June, 2024

 June

 

Summer heat conjures cooling thunderstorm

May flowers flourish as green gardens grow

Honest toil gets rewarded, this I do know

June is the month my dear mother was born

 

Sitting quietly on the front porch swing

Gathering place for the nightly event

Family meets in the cooling wind sent

Discussions and plans, it’s a real loving thing

 

Some member always seemed to just know

In a washtub watermelon frigid cold-iced

Or a big bowl of fresh strawberries fine-sliced

Glib spoken quip, a quick wit offered to show

 

Reminisce some adventure in time now that passed

An eventful special birthday---weren’t they all

Party time happened with just a simple phone call

Oh! Lord! How I wish that feeling could last

 

So many people come…and are…and been

Into my future not all of them can I take

Only cherish memories like times at the lake

I do love them each, right now is the “when”

 

Lightning flashes white warning out in the west

Cooling droplets to earth are falling pell-mell

Fresh-scent pleasant is rain sweet clean smell

Porch swing philosophy---no doubt it’s the best

 

Myriad-Saints! Sacred-holy-Angels! More than a few

Softly-quiet I listen to a comfort-warm Whisper-wind

On Angel white-wings romantic-Love Saintly-send

A blessed Measure! Treasure! Pleasure! Surely I knew

 

On yon summer-day in a boat sailing ole Fox Lake

Always a Gentleman! Romantic! Chivalrous! Go!

C’mon! Now! Cut me some slack! I did let her row@

I read my true-Love cadenced-rhyme to enjoy-partake

Amen!

"Felon" Trump! "Guilty!"

 Guilty!

Yeah!---They did it!..."Guilty"!?

Jeez!---They call "that"...A forgone conclusion! Done deal!

Now---comes the appeals...Is Justice indeed blind!?

Polls!?---Garbage!...Except for the one in November!

Hey!---"Elites"!..."We the people..." own this Constitutional democracy~

We the people are here!---We're watching!..."We're coming!

Your hollow sham-"victory" is an empty obfuscation!---Careful1...Very careful!

Oh! Yeah!---"They" hate Trump!...They want U.S. "dead"...DEAD!!!

"They" are absolutely nothing but "our" ungrateful Hired help! Damn you!

Faith! Family! Freedom!---Liberty! & Justice!...The "Good" guys WIN!

God bless America! (Always!)

Amen!

Adios! S.C. Cousin Kenny Farrell! God-speed! Amen!

 Charles Keneth Farrell (84)

Bye! Kenny! Sorry to see you go!

Lots of Good memories from 

South Carolina and Santee Cooper Lake.

Sure enough reckon so I'm glad 

we shared some fine adventures.

Water skiing! Dune buggy! Thanks!

Live! Love! Laugh! Folks! Every day! Every chance!

It all ends too soon---Ask those...who already know!

Condolences to family and all who love you! Amen!

God-bless!---My old friend!...See you, again, I believe!

Amen!

Lottery---"mania"? or,,,"insanity"? Hmm!?

Lottery time! Uh! Oh!

Big Money!---Be able to pay...Half my debts!

 $490-million!!!---Lump-sum cash after taxes...$160-million!

Once hit "5" magic numbers out of 6---Won!...$100k! Nice!

Long time ago; spent the proceeds---and...then some! Fun!

So?---Lotto-"mania"! Or...Lottery-"insanity"? Hmm!?

It isn't "nuts" to bet 2-bucks to win $500-million!

But---I claim to be non-materialistic!?...Needs? Desires?

I don't need any more than I already have. Food! Clothes! Shelter!

There is absolutely nothing I desire that requires evil-money!

So?---Genius(?)...Why do you insist on playing? Hmm!?

Well!---Because I am Santa Claus!...I like being Santa Claus!

Practicing Christian-generosity gives me GREAT-pleasure! Amen!

It's "who" I am!---"What" I do!...Playing Santa satiates my spirit!

Yeah!---"You" really do want to be on "that" list!...Trust me!

