Stealing Turtles (Short Story) - 10/30/2014 10:56:17 PM
Mischievous ways in your youth, but you surely learned some lessons from it also. You were lucky to get off safe at the lake.
What comes around goes around (Short Story) - 10/30/2014 3:32:02 AM
yes, it happens that way = sometimes it takes more time, but eventually it comes around and payback is given. believe me I know.
Lackland Air Force Base (Short Story) - 10/30/2014 3:30:34 AM
Thank you for serving in Vietnam and for our country. I'm sure your target practice came in handy over there. So young and many too young to die but they did,, personally known two from my class at school.
And There Was Light (Short Story) - 8/10/2014 6:19:15 AM
Your first memory is much earlier than mine… About four years of age. I'm not sure why your nose was "cauterized," but it sounds quite scary.
My twin brother and I had to walk about a half mile along a state highway (we lived on the highway in an old farmhouse) to go to kindergarten (only two weeks) and to first grade. One time, on the way home, a nice woman with a girl in the car with her, stopped and gave us a ride home. Our mother told us not to take rides with strangers anymore. About 1950.
Ron
Lackland Air Force Base (Short Story) - 7/26/2014 8:16:42 AM
That's why they recruit them so young. About 80% of my male classmates were that way. I wasn't. I was college-bound long before my father told me not to be a trucker like him. Most of the guys focused on beer, girls, and stupid behavior. In the service, not only did they grow up, they changed drastically, especially if they saw combat.
Ron
Learn The Ropes (Short Story) - 7/16/2014 9:46:47 AM
Thanks for your comment Ron. Just getting started. Much more to come.
Learn The Ropes (Short Story) - 7/16/2014 5:54:48 AM
From what I was reading, it looked like you had a lot of growing up to do. Two things came to mind when I read your work:
First, I thought of my father, a trucker who spent most of his working life in short-haul, loading and unloading trucks. He was a big strong guy and I never heard him swearing in my presence even though we were often in the presence of friends and relatives who swore freely about everything. One of my first images of my father was him being on the heavy bottom end of a refrigerator going up or down stairs, I can't remember, to the apartment on the second floor of our house. Later, when a relative complained about a concrete septic tank cover that needed to be put in place, my father walked over, picked the 450 pound cover up, and put it in place, to the amazement of the guy complaining.
When I was in grad school, a friend of mine was stationed at the Alameda Naval Air Station in California. A neighbor of ours back in Wisconsin, and about 20, he was a big, strong farm kid, one of the nicest guys I've ever known. Anyway, he told me about a friend of his in the Navy, and Native American. It seemed like every time they went out, the Indian would get drunk and get into situations that would land him in jail for fighting. My friend was able to save him from those situations often, his bodyguard. Quite a guy.
Ron
Kevin and Melvin Go Fishing (Short Story) - 8/17/2011 4:35:27 PM
well didn't see that comin down the pike, and i love a read i don't expect! Ha!
Squirrels and Roof-Rats (Short Story) - 8/2/2011 1:38:11 PM
what a fun story and ...as a landlord rings so true. loved the bushy blue tail image! HA!
good write
Following Middle East Developments (Article) - 7/26/2016 5:29:38 AM
Yes, most of us here in the United States are rather myopic about the situation, rather driven by sensational news, rather than the long-standing tolerance of the two faiths, Christianity and Islam, for centuries since the Crusades. Hence, the fear that many here in the United States have of some kind of "eminent" threat from Islam in the form of terrorism.
I'm amazed at the similarity of Donald Rumsfeld's callous and ignorant statement to what Marie Antoinette said about the French people who were protesting because they had no bread. "Let them eat cake."
The day after I left Egypt, Anwar Sadat raised the price of bread. There was rioting in the streets of Cairo. The problems of the Middle East are probably more economically based than religious.
Ron
Following Middle East Developments (Article) - 7/26/2016 3:29:31 AM
What you have written makes sense of it all. Thanks for the "heads up"!
