Skipping Stones

I just got off the phone Went to the River and practiced Skipping Stones You pissed me off I guess you thought I would be pleased that you are doing something now that I begged you to do a long time ago Skipping Stones Why did it take all this…

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Funeral / Eulogy

I heard you passed but it didnā€™t blow me away because I know how you lived. Not many people can squeeze all the nectar from the moment without leaving bruises, but you could . I watch you berate someone in a manner so smooth you had them rolling in laughter,…

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Thick as Thievesā€¦ā€¦for v.h.

Youā€¦.and meā€¦..weā€™re thick as thieves Didnā€™t take long for us to see that life is for living and thatā€™s you and me I like your wit and I treasure your smile and your friendship has helped me through many trials No question it was meant to be you and I…

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Dr. Futz

Dr. Futz is futzing around having the time of his life Unbeknownst to most people around he has virtually no plans for his life This vague philosophy allows to go with the flow The stream of life is filled with many wonderful things that few people will ever know This…

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Booby Trap

There are things I try to regret but part of me refuses to be upset Because I wasnā€™t the only one involved..but that doesnā€™t absolve me But it does mean I played a part The martyr in me wants to assume all the blame but it wasnā€™t that way at…

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Daffodils

I am constantly amazed at where daffodils grow In some of the unlikely places their faces steal the show Walking down a busy street my thoughts lost in the day and in a crevice by a wall a daffodil stops me to say: ā€œ Your life is busy and there…

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Walking you word

Walking your words at first seems absurd but give it a moment to sink in Because what you spout is often received in doubt Until it appears you walk what you were speaking Walk your words Ttucro

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Get inā€¦where you fit in

There is a place that has been placed especially just for you It was designed to use the skills that have been given to you So keep your eyes open and particularly your mind and the place where you fit in may be somewhere you never thought you would land…

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The purest love

No question about itā€¦ nothing to debate Friends accept us good and bad and have no illusions about changing us No expectations and no agenda other than being along for the ride and we take turns driving A friend will stop you in your tracks and let you know if…

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Donā€™t know Him When They See Him

The problem most people that canā€™t or wonā€™t accept Godā€¦ā€¦ Is they donā€™t recognize Him when they see Him. Heā€™s everywhere and everything so if you open your heart your eyes will follow and then your Mind. Ttucro

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Selective Reading

My life isnā€™t an open book, I stopped that access because some people are crooksā€¦yes it takes one to know one But my life has changed, because I couldnā€™t stand the strain of trying to remember my lies. So I bought into a new script and the result has been…

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Your Never the Same

Your never the same and its a pleasure to see the way life changes you and me I reflect on the times weā€™ve spent paddling down the riverā€¦ā€¦often going for an hour or more never exchanging a word, busy taking it all in, the magic and wonder of nature Thatā€™s…

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Iā€™m so sorryā€¦ā€¦ā€¦..XXXNot

Please forgive me for enjoying my life, I can see it causes a great deal of uneasiness Perhaps itā€™s from the fact you are so busy doing the unimportant things on your list that it irradiates you that my lists are as flexible as rubber bands Have you seen a…

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Push On

Thoā€™ the cloak of darkness wraps us tightly in itā€™s gripā€¦ā€¦we rest and waitā€¦. for an opportunity to slip Away from its clutches and away from its gripā€¦. for we are survivors and we push on The first signs of morning find the darkness fast asleep and we separate ourselves…

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Worn

I earned every scrape and scar some from honorable deeds and some from bad decisions and bad intentions the chance of me presenting myself as someone who has always walked the line is a midnight dream that wakes me up laughing because I know it would be a charade But…

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Dead End Street

If you are hung up trying to comprehend God Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  You are on a Dead End Street. Acceptance is the beginning of faith. One cannot think their way to God. He is too much to comprehend . Ttucro

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Not a chalkboardā€¦ā€¦

It smacks in the face the steps you would like to retraceā€¦ā€¦. but it isnā€™t going to happen and the things you canā€™t forget are meant to keep you from repeating the same blunders again Much as you would like the teacher to leave the room so you can dash…

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Try

I kick myself for the things I should have pursued and didnā€™tā€¦ā€¦ but I have no issues with the things I tried that didnā€™t work out. Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Try    …

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From here to Mars

Oh brothers and sistersā€¦ā€¦ there is a huge difference between acceptance and right and wrong. The way society operates, to its demise, if enough people buy into it and practice it ā€¦.. it becomes accepted. Donā€™t kid yourself there is as much difference between accepted and right as the distance…

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Sounds so simpleā€¦..

On the surface doing the right thing seems so simple I mean we knowā€¦.. yes we know right from wrong Then you get derailed and things trip you upā€¦ā€¦ emotions, promises, desires, gluttony and lustā€¦ the list is daunting the worst thing you can pretend is that deal breakers will…

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Man in a boxā€¦..

The man in the box would never accept the restraint from youā€¦.that I put on myself Funny but the restrictions in place werenā€™t meant to separate me from you but to separate me from myself You see in the process of uncovering what makes me tick ā€¦ā€¦ I have to…

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Example

Ī¦ Ifā€¦ā€¦it is meant to be ā€¦ā€¦ Your motivation will be From what you see Notā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.fromā€¦ā€¦ā€¦..whatā€¦ā€¦ā€¦..Iā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦say TTucro

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Drives ā€˜em crazy

When you have to be doing something ā€¦ Often in your driven madness you take yourself out of life and put yourself on the ā€œtreadmillā€ of tasks to be done People that live by ā€œself propulsionā€ are extremely uncomfortable without a ā€œplanā€ the term ā€œsee what happensā€ is enough to…

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The Gospel of ā€œMeā€

The Gospel of ā€œmeā€ā€¦.. forgets all about you, what your needs are and how I could help you Because the Gospel of ā€œmeā€ doesnā€™t have the inclination in mind that what your desires are, are as important as mine So if you donā€™t mind I have things to be done…

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ā€œLifeā€ artist

If you have been graced with a special person in your life that has no equal that compares Respect that person and pay attention how they live is their ā€œart ā€œ How they dress, how they speak, how they wear their hairā€¦ā€¦.not so much a symbol they are trying to…

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The Wisdom of Solitude

You will never reach enlightenment until you master the art of being aloneā€¦.. Ttucro

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Sometimes even birds are afraid to fly

The wind has picked upā€¦ look at the trees they bend to and fro and scatter the leaves but I have an appointmentā€¦..someone needs me sometimes even birds are afraid to fly sometimes even birds are afraid to fly so I try to remember those times when I was distraughtā€¦…

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Looking for Davidā€¦.

Sometimes you have to stopā€¦living and just be ā€¦.. my makeup is such that I can be okay with you being youā€¦.. but if you walk a different set of values then I embraceā€¦ I wonā€™t label you as wrong or bad you just wonā€™t be walking with me simple…

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Never knew youā€¦.

The reality is time we spent was an illusion because it is apparent to me you were just acting doing the essentials enough to get byā€¦. Everything we superficialā€¦..pretend not a game a person who professes ā€œloveā€ would be a participant in Never knew you and looking back there were…

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Deglutitionā€¦ā€¦hard to swallow

Ummā€¦. I tried drinking copious amounts of water and chewing thoroughly but the crap you spewed just wouldnā€™t go downā€¦. so I know enough to examine my thoughts and motives and under close scrutinyā€¦. I wasnā€™t able to pin it on meā€¦ā€¦I did wait too long to remove myself from…

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