And, quite a few are!---Pray!...That I WIN really big-money!

It's all up for grabs!---Really!...Santa Claus! You know!

Uh! Oh!---Gotta-go!...There's a drawing...Tonight! Good luck!

Amen!

Memorial Day! 2024

 

Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats
(a song)
 
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
Taw-head boy’s hand in Dad’s viewed July 4^th parade yonder
Crowd-lined Main St. celebrates holiday Homecoming wonder
 
Flowered floats with pretty girls waving coquettishly
Uniformed bands precision-cadence march prophetic-ly
 
For father, brother, uncle, son a glisten-tear upon yon tender cheek
Surrendered all for National-Pride, forever tall, the country’s meek
 
In innocent vision clear, Dad’s salute to flag is formed
Emulates the adoring child as a tradition-love is borned
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
Studied hard, learned well: math, English, valued history
Contemplated natural life, challenged religious-mystery
 
We the people voted good men President numbers to forty-four
Office demanded, was freely granted, loyal respect and more
 
Of five worthy presidents loved Jefferson’s vocabulary
Save four, the rest deserved scrutiny by the constabulary
 
Virtue country leaders “Teddy”, JFK, Reagan and “Old Hickory”
Mere flawed men who cherished US first and most, I surely see
 
Kissed first love at twelve behind the shadowed bandstand
Returned his love, bore his child, no hypocritic grandstand
 
Donned the colors, off to war, faced honor-true responsibility
Served brave while honing sacred independent-individuality
 
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
Hot brick oven rushes close in verdant emerald jungle green
Idealist-young beret descends hellish red clay fire-fight scene
 
A hundred honor-challenged, of only three successes, one was he
Under white billowed canvas rifle clutched, chose a hero-man to be
 
Wonder if the patriotic beat drums loud proudly in his ears
Wonder if silver wings upon young chest quell his war-fears
 
Freedom flickers in bright eye betrays true pride he knows
Ideology unique! Special Forces-“In your face!” He chose
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
Years ahead in warm summer’s June-time Homecoming parade
A young child stands by parents honor-proud, no mock charade
 
His tender heart reverberates a pounding drumbeat calling song
Varied faces, same ole places, a decade born, wild-lived, soon gone
 
“Where was my honor-won parade?” Proud father-soldier sadly laments
Another time? Another place? Crisp salutes Old Glory! Humble relents
 
Soft tender touch upon broad shoulder from adoring lovely wife
Caressed away nightmare spirit-demons; shared lonely vacant strife
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
An old man totters as yesteryears soldiers smartly march past
Shaky hand salutes his proud flag! Wonders: How can it last?
 
Spectators stand urged by Traditions hard-won spark
Candle-comfort flame beckons sad world lost in dark
 
Declared sparkle in the elder clear blue orbs, intelligent
 Bridged river deep, challenged mountain high, significant
 
Reflections of such time-mirage suggest offered ambition
His parade is past to march in ’morrow’s famed Tradition
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
 Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
And, in that awesome-wondered life is found
Adventure-world discovery awaits un-bound
 
Dare satiate spirit hunger need in unabated courage wild
Wear “Cool”-mantle proud-displayed by “meek and mild”
 
On Liberty Hill, gold Freedom torch-flame flicker-beckons
Love me tender! Defend me true! Patriotic reason-reckons
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
 Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
Happy Birthday! America! Red, white and blue proud waves unfurled
Our home! Our love! Constitution-law upheld in sacred honor swirled
Found freedom bound sweet liberty; best of the best in this wide world!
 
Happy Birthday! America! Red, white and blue waves proud unfurled
Our home! Our love! Constitution-law upheld in sacred honor swirled
Found freedom bound sweet liberty; best of the best in this wide world!
 
Staccato-tempo pulses heart-chords true
Waves proud unfurled red, white and blue
From infant innocence grasped family cue
 Breathed tradition-liberty-freedom he drew
Soft “Patriotic-Cadenced Heartbeats” knew
 
 
 
Happy Birthday! America! Red, white and blue waves proud unfurled
Our home! Our love! Constitution-law upheld in sacred honor swirled
Found freedom bound sweet liberty; best of the best in this wide world!
 