Love ya!
Jane
Conversation Monopoly (Article) - 5/14/2016 8:23:55 AM
Studies have shown that a small groups, the person that talks the most generally takes over leadership of the group, whether or not that leadership is appropriate.
Whenever I see someone selected (they are often selected by the powers that be) to speak in front of groups that I go to, rallies and the like, they do all the talking. There is rarely an open mic for anyone else to speak on the subject. Talkers love listeners, but they love fans even more.
Ron
Conversation Monopoly (Article) - 5/13/2016 9:27:46 AM
I enjoyed this very much! Thank you. I will keep this one!
Love ya!
Jane
Unless I See (Article) - 5/10/2016 2:25:12 PM
Recalling Reformation Sundays at the Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland each year. The event was always kicked off with this hymn. Great times!!
Love ya!
Jane
Unless I See (Article) - 5/9/2016 7:53:02 AM
Thanks for your comment, Ronald. I must say, though, that there is NO magic when it comes to faith. I do agree with you regarding the word WAR. Of course this does not in any way make void the Word of God.
Unless I See (Article) - 5/9/2016 4:14:18 AM
I never doubted Thomas or the many so-called scriptures of the various religions out there. They are historical fact with a lot of good phrases that I love, guiding people to an exemplary life like the golden rule. However, in seeking the truth, blindly believing scriptural phrases that no longer hold any magic for anyone, having been disproven, need to be removed from belief or faith because they may be destructive when it comes to moving forward and becoming more human and less barbaric.
For example, in spite of many examples in the Bible and in history, Christian soldiers need to stop, "marching off to war."
Ron
A Few Tips About Faucets (Article) - 4/27/2016 5:53:39 AM
I have to remind the ladies of our house of this simple "fix" every time they discover that a faucet is slow and complain that it needs to be replaced. I guess they think it's like shopping. When something acts like it doesn't look good or work well anymore, throw it away and buy a new one. Just think of the millions of dollars that households would save if people would simply take the time to learn how to fix things rather than throw them away by a new one… Adding to the garbage heap.
Ron
A Few Tips About Faucets (Article) - 4/26/2016 1:56:06 PM
I've got to find a slow faucet to fix! I feel empowered!!!
Love ya!
Jane
War and Peace (Article) - 4/13/2016 9:36:14 AM
Well thank you again, Jane, for it's nice to hear from someone who is on the same page as I am. Psalm 33: 18 says, "Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love."
War and Peace (Article) - 4/12/2016 1:44:32 PM
Those last two lines were branded into my brain all through my life. It felt rather "comfy" to read them here. Thank you!!
Love ya!
Jane
A Silent Crisis of Childhood (Article) - 4/12/2016 1:37:56 PM
We have a wonderful Episcopal church in the area that feeds many homeless people each day and a Salvation army that hands out frozen fried chicken and any dry item, even pastries......anyhow, each Friday. My brother worked in many of the soup kitchens in his free time and would tell me some cases that only prayer could help. 'Enjoyed your article!
Love ya!
Jane
A Silent Crisis of Childhood (Article) - 4/12/2016 9:11:01 AM
Well thank you Ronald for your educated contribution to this article. Cheers!
A Silent Crisis of Childhood (Article) - 4/12/2016 8:12:30 AM
If one does a comparison using the increase in number of hungry children and the shift of income from the middle class to the very rich, you will probably find that they correlate. Yet the rich believe that this is rightly so, because they create good jobs. Social programs like school lunches are too expensive to run and must be cut back. Charities do a good job, but many of them have narrow missions and most of them will tell you that the need is much greater than their resources.
It is a known fact that the poor have more children than the rich on average. The poor also have a higher percentage of birth defects. Those that advocate "right to life," pose no solution for unwanted children except that they are free to live and prosper. They want to cut any programs of birth control because they are wasteful spending and wrong.
