Funds
At the zoo, there are jars with signsfilled with coins and fives and onesto help animals not go extinctsince dinosaurs died of lack of funds.
In These Two Weeks
In these two weeks since I have written,the first warm days of spring have come,and we have spent no little timemaking up for lack of sun.And we have talked until we’ve foundwhere our sameness endsand then we’ve talked until we’ve … Continued
But a Man That Old
All paint will chip,all shingles will peal,all siding will rot,but your bones will heal.And even whenyou’re getting oldyou won’t be coveredin mushrooms or mold.All driveways will crumble,all stairs will creak,but a man that oldwill have wisdom to speak.
That Pop
That pop in my knees,that crinkle in my joints–is there a diseaseto which these point?Arthritis? Inflammation?Too much running up and down?Is it a real big problem?Or is it just a sound?
Flow Meter
I think I need one of thoseflow meters for my noseso I can measure all this snot’cause all I know is there’s a lot.
Festive
Tis three days before Christmas and I’m sick in bed. My face is kind of greenish, my nostrils are red. So I’m looking pretty festive as I sit here sipping tea. I bet that even Santa wishes he were me.
First Thanksgiving
You didn’t want to sleep.There was too much going on.All these people to hold you.You smiled at our laughter.You waved to say hello.You let us get to know you.You ate some sweet potatoes.You reached for all the sweets.Your stopped to … Continued
Get Well Soon
Get well soon.We’ll go outside.We’ll run around the yard andrake up allthe leaves and movethem all into the garden.Get well soon.We’ll go somewhere,drive off without a care andstop at storesand buy some stuffand generally run errands.Get well soon.We’ll have some fun.By … Continued