Amen! To that! Amen! Again!

Trinity! Amen!

Trinity!

A set of "three"! Life seems to come in "3's"!

Trinity”Angel-baby”-trace---to…“Peace!”
 
Where(?)---find…thy sacred-Peace!?
Participate in the holy-Trinity of life-Love!
 
Father!---Son!...& Holy Ghost! Amen!
Good!---Better!...Best!
Live!---Love!...Laugh!
Faith!---Family!...Freedom!
Ansel Adams “1”---“5”…”10”!
Hint-of-dawn!---High noon!…Alabaster pale full moon!
Physical labor!---Respite shade!...Whisper-wind!
Morning Hope!---Noon Pride!...Midnight dream!
Rebel!---Rascal!...Rogue! Rapscallion!
Surf-tag!---Another-wave!...and, again!
→(”t” +1)“c”---“s”…→∞!?
Wind!---Fire!...Water!
“Global warming”!?---Plant-a-tree!...or, 12k trees!?
Heaven!---Hell!...Personal “Free”-choice!
Winter-Spring---Summer-Fall…Nature delight!
Dancing-diamonds!---Fox Lake!...a “secret”-Love!
The “farm”!---Life!....eternal-Love!
Baseball!---The “game”!...”Life” in 9-innings!
Spring!---Gentle-rains!...Emerald-green!
Summer!---Hellion-humidity!...Fury-thunderstorm!
Fall!---Mother nature wardrobe!...Red! Yellow! Gold!
Winter!---Black-white daguerreotype!...Promise-of-Spring!
Prairie!---Mountain!...Ocean-blue!
And, thee!---And, me!...And, sacred-Love! –Peace!
 
Love!---Peace!...Amen!
 
Might(?) Dare I take yonder chance on “Life”!?
’Tis holy-sacred gift offer to challenge evil-strife
 
But---then…Consider: “Good” triumphs any “bad”!
I have been---and am…on future ’morrow more I had!
 
Come with me kid! I’ll show thee “life” and “Love”!
You ain’t seen nothin’ ’til view an eagle from above!
 
And, right thee are---I ain’t much…but, I’m all I got!
Never! Have thy beauty-charms of Love I ever forgot
 
Amen!---Amen!...Amen! 

Happy 21st Birthday! Annie! Yea!

 Birthday---continues...Celebrate!

Annie!---Let's keep the party going!...On and on and on...!

Love you! So Proud of you!

You go! Girl! You rock!

Love, Nanny & Bapa

Happy 21st Birthday! Anna Marie! Wow! Yea! Celebrate! Love you!

 Happy Birthday! Anna Marie!

(May 25, 2024 “21”! Wow! Yea! Celebrate!)

 

Ride! Annie! Ride!

 

Beautiful!-Gorgeous! Extremely High Intelligence! Anna Marie!

Un-afraid! Curious! Intrepid! Creative! Always---Serendipity!

 

Our Annie Rie equestrian before she could walk, of course!

An accomplished rider who loves her “special” Zorro-horse!

 

Dressage! A cadenced dance! Rider and horse!---Annie could!

Stadium-jumping! Soars tall jumps on a unicorn!---Annie should!

Cross country! Thunder-flashes the emerald-green…Annie would!

 

Anna Marie! Expert equestrian! U-K Scholar! Generous-kind!

Implicitly knows her way around any academia-challenge find!

 

Fantastic! Daughter! Sister! Grandchild! Niece! Cousin! Friend!

Ever-pleasant enthusiastic Annie Marie our Perfect-gift God-send!

 

She’ll make a Great mother!---Already does...to 4-wayward boys!

Cooks! Cleans! Pampers! Directs! Annie adores, hovers and enjoys!

 

Forever curious! “I never saw a mouse from the inside, before!”

