it "is" what it "is"..."I" am all I've got!?

 

I just have to deal with it---You?...Well! You...get to choose!

 

Amen!

 

 

My Darling, Lovely, Lady Candice Leah!

 

What Might be I…without Thee?

 

A wise old proverbial Arab nomad tenet imparts over millennia years

No wind be so sweet as blows between an Arabian horse’s refined ears

 

And, the what of me, the where would be I, the what could I do?

A leaf upon yon wind wild, a tumbleweed, save your love true

 

I’ve truly tried and been and done quite all there seems to be

Challenged “reality” and lived surreal, grasped all that I did see

 

Success? Perhaps, an errant few; yet, to live and laugh and love

Savor each day’s events on earth sent generous from Him above

 

Deny an angry fear or any vacant worry comes my humble way

With attitude for charity in hope headlong to seek a brand new day

 

And, well thee might see harbinger of exquisite pleasure knew

Then kindred spirit wild joined I to soar delicious heaven’s blue

 

Where love dares life to ride wild white unicorn cerulean high

Catch rainbows, savor vibrant butterflies flutter ever softly by

 

Traverse with me that special fury stark of a summer thunderstorm

Where lightning flash the raucous rumble, rattle echoes to perform

 

Snow angels wave while catch an errant frigid flake upon the tongue

Dash through white fluff in a red-bright one-horse sleigh have sung

 

Float in a rowboat on Fox Lake in late springtime so pleasant

I read thee poetry, a display of sweet young love’s dear present

 

Pretend interest in fall bow hunt trek just time to spend with me

Kaleidoscope Autumnal color palette, then rare Albino buck to see

 

What more to life? Our Catherine and Rachel girls pure prize

Handsome Z. Tyler, sweet Lauren, Lexi and Annie Rie surprise

 

Chance live it all once more to choose adventure wild or boring tame

My Lord! My God! Pray! I’d surely do it just again the very same! Amen!

 

Happy 46^th Anniversary!

November 25, 2012

 

 

And---

 

 

Book-offerings & blog-info.:

 

 

Faith! Family! Freedom! This sacred-trinity defines the paradigm

of my writing-offerings. I perceive a surreptitious (quickly becoming

“blatant”) assault on these Traditional American-values. My intent

is to counter such evil with a message of Christian-generosity Love!

 

These books and my blog-posts (now totaling 1463 & counting) extol

an example of Live! Love! Laugh! in a modern-world lacking civility.

 

Please! Enjoy!

 

 

Creed of the Mountain-man: An 1870’s mountain-man tale.

 

Christmas Treasures: 3-Christmas-Eve celebrations.

 

Station-Master: A collection of short-stories.

 

…And Justice for all: An American-sniper vengeance-tale.

 

Horizon-Dawn: Case-study of 2-men separated by 150-years.

 

Syncopated-cadence (poetry): General poetry.

 

Christmas Always (poetry): Holiday-poems.

 

Golden Anniversary: A celebration of 50-years of Love!

 

Cookie-Jar Sweet-memories (Book I, II,III & IV):

365-days of vignettes in our family-time.

 

Coming soon:

 

Spanky & Jamie McGhee: A Viet Nam-era tale.

Ambiance: A Maeystown fireside-reader.

Rondo Slade: Western-drama.

Random-Thoughts: (“Inspiration!?”)

 

Books are available on-line as e-books & or in paperback:

 

visit: Amazon books; search: Carl Schuler

 

blog: www.trinitytrace.blogspot.com