Poem #6

On the Road to Finding Peace

Picking away at an unhappy thought...
Change it all by asking for forgiveness and acceptance for all of us
Who have made a hasty discision, played a wrong note at an important time,
Said an angry word, done any of the millions of things that make life less than perfect.
By recognizing that the fault is a very human mistake, made by millions in a day.
It makes it easier to forgive and forget.
It clears the slate and allows us to appreciate the next lovely moment instead of dwelling
On the unchangeable ones in the past.

Poem # 5

Dunkie Poo,
Pookie-kins,
Just plain Dunk,
My Beloved,
Sweet One,
POOG,
Best Dog in the World.
He is.

Poem #4

Dan at 27
Duncan at 10
Jamie at 29
Dad at 61
Katie at 30
Mom at 58
215 years
78,475 days
Hours, minutes, seconds

Together for this hour
At this table
On this day
And grateful for it.

Poem #3

When I took the picture
It was to celebrate what I saw when I turned around.
The sunset was glorious,
But this view was as glorious
Because I'm lucky enough for it to be ordinary.
Every night, if I stood on the deck
Duncan would wait for me by the door,
The light would warm the table,
My shadow would stand where we've gathered
For years and years and years.
I can almost see them all at the table,
Hear the storytelling and the laughter.
Then, now, tomorrow.
What a view.

Poem #2

We'll have Thanksgiving Dinner at five today,
So here's wishing these two were at the table.

We'll have Christmas Dinner at five in December,
And maybe they will be there.

Oh, I'd better check the pies,
And stuff the turkey.
Five isn't too far away...unless it's in December.

Poem a Day #1

Winning at the fair
Is enjoyable
But guessing if it might have won
Is much less stressful.
(The finger would have to have been edited
And that was against the rule,
But I'm sure the other Picasa fans
Ignored that one.)
There's always next year as
I hope to get old before I die.