Jan
6
The Human Spirit
January 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Here’s one for you: one of the hospital housekeeping staff inadvertently kicks a bucket of cleaning solution outside the room of a dying patient. Mortified at the offense, she cringes at what she has done. Then–from inside the patient’s room comes this: “hey—-I’m supposed to be the one doing that.” Look far and wide. Travel [...]
Dec
27
Departure
December 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
He worried about his departure. Not from his town or his state—-he worried about his departure from the planet. There was so much that he had said while he was there. And—-there was so much that he had not said. Always wanting to put to words his burning emotions—-and always feeling that he had not [...]
Dec
23
Not Even a Mouse—-Or—-a Sparrow
December 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment
When I was much, much younger, I often wondered what it was going to be like to be–say–60–or so. The Christmases came and went in blind succession, and the line “not even a mouse” swerved in and out of them–giggling, it seemed. Not even a mouse. And not a single sparrow that would fall without [...]
Dec
6
The Yard Went On Forever
December 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Courtesy of Mr. Richard Harris from “The Yard Went On Forever”, written by Mr. Jimmy Webb and released in the year of our Lord 1968: “And a man could have a boy, and a boy could have a dog, and there weren’t any subways, and there wasn’t any smog——–and the yard went on forever.” Caustic, [...]
Dec
4
A Flash of Light
December 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment
A flash of light. He felt it before he saw it. It stung. And—-it was imbued with all the oldies and the explosive emotions that went with them. What was it? Could it have been that he still felt her hand in his? Still remembered the feeling when they drove into the dark night with [...]
Dec
2
He Turned His Head
December 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment
He turned his head and saw something out of the corner of his eye. It was the past. Somehow, he had come to the point where he could not go on in the present without coupling it to the past. Strange. Did you ever have the feeling that all those you loved who were now [...]
Nov
27
He Missed Her
November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment
He missed her. He missed holding her hand. Both of them saying nothing, but understanding everything. He missed looking into her beautiful brown eyes and feeling her gentleness there. Her softness. Her love. And, he missed her touch. Most of all, he missed her touch. That touch was never supposed to go away. But, it [...]
Nov
20
Follow Me On This One
November 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Follow me on this one. “I went to the most amazing restaurant last night. The ambience was delicious. So was the food. ” So what? “I just got my new car. GPS. All the bells and whistles. Great gas mileage.” So what? “We just got back from our cruise. Saw all the sights, docked in [...]
Nov
14
Tell Them You Love Them
November 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment
It’s an exploding issue: not enough time to do what you need/want to do. And, it’s only going to get worse as we complicate the world more and more. For right now—-this minute—-you might consider putting this one at the very top of your list: One day a teacher asked her students to list the [...]
Oct
25
A Summer Gone
October 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Summer’s gone. It slipped away when I was so busy that I did not know it was going. I would’ve said goodbye. Like so many things we lose, I did not quite que in in time to do the right thing. I would have thanked it for the hazy mornings, the driving with the car [...]