March!

 March
 
Grey-white puffs scudder across cerulean sky
Winter-hold relents as springtime-warm is nigh
 
Blustery cold winds howl threatening fury-snow
Sun’s continued warming belies faux forceful show
 
Onward marches longer-light of each new day
Warming-season refuses to hold rebirth at bay
 
Grey shadows soften as reticent buds grow bigger
Newborn foals run helter-skelter abandoned-vigor
 
At last time has arrived for rest to be soon over
Pastures come green with new sprouts of clover
 
The echoes “Ides of March” remind men’s souls
Rein-in, re-define ego’s most evil selfish goals
 
At rainbow’s end is sought elusive pot-o-gold
St. Patrick taught Ireland way-to-live quite bold
 
Though over time-again we tend forget life’s true lesson
Your Father purely loves you; His Son be thou blessin’
 
Embracing “Grace” of the Holy Ghost secures every man
When thee accept and live it, then thou doth understand
 
Amen!

March-winds!?

 2-days until March 1st!

Yet---the winds howled today...like they couldn't read a calendar!?

"Man's" common fault---Tomorrow-comes! Better!?...What of sacred-NOW!?

Some 'morrow will surely come with the new hint-of-dawn promised day!

Cherish-memories!---Contemplate-future!...Celebrate a Life-Love present!

Stand bold-tall!---Before...each Future's present-door! It will soon be here!

The days tally only time-through-space! Man holds sacred-Blessings!

Thank you! February!---Live-today!...Dare open March "Future-present"door!

Amen!

Sunday morning meeting!

Sunday morning meeting!

Vincent's birthday celebration this morning after Latin mass! Great!

Happy Birthday! Vincent! Fine large group of celebrants. Good time!

A large room filled with holy-sacred Saints! & Angels! Fun!

Always a pleasure to spend time with fellow Christians! Amen!

Amen!

Lexicon-of-Dreams! Amen!

 The “stuff” dreams are made of---Life & .Love!...Ahh!

 

Oh! Gorgeous-dawn!---Promis-of-day!...One more chance!(?) Amen!

 

Pink-blush new-day hint-of-dawn!

Sunrise red-orange warming-orb!

Filigree-shade cool maple-tree!

To live south of high-noon sun!

Ice-cream afternoon sweet-delight!

Supper-fare Delicious! Purple-eve!

Family-gathering front-porch Love!

Midnight respite dreamscape-sleep!

Alabaster-pale full-moon absorbed-Peace!

Unicorn-trek to seek new-hinted dawn!

Amen!

 

I saw red-sunrise Glory! on the river Mississippi-delta!

Witnessed foal newborn in mare’s quiet birthing-stall!

Caught whitetail buck’s “Good-bye!” tail flag-swish!

Chased mallards duck-wild in farmland prairie sloughs!

Beach-combed Atlantic-Pacific-Caribbean soft-sands!

Dreamed dreams-Wild! Fantasy! Child-innocence! Still-do!

Ate some fish! Tasted game! Searched Morel-mushrooms!

Built numerous houses “mansion”-style and sold them-all!

Flew Europe “pond”! Invaded Mexico and far to-Canada!

Fell in Love with Life! Rocky-high! Oregon-coast rugged!

With each sacred-precious delight---a piece…within this heart!

Celebrated birthdays for months-on-end and ate all the cake!

Gave!---I humble pray…More than ever I received! Amen!

Walked-tall and wide and left a meaning-shadow trace!

Invented Magic-unicorns traversed yon cosmos-eternal!

Invested time in Rainbows! Futterblies! & Unicorns!

Dared dream!---Fear-not! Follow-Me!...Lived Free!

If evil dangers, toils and snares assaulted? I ignored!

Won!---Did I!...The awesome-sacred “Lottery-of-life!”

Recognized myriad Saints! & Angels! along the spell!

Left millions of tracks across all adventure wide and far!

Contemplated the red-tail hawk while lying in a clover-field!

