Friday, November 28, 2014

Thanksgiving night

Wisps of snow fell,
but none stuck.
A cold wind swept our area,
making the fire seem warmer.
Dark and white,
that was pretty,
but not as much as the festivities inside...
laughing,
drinking,
still eating,
like some feast of old.
Sadness was there,
for companions will soon lose their mother,
like so many of us before.
We do not take away that pain,
nor suffer them to hide their grief,
but just be with them,
as they are,
tonight.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

The tree is bare



The tree is bare,
but the sun does not shine.
The leaves are gone with the last winter storm.
No snow came here,
but that is coming soon.
The birds still flock
to eat of the harvest it provides.
bare of leaf,
but full of berries,
all shriveled and almost dry
they still provide.
Is this my life?
I ask,
not expecting an answer.
These are questions for others to answer,
not me.
.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

It Takes Me Back


These beautiful days we are having,
to times that seem so far away
and very long ago.
With my dad,
beyond the Addick's Dam,
strolling in brush.
We were hunting dove,
(yes i did hunt)
and flocks would fly over head, so dense,
we thought they were grackles.
We did not shoot,
because we thought they were the other bird
and we did not ever waste a shot,
to hurt something we did not want.
Is the Dam still there,
down in Houston?
or has it been overrun with progress,
like so much has.
I am still brought back,
for this is a rare days
and I enjoy all of it.

Monday, November 10, 2014

just plain fun

I did not think i would make it till yesterday,
all year,(and more to tell the truth),
I did not think i would be here any more.
I am surprised
and over joyed with each day that I wake.
The things that were dark,
have left
and all that remains are the things of light.
The strange symptoms,
are still here,
but with out a diagnosed cause,
(yet, I think they come form my eyes,
but no one can tell me that).
For my birthday,
some one got me a precious gift:
a year of prayers at the daily mass at a Seminary.
You do not have to believe to be blessed by such a gift,
but it is double because I do believe,
The weather was normal,
not cold
nor hot
and I got to do what I love,
cook a meal for all.