Ah! A clue! Maybe a “scientist” on some new cutting-edge score!

 

“Rides like the wind!” She would if somebody just saddles it!

Nature-girl! Hiking and kayaking as she expertly paddles it!

 

Sharp-witted! Intelligence displayed! A perpetual smile!

If anybody needs a morale-lift, just see Annie for a while!

 

I doubt there is anything our Anna Marie can’t accomplish!

Physical ability and mental acumen fulfill her every wish!

 

Today! Anna Marie celebrates a milestone---“21”…Success!

Anyone who knows Annie Rie has truly been sacred Blessed!

 

So Proud! Love our Anna Marie more than precious life-gift!

One sparkle-diamond among myriad jewels in any sand-sift!

 

Happy Birthday! Annie! Love you more-than-life!

 

Congratulations!---Precious Anna Mane! “21”!...Love, Nanny & Bapa

 

Acquaintance!---Friend!..."Former"-friend! Hmm!?

 Friends!? Hmm!?

I casually mentioned to a "friend" that I write books

and post a daily blog; 30+ books and 3500 posts!

After my "friend" read a few of my offerings,

she asked if any my books were any good?

I said, "Thank you for reading my work."

Then, I shrugged, innocently, and said, "I 

don't know if they're 'good', I can't read!"

She shook her head, sadly, and 

said, "You can't write, either!"

I laughed, she didn't!?---Thus..."Former" friend!

A "new" Like?...Catching "lightning"!?

Might have better luck? More excitement!

Shocking!? Good thing my sense-of-humor" is okay!

Sincerely wish my "bank account" was less humorous. 

Boy! Oh! Boy!---It sure is hard...to make (keep) friends!

Amen!

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Enjoy! My Friends!

Double entendre!

Double entendre!

An ambiguity of word meaning.

Suppose---dementia hallucinations...belong to the host's surrogate?

Hmm!?---Such contemplation...is the stuff insomnia is made of!

"I'm not nuts!"---"But my 'imagined' friend...is crazy as a loon!" 

"Somebody" really needs "Help"!---I'm just not sure...Who?

"What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." -Sir Walter Scott

Amen!

Good days! Better times! BEST life! Amen!

 Oh! Glory be! Amen!

Indeed! "All" me days have been holy-sacred Good!

I, with intent and purpose Appreciate each nuance of life,

Certainly, some days could be properly adjudged Better!

Sweeter-rain! Cooler-breeze! Whiter-snow! All-Truth!

Ah!---but each and every and all days shared with thee...BEST!

Love knows no bounds, no parameters, only a satiated-spirit!

Love cleanses the soul! Tenders the heart! Ambient-glows the spirit!

For any I have been or am or will be---'Tis Best!...With lovely thee!

Thank thee! For everything and more! ...Always...the very Best!

That holy-sacred Gift-of-Love is a special 1st Class charm! Amen!

Amen!

"American Inheritance"

 Faith! Family! freedom!

Wow! I've been singing that holy-sacred mantra for decades!

Heard a review of the titled book, today, on the radio;

wish they had invited me to write the Foreword. Hmm!?

The secular-"war" rages against Religion! Love! Law!

Amen!

"Appreciation!"---Jeez!...Just too-simple! Amen!

 "Choice!? Always!

Once we "choose" to Honor! Respect! & Enjoy! Things change!

And---for the "better"!...Every time and every thing!

"Win!" A "simple" word when humble people employ it!

Winning is NOT "more" of something than any other has.

I "win" at any endeavor, contest, sport, trial, challenge in 

which I get to "participate" by "appreciating" the moment.

I do not need any "trophy" to "win" at Life-Love events!

My spirit is satiated by the effort of appreciating life!

"What other people think of me is none of my business!"

So?---I "choose" to "appreciate"...everything! Amen!

Thank Thee! Lord!---For all of it!..."Now! That's a winner!"

Amen!

World-class jet-setters! Wow!

 Travel?---Anyone?...Hmm?