Eschewed every-“material”---and, Proud!...Spirit-satiated!

Errant-practiced Faith!---Adored-Family!...Rejoiced-Freedom!

Thought-Love!---Spoke-soft!...Offered kind-Deed! Amen!

Tried, I did, to not-complain for I know only Joy! & Peace!

Welcome!---All-aboard!...Stand not on the track in my way!

None!---Rain on my parade!...Only-join! If ye Dare! Amen!

For I have been!---and am…and on some ’morrow dawn may even be!

Faith! Family! Freedom! Love! Laugh! Rainbows! Butterflies! & Unicorns!

Amen!

Always show your Love!

 Not---everybody…does…!?

 

2:00 a.m.

Alabaster full moon light falling on skeleton maple tree branches devoid of recent regal-royal Mother Nature autumnal color-guard cast ominous dark shadows across various-sized white-marble and grey-granite tombstones; icy cold black fingers cradled a stark white mausoleum like a shroud. Bright blue-white eyes, blurred with cold tears, were unable to focus on the etched name, date-of-birth and date-of-death chiseled deep into one of the shiny stone surface facades.

The viewer didn’t know the resident of this grave nor of any of the myriad “last” resting places extending around him; he correctly concluded that personal identities of the permanent residents were irrelevant to his visit at this silent venue at this late hour, or, at any other time.

A chill mid-November wind dipped between the heavy jacket’s upturned collar and his warn neck. He shivered, but not from the cold assault; rather, more from the ice running in his veins which had recently replaced vibrant red-blood recently heated by an affectionate passion-love

 He wiped at an errant tear, simultaneously repulsed by his display of obvious weakness witnessed by the quick arrival of a flood of additional emotional releases causing him to shake like a balling baby while in the same instant losing control when he most needed to be strong.

An incongruous wry smile tugged at the corners of his mouth even in his time of despair.

He allowed a short, curt laugh which sought to appropriately echo in the confines of the graveyard chill but was swallowed up by despair in his soul and spirit to escape his lips as the dichotomy of the situation came to his clouded mind. Humor! His “always” refuge for any and every situation arising in life came to the forefront even in his deepest desolation. Finally, he smiled genuinely and shook his head at himself. “Hell! Maybe I’m only human, after all!?”

Sophia Virginia Genecocci! His mind formulated the name depicted on the shiny surface of the stone marker as his eyes directed its symbols to heightened synapses firing in his calm brain.

“No, lovely Sophia Virginia, I don’t know you; I’m not a relative or a friend or even an acquaintance; just another stranger lost in human life as completely as are you locked in some spiritual time and space. You, perhaps, might come to terms with your fate; I shall not do so.

“I’m not here to disturb your rest.” He waved a gloved hand in a broad arc. “Sorry! People! Don’t mean to violate your Peace! You all are probably in a better place than I am; I hope so.”

He shook his head, again, this time at his self-suspected insanity. “I must really be nuts!?”

True enough! He had never been one to stand on social courtesy or cultural popularity and most certainly not on evil faux self-serving celebrity; he neither cared nor considered “what” any might think of him in any regard; an Independent-Individual speaks his mind after careful examination of determined conclusions oblivious to the reactions and opinions of others. He expected nothing from people and was seldom disappointed. Kind-of-heart, he would give the shirt off his back to any in need, his last sandwich to anyone hungry even if he was starved, himself, or his last dollar to any who was broke and in need. But---if  “any” should demand, cheat or steal, regardless of circumstance, he would hand them their head dripping with blood!

It had been three very long days since she had said, “Good-bye! Have a great life!”

She had turned and walked out of his life. Just-like-that! On to better things for her!? Hmm?

Racking his brain searching for the elusive “Why?” he chastised himself for losing her.

He had ended up in a cemetery in the wee hours of the morning!? Hmm!? Appropriate!?

He surveyed a mini-obelisk emptiness inhabited by “once-was” vacant souls interred in earth.

