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I’m learning to text.

And soon I’ll be

as smart as any

kid of three.

That time is coming up again.

We have to change our clocks.

It’s just about as pleasant as

rewearing dirty socks.

It’s just about as useful as

a car on cement blocks.

And, we could learn a thing or two

from little Goldilocks.

The Standard Time we have right now

works fine both day and night.

Why don’t we all just make the call

and say this time’s Just Right?

Those pesky rabbits hop through snow,

sniffing for a treat.

They hope that I’ve provided them

with something nice to eat.

The daffodils out in the snow

reach up for morning sun,

and spread their cheery promise

that our Spring has near begun!

The sky is gray and hazy.

It’s a wet and dripply day.

There’s not a hint of sunshine –

Not a solitary ray.

But my heart is light and happy

and my voice just wants to sing

‘cause the calendar is telling me

it’s Very Nearly Spring!

I hope this day goes well for you

and things go as they should.

I hope  you’re feeling happy.

I hope you’re feeling good.

The Uvalde children haunt me.

Silent voices.  Mem’ries fade.

Bright new dawns rise up before us.

Yet we know the price they paid.

The Rubatino trucks are out.

It’s our garbage pick-up day.

We cart things in.

They haul stuff out.

The exchange is underway.

Ev’ry morn when I wake up

I pull a sip from my coffee cup.

I step outside and look around

to find some breakfast in this town.

Then I head out.

I don’t know where.

It’s a road that leads

 away from there.

The miles go by.

Not much around…

I’ll sleep tonight

in another town.

I’m a trav’ling man.

Be nice.

Be kind.

And wait your turn .

That’s all we need to do.

The earth will be a better place

for them, and me, and you.