Lauren & Anna vacation in Germany/Europe!

Lexi, Caty & Graig visit Virginia Tech school!

Z. Tyler & Jennifer holiday in ole Mexico!

Becky & Alex just toasty-"tanned" in Key West!

(Yeah!---Bull-sharks! Yikes!...Yeah! They bite "hard"!)

Sniff!-Sniff! Candy & I might sojourn to Wartburg!?

Class!?---That's what I like to see!?...1st-class!?

All-the-way!---All-the-time!..."Rich"-folks get it all!

Amen!

And---the conflagration-war...rages!

 Faith! Family! Freedom!

The secular war rages on against:

Faith! (Religion!) Family! (Love!) Freedom! (Law!)

"They" are coming for You!---Slowly(?)...More and more aggressively! Amen!

I hear the constant vacant lamented cries for Redemption/Salvation! "Help!"

The answer?---So very Simple!!!..."We the people..." Amen! WAKE-UP!

"They" work for U.S.!---"They" are just...hired help!

So? Simple?---Yes! I question..."How" do you vote?

Speak only TRUTH!---Love God!/Constitution!...Simple! Amen!

Wake-up! "They" assault Religion! Love! Law!

It's the Socialist/Communists vs. Constitutional/Conservatives!

And---Are you ready to hear the Truth?...

"It"---is..."Your" choice! Amen!

Amen!

Hatchlings!

 A plethora of baby birds!

They're coming! In droves! Chirp! Chirp!

Just doing what they are intended to do!

No political, economic, religious or personal concerns!

Wow! How Innocent!(?)---Or...just downright "Genius"!

Maybe?---We sophisticated humans...could take a lesson!?

How about---hands-off~?...Let God's Perfect-plan play out?

Hmm?---I wonder?...Indeed! I'm all-in!

No trials! Elections! Liars! Thieves! Manipulators! "Chosen"-Hell!

Gee! Aren't the trees a cacophonous-symphony Rhapsody?

Amen!

Nuts!?---Confirmed!...Yeah! I'm "nuts"!

 "Nuts"!?

I just read that the NYC Mayor wants to make 

"illegal" migrants "lifeguards!? Hmm!?

Is that because they migrated the 6" deep Rio Grande?

Maybe?---A better idea!...Homeland Security agents!

They sure enough know how to navigate the "immigration" process!

Put them "where" they belong---useful...in the gov'ment employ!

Hey!---Why not put the inmates in charge of the asylum?...Oh! They "ARE"!

Excuse me!---I gotta go think this through!..."Somebody" ought to!

Amen!

Rain! Rain!

 Rain!---and...Rain!

Great day for sleeping!---I took...full advantage!

Felt really Good!---Yawn!...Uh! Oh! Supper time!

Amen!

Friends!

 Friends!

"Pets" make really wonderful "friends!'

Loyal! Loving! Supportive! Appreciative!

"People" keep one "honest"-in-Truth reality! I reckon-so! 

They Lie! Ridicule! Bully! Back-stab! Criticize! Undermine!

Except "True" friends! Who are forever:

Loyal! Loving! Supportive! Appreciative!

Gee!? "Where" have I heard that before? Hmm!?

Oh Yeah! Smart-ass! "Pets" don't last!

Neither---do..."friends"! Save a very special-few!

We had a "friend" horse live to 32!

Have one now who is nearly 30!

Myriad puppy-dogs! Kitty-cats! Ducks! Chickens! Birds!

Horses! Cattle! And---a fine "turkey/"/name of "Tilley"!

Uh! Oh!---Tragedy!?...Wonder if they can hire pallbearers!?

If I get to heaven?---I wonder...which "5" pets I'll meet!? Hmm!?

Amen!

Rainbows! Butterflies! & Unicorns! Amen!

 An "Awesome" Trinity!

Chasing Rainbows! Designing Butterflies! Soaring Unicorns!

Nature!---Art!...Cosmos! An equation conjuring God!

