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The Uvalde children haunt me.

Stoneman Douglas.  Sandy Hook.

Sudden end to innocence.

Blood-soaked pages in a book.

My kitties think that they should eat

whenever they “Meow”.

Their mews become a chorus:

Feed me now.

Feed Me Now!

FEED ME NOW!

The U-Haul’s wheels turn steady,

swift and certain, down the road,

never choosing its direction,

only going where it’s towed.

When they reach Fort Riley, Kansas,

there’s a stop to change the load.

Then another driver takes it

to go somewhere down the road.

Each day’s a blessing.

One by One.

They bless each life

from sun to sun.

The October day is crisp and

sweet with Winter on its mind.

But ling’ring summer  memories

keep it soft and warm and kind.

Rabbits won the Zucchini Wars.

I can’t fight them anymore.

When I want fresh vegetables,

I’ll buy brocc’li from the store.

I’m losing the Zucchini Wars.

I surrender.  I’m giving in.

I fought the fight with all my might.

It’s October.   I just can’t win.

I used to think that it was good

for people to have Ambitions.

But, that was ‘fore I understood

the Nature of Politicians.

The meadowlark was made to sing,

sending sweet notes through the air.

May we be like the meadowlark,

sharing music everywhere.

My candle burns for those who drive

the nation’s roads and highways —

—moving the people and their loads

down interstates and by-ways.