Only government can provide services across the board without limitations. All other profit and nonprofit organizations can't do that. The government must have enough funds to do it. The rich need to loosen their purse strings and pay for what the country needs rather than extravagant spending on themselves and their families.
Ron
Why Me? (Article) - 4/10/2016 9:56:07 AM
Thank you for your comments, both of you. Ronald, you used the word "probably" regarding lifestyle. Whether it be diabetes, cancer or anything else, this article was written as a spiritual aid,not to be judgmental about anyone. You may or may not be accurate about the 90%. The article is meant to remind oneself to rely upon God if and when something unexpected arises in our lives. Thanks again.
Why Me? (Article) - 4/10/2016 7:56:15 AM
Diabetes, except in the case of the child variety, is probably 90% caused by lifestyle. if one created the situation leading to the diagnosis, why should one ask the question?
Ron
Why Me? (Article) - 4/9/2016 10:50:22 AM
Your last line screams common sense to me! I needed this today. Thank you very much.
Love ya!
Jane
God Saw It Was Good (Article) - 4/9/2016 5:54:36 AM
Well thank you Jane for your comment. More to come. Cheers!
God Saw It Was Good (Article) - 4/8/2016 10:43:06 AM
What a peaceful, clean world we would have if these words were heeded. Thank you for this meditation.
Love ya!
Jane
His Grace (Article) - 4/3/2016 6:15:34 PM
Thank you Jane for your input. One can be comforted everyday, as long as one seeks, because we do find.
His Grace (Article) - 4/3/2016 10:52:37 AM
Luke 12: 29-31 !!!!! Flashback!! That was one of my father's favorites and would quote it daily. That and John 3: 16. What a comfort. Thank you for this reminder!
Love ya!
Jane
Hate Speech? (Article) - 1/21/2016 11:57:23 AM
Well Thank you, Ronald, for your observations and sharing. Cheers!
Hate Speech? (Article) - 1/21/2016 11:54:40 AM
The existing immigration process for allowing refugees to enter the country is long and difficult already. What most people don't know, is that for much of the last century, most of the Middle Eastern countries had a quota allowing only 100 people to immigrate to the United States. The quota system was very slanted towards certain political preferences.
Refugees are fleeing for their lives. In many cases they have lost everything they ever owned except what they can carry with them. Anyone can be caught in a war's crossfire and become a refugee. The United States has opened its arms to groups of refugees before and we can do it again. Yes, we should be vigilant. But, no, we should not judge all people because of a rotten few in their midst. And we certainly should not let fear overcome good judgment. Death by many other means far surpasses death by terrorists.
Ron
Safe Harbour (Poetry) - 5/6/2016 9:21:06 AM
The cross is the power of authentic Christians in a world of turmoil and gloom. Thanks, Jane.
Safe Harbour (Poetry) - 5/1/2016 11:51:48 AM
Amen!!!
Love ya!
Jane
What or Who Can You Trust? (Poetry) - 4/27/2016 1:58:04 PM
Thank you both for your positive comments. Cheers!
What or Who Can You Trust? (Poetry) - 4/27/2016 1:33:28 PM
Can't trust in anything or anyone except God. 'Enjoyed!!
Love ya!
Jane
What or Who Can You Trust? (Poetry) - 4/27/2016 11:23:27 AM
Can't trust the water,
can't trust the food,
Can't trust your insight alone,
Not trusting God is defiance.
True words indeed, true words!
There's Always Still Time (Poetry) - 4/22/2016 6:39:36 AM
Thanks, Jane. Today is still the day of salvation!
There's Always Still Time (Poetry) - 4/22/2016 6:00:35 AM
No matter what it takes, eh? This is great!
Love ya!
Jane
Dirty Pennies (Poetry) - 3/25/2016 10:09:03 AM
I don't worry. I crawled around in the dirt when I was a kid and most of those dirty organisms don't bother me at all. On the other hand, when I worked in a carnival and a game where people threw quarters onto plates for prizes, I went home every night and had to use pumice soap to get the grime similar to axle grease off my hands.