Yeah! Sure-enough! Reckon-so! I'm busy and satiated!

I choose to create! Serve! Appreciate! Live! Love! & Laugh!

Is there anything else?---Really?...Not for this intrepid spirit!

Amen!

Happy Mother's Day! 2024

 

Happy Mother’s Day! (2024)
 
Thank Thee! Lord! For my “special” Mother!
 
Thank you! Mom! For Life! Love! & Happiness!
For fun! Gourmet-food! Clean clothes! Immaculate house!
For always being there for me! Encouragement! Understanding!
For your support “whatever” new foolish scheme I conjured-up!
For somehow knowing the just right thing to do or say, every time!
Funny? How you didn’t need a car until I turned 16! Thanks! Mom!
 

I am exceedingly Blessed! Born to two Amazing families!
From these myriad Saints & Angels I learned to Appreciate!
They served exemplar Christian-generous Values & Virtues!
You and they helped shape my level of Spiritual-development!
 

My foundational Trinities born of Love!
 
Father! Son! & Holy Spirit!
Faith! Family! Freedom!
Live! Love! Laugh!
 
Each day is Beautiful! My needs and desires are satiated!
 
In this time-through-space in life I humbly Appreciate!
 
And---Oh! Precious Lord!...a plethora of holy-sacred memories!
 
All the “simple” adventures of life and Love exciting!
“Nice day!”---A euphemism!...Every day…Glorious!
 
They say boys marry girls like their mother---surely…I did so!
Thank Thee! Lord!---I am forever…Grateful! & Appreciative!
 
And, so we celebrate another Mother’s Day!
I celebrate Mom and life and Love! every day!
If my every nuance is a prayer---let it be…Appreciation!
 
Mom offered a fine example that I tried to emulate!
 
Good job! Mother! His “Good and Faithful” servant!
 
Mom! You are the Greatest! I love you!
 
Happy Mother’s Day!
Love, Carl Edward

Fall weather in May!? Wow!?

 "Whether"---or...not!?

Planting flowers and vegetables and mowing lawn---

all-the-while... in sweatshirts and jeans!>? Hmm!?

Been saying for years that Mother Nature 

is one (1) month ahead of the calendar!?

Let's see?---God = nature!...Man = calendar! Hmm!?

The Truth is---one or the other?...or...Both! Yeah!

But---modern man is "in-control"!?...Ha! Ha! Ha!

"Global warming"?---"Man"-made!?...Ask the dinosaurs!

Planted 12k trees!---Maybe?...If I had planted just one (1) more!?

Oops!---Gotta go!...The evening propaganda-LIARs are coming on!?

Amen!

Great day at the "Gardens"!

 Garden-party!

Daughter Caty treated Lady Candice and I to our 

annual trip to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, today.

Perfect day! Gorgeous venue! Fine company!

Lunch at "chicken-famous" Hodak's. Delic!

Still celebrating Candy' birthday!

Amen!

Rain! Rain!

Rain! Rain! 

Rain! All day! 10.9" in last eight days! Wow!

Another day?---Another bucket-of-water!...Hmm!?

Enjoy! Summer drought is coming...Soon!

Never happy?---Always complaining?...Why!? Hmm!>

"Bored! Lonely! & Afraid!" The real "epidemic"!

Amen!

Happy Birthday! Lovely-Lady Candice Leah! (Part 5 of 5)

Happy Birthday! “Darlin” Candice! Romance!

(May 8, 2024! Celebrate! Yea! I love you! Candice! Romance!)

 

Seen the orange spring sky gather color-deep on the western horizon dissipating into green announcing a “Hail”-warning threatening at the front of the deluge about to unleash its fury on a waiting docile earth which had weathered such indignity myriad time afore. I awaited the fury in anticipation of the promised adventure holding exciting experiences for me to tally-spin later on.

 

I’ve forever been a cowboy! You can’t rope him!

Break him! Saddle him! Or keep him! One day

maybe he’ll chase a golden sunset and take you away!

