I Want To Live Again

I Want To Live Again

by | Feb 11, 2021 | Friends & Family

Towards the end of Frank Capra’s It’s A Wonderful Life, James Stewart’s character George Bailey is at the end of his rope.  He has just been shown what his community would have been like had he never been born. It is a nightmare vision. He stands in the middle of a...
Remembering Rain

Remembering Rain

by | Oct 10, 2020 | Nature

My wife and I were watching a movie the other night. About halfway through the film, a man pulled his car off to the side of the road to call his wife. He was in the process of leaving a message when it began to rain. The rain started slowly, gradually building in...
Let It Rain

Let It Rain

by | Sep 14, 2020 | Meditations, Nature

Let it rain Cats and dogs, pigs and frogs Oodles, puddles, gushers, mushers Let it flow Meander, tumble, rumble A cascade parade Buckets, sheets, fill the streets Let it pour More, more and more Rivers, streams, dreams A wonderful gullywashing downpour A soaking...

What I Miss

by | Jul 2, 2020 | Friends & Family

Unmasked faces Smiles The progression from frown to grin Lips, mouth and teeth form That uniquely human expression of joy Beyond borders, beyond cultures We all smile in the same language  But now We’re forced to rely on eyes alone And struggle to read what’s hidden ...