An Autumn chill is in the air.
The nights are turning colder.
This Fall will slip to Wintertime
before we’re all much older!
Tonight’s Lullaby
Tonight I send a lullaby.
Its notes are sweet and low.
It ripples like a gentle brook
where only sweet dreams flow.
Day’s End
Night spreads her gentle presence.
Darkness marks the end of day.
Gentle slumber overtakes us.
Dreams rock the night away.
Afternoon Sunlight
The golden rays of sunlight
lay in stripes across my lawn.
The fading strips of beauty
tell me summer’s almost gone.
Winston-Salem School Shooting
Now the killing’s in Winston-Salem.
Kids kill to settle a fight.
There’s no need for discussion.
The bullet decides who’s right.
Change in the Weather
The skies are dark and dripping,
but I surely can’t complain.
After weeks and weeks of sunshine
we can use a bit of rain.
Twenty Years in Afghanistan
Twenty years in Afghanistan.
The last plane flew away.
Twenty years in Afghanistan.
A sad and somber day.
Twenty years in Afghanistan.
The country’s not at peace.
Twenty years in Afghanistan.
The killing doesn’t cease.
Today’s News
It’s a sad and sober world today.
There’s not much cause for laughter.
It’s hard to read the news
and think of “happy ever after.”
COVID Deaths
Yesterday, two thousand died.
Overall: six-thirty-five K.
The anti-vaxxers give a shrug
and look the other way.
Seattle Middle School Shooting
Kids get up in the morning
and head for the killing ground.
When they near the playground…
…just pop in another round.
Living the Aging Life 