“I hope each of you got to say a proper “Good-bye”! Not---everybody…does!”

Amen!

Tribute to Gentleman Jim!

 “S – a – l – u – t – e!” Gentleman-Jim!

 

Lovely-Lady Miss Charlotte & family---

 

Our sincere sympathy on the passing of Gentleman Jim!

 

Our daughter Becky summed up Jim’s legacy with her tribute

to Jim when she said, “Such a nice man; always made everyone

comfortable when he was around. Very pleasant.”

 

I say, “Amen!” to that sentiment.

 

I often write about “Saints! & Angels!” I’ve known many.

 

Lady Charlotte and Gentleman Jim and family among them!

 

My pleasure to have known you all! Our sympathy and prayers!

 

Adios! Friend! Gentleman Jim!

 

Amen!

 

Sincerely, Candy & Carl

So-many!---So-simple!...Too-easy!

Saints! & Angels! 

So-many Saints! & Angels! They're everywhere!

So-simple tp resolve "emormous"-issues!? Truth!

Too-easy! Back to the-"LAW"! Gods! Man's! Amen!

Notice! "All"  public-"authority"---you work for...U.S.!

You are employed by the collective "tax-payer"! We forgot!

Thank you!---For reminding-us...seemingly, everyday!

"You" serve at our leisure! "You" work for us! Amen!

Stop! "Bullying" "We the people..."! Nobody likes a bully!

Ask the 17-year-old double leg-amputee crippled by a coward-"Bully"!

The finger-of-"Guilt" points to each of U.S. for allowing such atrocity!

"You" work for U.S.---Thanks!...For so often reminding U.S.! Amen!

Please!---A bit of respect, Honor & humility! Back-to-sacred-Truth!

Amen!

Amen!

Another GREAT-dAY!

GREAT-day! 

Spent a few hours with Mom and Brother John, today!

Yeah! That includes a "Lottery"-run! Fun! & Games! Nice!

Fun to "catch-up" on things and celebrate "old"-times.

Tonight?---Lottery!?...About "time-to-win"! Hmm!

I's-coming!---I feel-it!...Hope springs eternal!

Already won the "Lottery-of-life"! So Blessed! Thank you!

Amen!

Peace!---Truth!...Each at an exorbitant premium? Hmm!

Peace! & Truth! 

Just so very delicious---Peace! & Truth!...Amen!

Peace!---results...Truth!---results...Peace!...!!!

So-simple!---Too-easy!...Peace! & Truth! Hmm!

Why-not!? Jeez!---Also-simple!...War! & Lies!

Bored! Lonely! & Afraid! A human-choice epidemic!

Only "try" Truth!---And-result...holy-sacred Peace!

Amen!

Gabriella Leigh visit! Yea!

 Hi! Gabby!

Miss Jen had a shower  to attend so 

Z. Tyler and Little Gabby visited us.

Just---GREAT!...such a Smart-"Lady"!

Thanks! Z.! Enjoyed the entertainment!

Love you all!

Nanny & Bapa

Spirit-portal!

 Spirt-portal!

 

Seek any yonder evident-“yesteryear” spirit-portal venue

Music magic-notes sing warm-heart wonder Love, I knew

 

Summit-high to escarpment-parapet secret-place exists

He led me holy spirit-home when material-ego I did resist

 

Praise! Honor! Glory! Eternal-prayer forever sacred-devotion

Soft-sings “Whisper-wind” thought-word-deed holy-emotion

 

Written-word have I “Tween the notes---Music”! Indeed!

Space-through-time to mind-contemplate impossible-seed

 

Science “backward(?)-looks” to view long-ago “beginning(?)”

What-“if(?)” only search 180°-“future” ’morrow-dawn ringing?

 

A holy-sacred spirit-portal scene to where we have already been(?)

To know a future-venue coming “now” be a simple-humble man-sin?