 

Felt the Pacific blue-green ocean spray as huge surf white-crested waves crashed against the basalt serving as sheer rugged beach along the Yachats’ coast while a cozy fire blazed its warmth in the comfy Fireside Motel room overlooking the Awesome Wonder vista-display just outside its window-view. Delicious! Inspiring! Satiating! Peace! As comforting to the spirit as is Romance!

 

Yeah! Reckon-so! Sure-enough! He lives a “demand”

upon himself he’d never call down on another; too

rigid for any other; instead of blood he circulates Love!

 

I took the whitetail when he looked upon his back trail watching for a tracker on his past or a still hunter patient and persistent, unfortunately for ole “Wily”, he had not yet evolved to look “above” for danger; I silently waited my chance in a tall tree stand. Exhilaration! & Disappointment! Simultaneously! The “chase” is over; the fun ended! Often?  Damn! Victory!

 

Romancing-some-alabaster-pale shadows yonder!

Smell the snow! Lightning-flash! Awesome-thunder!

’Tis Magic! Unicorn-soar a cosmos adventure-asunder!

 

We walked a lot in those early days of-Romance. Beauty-Gorgeous and the hapless vagabond! A “hope” and a “dream”!? Not much!? Ah!---But Ambition!...A semi-truckload of Ambition fueled to a raging conflagration with curiosity, belief and dreams bigger than life! A chance to grab the Brass-ring celebrating Success! Then, there is faux-celebrity or real Winners!

 

Logic demands an algorithm “plan” to be

followed resulting “specific-performance”

in order to achieve “success”! Hmm!?

 

Thanks! Candy-girl for a Great-adventure! For support! Belief! Patience! Understanding! A true-friend! Forever-friend! Very Best-friend and partner! Together!---we absolutely…did it All! Faith! Family! Freedom!  This sacred-holy Trinity is the Value!-Virtue! Of worthy-Romance!

 

Special days!---Every day!...Eternal!

 

Happy Birthday!---Darlin” Candy! Romance!...Love, Carl Edward

Happy Birthday! Candy-girl! (Part 4 of 5)

 

Happy Birthday! Candy!

Magic!---I do believe!...I’ve sensed the pleasure-flavor!

Just look at (simple-humble) me! I live His holy Magic dream!

I sacred-Appreciate each nuanced second tick-of-time!

Rejoice in that Wild-cosmos eternity-of-space! Alleluia!

 

Beauty knocked me out of a cherry tree into an Awesome-wonder!

Thank you!---I needed that!...Might that I be so very lucky! Amen!

 

January 11, 1964!---A winter-blizzard cold!...But, Love prevails!

 

Read thee poetry in a Fox Lake rowboat! Hey! I did let thee row!

 

And, how does Paradise get even Better? Children! And, even more!

 

Always supportive! My girl! No matter how crazy the ambition!

Thank you! For believing in me and sharing all my dreams! Fun!

 

My! Oh! MY! Just wonder: Where did the time evaporate? Hmm!

 

In your High School yearbook I wrote a “Hope” on my hand imprint.

 

Somehow we made it through college; peanut butter crackers and Coke!?

 

First-kids! Then, pets! Finally, horses! Cattle! Chicks! & More!

Nice homes! Farms! Estates! Swimming pools! Vacations! Travel!

Seems like we sure enough did it all! And, then some. Fun! Fun!

 

Every day filled with special events! Every day a special Wild-adventure!

 

So Blessed! Thankful for life! Pleased to enjoy focused Appreciation!

 

What? Might I be? Absent Thee?

Unfulfilled seeking Serendipity!

I’ll ride them ole horses to some sunset yonder!

Thank God for an awesome mountain-storm thunder!

Nothing! Would I ever tally absent Candice Leah!

 

Amen!

 

I hope you enjoy the stroll down memory-Lane! I sure did!

 

Happy Birthday! My Candy-girl! Forever and just one more day!

 

Love, Carl Edward

(Part 5 of 5 tomorrow)