I wish for you a happy day
of gentle, loving thoughts,
with butterflies o‘er blooming fields
of blue forget-me-nots.
I wish for you a happy day
of gentle, loving thoughts,
with butterflies o‘er blooming fields
of blue forget-me-nots.
Three per cent of COVID deaths are
persons vaccinated.
I hope the vaccine’s potency
has not been overstated.
I hope the ugly variants
don’t conquer the vaccine.
Or strand us in a curious place
just dangling in-between.
I hope I’m one of the 97
who makes it through alive.
No one knows with surety
who’ll manage to survive.
I had summer soup for breakfast, and
it nearly made me swoon.
I savored ev’ry sumptuous drop
as I sipped it from my spoon.
This gastronomic pleasure nearly
knocked me for a loop
as I started this hot August Day
with Sharon’s Summer Soup.
The candle doesn’t burn at night
for angels guard your bed.
The angels set you on your path
for a vibrant day ahead.
I don’t fit in to this modern world.
Somehow I got left in the slow lane.
Life’s streaking along like a rocket blast.
I’m chugging along like a coal train.
I seem to have the “Losing Things” Curse.
It’s a Malady that’s Quite Perverse.
I spend a lot of time each day
looking for things not put away.
It could be glasses. It could be keys.
It might not be any one of these.
But one thing’s sure: I’m searching around
for something lost that can’t be found.
May your day be like a butterfly,
–flashing and swift and bright—
and every single step you take
be quick and sure and light.
May the gentle notes of this lullaby
soothe you through the night
and wake you with a rested soul
to a day that’s fine and bright.
Some voices sparkle and inspire.
Some set passionate hearts on fire.
Some give comfort and some console.
Some bring solace to the soul.
Each one speaks with their own voice.
Each one’s words are their own choice.
I’ve searched around and I’d like to find
a way to speak with a voice that’s kind.
There aren’t enough firemen.
There aren’t enough cops.
There aren’t enough field hands
to harvest the crops.
There aren’t enough teachers
for classrooms in schools.
There aren’t civil servants
to draft up new rules.
There are plenty of Robos –
(They never take rest) – and
enough politicians to feather their nest.
So: Whatever Happened?
I’m Darned if I know.
There aren’t enough people.
Where did they go?