 

In this curious-mind I wonder where me eternal-spirit does wander

Oh! How I do Love-Life! Jesus-man! Trinity! Faith! Nature-thunder

Body! Soul! Spirit! Redemption-Salvation! Every-evil torn-asunder

 

Bold-sentinel so Proud-victory embrace Pacific-blue golden-sunset

Met her! Surrendered-Love! Secret-dear in spirit-portal forever-yet

 

“From-ever-whence-I-came” longing sacred-return only to touch His-cloak

Sinner-I! Weak! In spirit-transgression obvious at Commandments-broke

 

Vacant-tears hollow-soul echo sin holy-loss confession-reverberate

But---Redemption-Salvation…a “spirit-portal” holy-sacred venerate

 

In-spirit do traverse some-reality to sense-behold His beacon-Trinity

For I have been---am…even may future-be in spirit-portal serendipity

 

Trinity holy-sacred Live! Love! Laugh! Any materialism-obfuscate

Good! Better! Best! In His-mercy silver-gold tally deny-obdurate

Faith! Family! Freedom! Each value-virtue pure-worthy do ordinate

 

Search ’n seek! Find-me! Cherished-Peace! at spirit-portal escarpment

Bowed-low humble-adoration simple-humble “I” in holy-sacred deportment

 

From some-where---to-now…again to a future-return---this time?,,,Best!

The sojourn-educational!---Venue-fine!...Love-Salvation cosmos-quest!

Amen!

Just---Once!...is enough! Amen!

 “Once”-in-forevermore!
 
Oh! Subtle-gentle “Whisper-wind” satiated-spirit holy-sacred Peace!
Father-Authority! Jesus-Blessings! Holy Spirit-Grace! Never cease!
 
“Once”-in-forever! I appreciate! Life! Love! Laughter! Amen!
For deliberate I have been---am---will some future-be! Again!
 
Caught Life’s-Love comet-tail traversing yonder midnight-sky
Space ’tween diamond-sparkle twinkle-wide Unicorn-to-fly
 
Oh! Precious-Lord! I beseech Thee an appreciation-venue
I humble-pray always to Praise! Honor! Glory! God-imbue
 
First pink-blush hint-of-dawn to summon coming new-day
Wind-swirl sunrise red-orb defeating night in game-of-tag
“Labor”-rest in filigree-shade of ancient silver maple tree
Warm comfort-sun I live just south of sun-blaze high-noon
A sweet Cool ice-cream delight-treat mid-afternoon refresh
Mom’s sup-Gourmet as cool purple-hues evening surround
Front-porch family-gather celebrate one-another sacred-Love
I live just a bit west of an alabaster-pale bright-orb full-moon
Fantasy dreamscape soar Magic-Unicorn o’re cosmos-wide
As night again succumbs to day to hint-of-dawn appreciate
“Once”-in-forevermore to do it all again only just-the-same
 
Dare! Fly any-challenge with me on some Magic-Unicorn
Celebrate!-to-Appreciate! God’s time-space gift new-born
 
“Little”-victories!?---I wonder!?...Life!-Love! Surprises-full!
Fear-not! Follow-Me! Always-Dare to “Push” any “Pull”!?
 
O’re yonder embrace every sacred-trio offered holy-Trinity!
“3” be “Lucky!” if thee only appreciate a Value-serendipity!
Practice all sacred-“Good” perpetual to earn a Virtue-worthy!
 
Three couplet holy-sacred Trinities! Follow Good! Better! Best!
Good-enough lacks-effort! Better-ambition! Best! Beats the rest!
 
Live! Love! Laugh! Focus concentrate!
Vigialnt-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!
 
Kitty-cats!---Puppy-dog friend!...With Noble-Horses! Amen!

Time-through-space!

 Me Time-through-space Life-gift!

(a 7-decade+ lexicon sacred memory Peace-contemplation)

 

First!---Memory is comfort-warmth…of golden-sun! Perfect-Love!

