The leaving of the land of my birth was an abrupt, overnight event. One day I was there, the next I was not. I spread my wings, in search of what every young man seeks. The return, many years later, was a slow, sporadic process, in fits and starts, as though a testing of theContinue reading “Homecoming”
Category Archives: Reflection
Choices
Choices made so long agoOften tell the taleOf what a life has come to beWhich destinies prevailOf all the ones both good and badSuccess or grand mistakeThe choices I regret the most Are ones I did not make
Dreaming
I was dreaming And the parts that I recall Don’t tell me what the message was If there was one at all Buried in the shadows Deep inside my mind Images of days long gone Of things I left behind I was thinking But more in recent days About the possibility Of taking up oldContinue reading “Dreaming”
Things and Friends
Tools, toys, money, memories, experiences, loves, lives. Why do some people spend years, decades, accumulating things until there is room for no more, then dump it all, just to start over? Some people I know are purely interested in the acquisition, as though it’s a competition. One person in particular, from early childhood, would setContinue reading “Things and Friends”
On Friendship
I had my fiftieth high school reunion a while back. I still think on the faces, some with smiles, some with tears, but all happy to be together for what might possibly be the last time. There was a memorial table, with pictures and names, of the classmates that have gone ahead, wherever that is.Continue reading “On Friendship”
Smile
You say I make you smileI say goodYour smile makes sunshineWe always need more sunshine
The Butt-Head
I’ve always been a butt-head It’s not a source of pride Even though I do my best It’s something I can’t hide It often tends to manifest In ways I can’t suppress How I got to be this way Is anybody’s guess
Ignorance
Ignorance keeps me humble Humility makes me wise Wisdom knows compassion Is seen through others’ eyes
Gray
In my youthBlack and whiteWere colors of the dayEverythingWas well definedLeaning but on wayAs age pursuedThen caught meUncertainty held swayWhat once to meWas black and whiteHad turned to shades of gray
Lives Lost
Lives lostCast asideShattered They lie brokenWords can butReveal the painBetter leftUnspoken
Just Plain Bud 