Building bridges…where there are walls
We will come to circumstances where there seem to be insurmountable walls in our path Gives us the opportunity to determine if they were placed there for our defense or a challenge So we ask for the wisdom to know the difference If it be a challenge worthy of surmounting…
Read MoreSlippery When Wet
Duhhhh…really Good to know Ttucro
Read MorePelican Logic
You come to sit with me as I fish, but I’m no match for you You fly off and return with your fish, I think you are you’re taunting me So I give you a nod and you spread your wings and walk a circle around the pier Once again…
Read MoreEconomy Air
Excuse me…..2 words that will take you anywhere Thank you.. 2 words that will bring you home Ttucro
Read MoreReplace the hinges
The door to your heart is broken The hinges are rusted solid because they haven’t been open for so long You’ve gotten used to the door being closed, you feel safe and less vulnerable But your missing something and you know it This is working for now but you can’t…
Read MoreFlipping Turtles
If you have ever come upon a turtle turned on their back unable to right itself… that is helplessness Everyone will have that experience at some time in their lives You never know how a smile, a gesture an attentive ear can change the trajectory of someone’s life… And yours…
Read MoreLearning another language
I’m learning a new language because the one I’ve been speaking seems foreign to some people They receive messages I never intended and for awhile I thought it was just me… but a succession of distorted conversations made me think otherwise. Seems odd at this age to be learning a…
Read MoreBlank
Been here before……..blank Absence of material….. no inscription, minus images…. If has been an infrequent occurrence but it has happened before and I realize it for what it is, A pause……a break Blank periods are less threatening and provide a safety net when things are piling up and need filing…
Read MoreSharp edges
Well did you think about the sharp edges as you put together the box……apparently not Having marked the project with blood harvested by those edges….what exactly were you thinking? I see a pattern here and it is quite evident that habit of plowing forward with great intensity and marginal thought…
Read MoreThe difference between…..
The difference between you and me Is I believe what you cannot see I was like you I couldn’t see but when I stopped looking with my eyes and saw through my heart….then what I couldn’t see became the best part…of me So if the “ gift of desperation”….has been…
Read MoreMerry go round
Up and down Round and round Better get used to the merry go round They call it life but I hear the carnival sounds and I go ride the merry go around and around I have to get off and settle down For a few moments the world stops spinning…
Read MoreSkipping 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…
Read MoreFuneral / Eulogy
I heard you passed but it didn’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,…
Read MoreThick as Thieves……for v.h.
You….and me…..we’re thick as thieves Didn’t take long for us to see that life is for living and that’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…
Read MoreBooby Trap
There are things I try to regret but part of me refuses to be upset Because I wasn’t the only one involved..but that doesn’t absolve me But it does mean I played a part The martyr in me wants to assume all the blame but it wasn’t that way at…
Read MoreWalking 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
Read MoreGet in…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…
Read MoreThe purest love
No question about it… 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…
Read MoreDon’t know Him When They See Him
The problem most people that can’t or won’t accept God…… Is they don’t recognize Him when they see Him. He’s everywhere and everything so if you open your heart your eyes will follow and then your Mind. Ttucro
Read MoreSelective Reading
My life isn’t an open book, I stopped that access because some people are crooks…yes it takes one to know one But my life has changed, because I couldn’t stand the strain of trying to remember my lies. So I bought into a new script and the result has been…
Read MoreYour 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 we’ve spent paddling down the river……often going for an hour or more never exchanging a word, busy taking it all in, the magic and wonder of nature That’s…
Read MoreI’m so sorry………..XXXNot
Please forgive me for enjoying my life, I can see it causes a great deal of uneasiness Perhaps it’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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