 

Vague-blurs of puppy-dogs! Sun-shafts! High-noon! Full-moon!

Fluffy-white clouds! Rain! Sleet-ice! And, holy-sacred “snow”!

Oh! Mom & Dad! My pleasant-home! Good-food! Clean-clothes!

Immaculate-clean! Our house!---Manicured! Our lawn-property!

My Honor!-world! The-town! Grandpa’s-farm! Ole Fox Lake!

Main-Street! A 3-speed Schwinn racer-bike for Wild!-transport!

Holy-Church! Holy-Sacred! Faith! Latin-mass! Evening-Novena!

Even!?---The seminary-entrance exam!?...”Father”-Carl!? Really!?

Yonder lightning-bolt!—a fallen cherry-tree!...Protestant-Gorgeous!

School! Religion! Mathematics! Grammar! History! Fun-recess!

Baseball!---Participate! Spectate!...Wholly nuance-appreciate!

Gardens! Dog-house! A pigeon-cage! Pets! Cherished-horses!

A Loving! Perfect! Wife! Beyond-Blessing children-sacred gift!

My children’s-children! Awesome-Grand! Light-of-Life/Love!

Candy! Caty! Bobi! Z. Tyler! Lauren! Lexi! Anna! Gabby-girl!

Graig! (Grandpa-Ted!)! Banker-Alexander! Nurse-Miss Jennifer!

Saints! & Angels! Myriad! And---always…everywhere! Amen!

Exceedingly-Blessed!---Safe-harbor!...Of satiated-spirit Peace!

 

I spied grey-white fog clinging in the valleys, vales and dells to

reverent-see a tall steeple-white protrude above and beyond the

Apostolic-venue offering Worthy Value-Virtue Holy-word Truth!

 

Tasted-sweet relinquished winter surrender to Love red-hearts come

March-winds usher April gentle-showers beckon May fragrant-flowers

onto June-summer 4^th to hellion-August fury-raging thunderstorm to

delightful cool-freshen waiting Mother Nature regal-royal color-display

promising Thanksgiving pure-driven Love-snow come holy-Christmas!

 

Row-boat poetry! Ice-pond to skate! Roasted treats roaring bonfire!

Grandma Aleda’s cherry-custard heaven-special forever-ready pie!

Sun-glint caught majestic whitetail phantom-buck huge-rack tine!

Gentle-held delicate-refined soft-“Coo” pure-white turtle-dove!

 

Sun-warmth comfort me-face!---Love in me tender-heart…complete!

I sure-enough reckon-so a satiated-spirit Redemption-Salvation Peace!

Irreverent Rebel! Rascal! Rogue! Rapscallion! I ought Truth-confess a

Hedonist-by-trademark requests Redemption hope-pray holy-Salvation!

Only---To do it all again just one same…a Measure! Pleasure! Treasure!

 

For I have-been!---And am!...And, on some future dawn may even be! Amen!

1-more Valentine! Okay?

 Happy Valentine Day!

 

Sometime in her delicious Fantasy Dreamscape Magic Unicorn occurred.

“Oh! Hi! Magic!” Smiled the little girl. “Meow!” Kitty-cat Penelope purred.

 

“Good morning! Young-lady Gabriella Leigh and to you Penelope-cat.

“Happy Valentine Day! Let’s take an adventure wearing a red Heart-hat.”

 

Quickly wide awake Gabriella donned the offering in celebration.

Penelope got one, too; Magic Unicorn joined in the fun-flirtation.

 

“You look kind-a Cool in a heart-hat, Magic.” Miss Gabriella giggled.

Kitty-cat pawed at her bright-adornment, shook her head and wiggled.

 

“Oh! Pretty-Penelope! Please leave it on,” Magic cajoled. “It’ll sure be fun.

“We’re going to ‘eternal’ Rome to visit St. Valentine before we’re done.”

 

“Goodie!” Clapped the little girl. Then, “Who’s St. Valentine?” She said.

“A Bishop way back. He wrote Love-letters with pictures of hearts red.”

 

The happy trio soared through a chill night across wide-water to Coliseum-Rome.

“That’s ole ancient Italy, Girls.” Magic advised as they spied Nero’s gold-dome.

 

“2,000-years ago Bishop Valentine was pirate-captured and made a slave.

“He tended animals 3-years, escaped and returned being a man very brave.

 

“Falsely accused, the emperor put him in jail but he made the very best of his fate.

“He wrote letters-of-Hope to his jailer’s blind-daughter full of Love against evil-hate.

 

“He decorated the pages with drawings of Love-hearts colored bright-red.

“For Valentine’s Faith-in-the-Lord he wears a golden-halo ’round his head.”

 

Gabriella Leigh listened intently, not missing a word, taking it all in, a bit dazed.

“You mean he died for being Good helping unfortunate people!?” She was amazed.

 

“’No Good-deed goes unpunished’,” Magic answered, trying “wisdom” to convey.

“An idiom meaning “Life is unfair”, still one must try to holy-sacred Saintly purvey.

 

Miss Gabriella pondered Magic’s lesson. “You mean ‘Always do Good!?’”

“Yes!” Comforted Magic, adding, “And, you forever do as you should!

“St. Valentine Day holy-Love red-hearts shows us that surely we could.

“Most problems are solved with honest-Truth if only practice we would.”

 

Kitty-cat napped on the long-trip home to again safe in the ole U.S. of A.!

Morning found Missy writing red-heart color Valentines-of-Love! To say!

“I Love Mommy & Daddy and the whole world! Happy Valentine Day!

Valentine's Day!

 Happy Valentine Day! (2023)

 

Magic-Fantasy oft common-occurs within yon dark-of-night.

A Magic-Unicorn might invade a Lucky-child dream-delight.

 

“Fear-not! Follow-me! Dear Gabriella-girl to see some sights!

“I’ll show you Love-letters written by St. Valentine heart-bright!”

 

“Oh! I’m not at all afraid, Magic-Unicorn! Nor is Miss Penelope!”

“I’m sure of that!” Magic replied. “Pure girl and kitty-cat bravery.”

 

Gabriella Leigh donned her coat and cradled purring kitty-cat.

“Bend down, Magic. We’ll climb aboard to go see where it’s at.”

 

An alabaster-pale full-moon illuminated a star-studded blue-black sky.

“Gee!” Gabriella laughed. “I’m sure glad Magic-unicorn can easy fly!”

 

The trio soared downtown viewing street-strung red-hearts light.

“Oh! Magic! It’s beautiful like Christmas-decorations bright!”

 

They sailed her town and then beyond and Magic flew so very high.

“Tonight, my-girl, we’ll travel back, a bit, in a yonder Fantasy-sky.”

 

“Oh! My!” Gabriella squealed. “Hunker-down! Miss Penelope kitty-cat!

“Magic is just full of wonder and fun; hold on very tight to your hat!”

 

Kitty meowed and buried her head in Gabriella Leigh’s comfy-lap.

Magic’s speed increased to color-blur as time and space seemed to gap.

 

“Wow! Magic-unicorn! I never knew you could fly so extra-fast!

“I lost track of our position, I think? What have we quickly passed?”

“Sorry! Child! I should have given warning. I can get so carried away!

“We traversed time-through-space; went back just for some fun-play.”

 

“Oh! It’s quite alright! Magic!” Gabriella’s eyes sparkle-shined.

“We like your adventures and surprises.” The little girl opined.

 

“We’re at the prison where holy St. Valentine has been incarcerated.

“He wrote Love-letters on red-heart paper which people appreciated.

 

“He was falsely-accused but made the very best of his situation.

“Evil martyred him leading to his St. Valentine holy coronation.

 

“In his honor we send Valentine Day cards to those we Love!”

“Happy Valentine Day! Magic! Good comes from haven-above!”