My uncle collected coins after he lost everything in the 29 stock market crash. He amassed a small fortune getting his hands dirty sorting coins had left his wife and children a great legacy of wealth.
Ron
Dirty Pennies (Poetry) - 3/24/2016 11:47:34 AM
Thanks for all your comments. Yahoo...
Dirty Pennies (Poetry) - 3/24/2016 11:17:46 AM
I pick up every penny I come across. If I don't pick it up, somebody else will. Or, a penny found is a penny earned . . .
Part of The Secret of The Kingdom (Poetry) - 3/24/2016 10:38:53 AM
Thought provoking, indeed! There are certain hymns that pop up in my head and I just have to start singing them.
Love ya!
Jane
Yikes ! (Poetry) - 3/24/2016 10:36:13 AM
I know! Right???
Love ya!
Jane
Dirty Pennies (Poetry) - 3/24/2016 10:34:55 AM
Hey! I like this. Write on!!
Love ya!
Jane
Yikes ! (Poetry) - 3/5/2016 12:03:52 PM
I never understood why they're caledl blister packs, when all they do is cut.
Michael D.
Yikes ! (Poetry) - 3/5/2016 10:01:12 AM
Plastic fantastic! The sharp edge devil of evil has struck again… Harboring all sorts of bacteria on its inert ingredients. Be gone!
Just how your poems hit me with its humor…
Ron
Yikes ! (Poetry) - 3/5/2016 7:47:01 AM
Bravo guys! Thank you for your observations.
Yikes ! (Poetry) - 3/5/2016 7:25:21 AM
A plastic opener is on my invention list as well as a easy jar opener but probably been done already.
Dan
Yikes ! (Poetry) - 3/4/2016 11:05:48 AM
Yep. They are infuriating to deal with, for sure. I relate to this absolutely!
Wish I Were a Squirrel (Poetry) - 2/24/2016 7:16:33 AM
I'd like to be a squirrel,
and show you the nuts I've got,
but I should've made a map,
where "x" marks the spot.
Michael D.
Wish I Were a Squirrel (Poetry) - 2/23/2016 8:42:19 AM
While I found your poem quite squirrelly, it was also quite a pearly one… A lot of fun to read.
As per Dan's comment, I read where squirrels instinctively bury nuts everywhere. When in need, they can find them where they are buried by smell and dig them up, well preserved in the soil. The ones they mess often grow into trees. One of the forest's ways of being reborn.
Ron
Wish I Were a Squirrel (Poetry) - 2/22/2016 4:55:37 PM
Laugh out loud! Thank you Daniel for your hilarious comment.
Wish I Were a Squirrel (Poetry) - 2/22/2016 4:19:43 PM
Yeah and some buckshot here and there to avoid. We can learn many things from a squirrel, only thing is , if I were a squirrel I would probably forget where I hid the nuts later when I needed them.
Dan
Gettin' Downright Serious (Poetry) - 2/19/2016 3:08:35 PM
Thank you, and thank you, Jerry! By May this year, the song will be on Reverb-Nation.
Dancin' Feet (Poetry) - 1/1/2016 8:30:24 AM
Glad you enjoyed the lyrics Ronald. Thank you for your comment, and Happy New Year!
Dancin' Feet (Poetry) - 12/30/2015 6:52:39 AM
The feet have this one! I'm not sure about the nail salon, though.
Ron
Joy Unspeakable (Poetry) - 12/21/2015 7:17:24 PM
Thank you Christopher for your comment. The "never in disarray" that you are pondering means that those who seek the higher things always have peace; seeing the world above see level. When we struggle against all that is from this world, we begin to see that the world is in disarray, and nobody can refute that, I think. But only when we discern things spiritually can we have total peace and, like the limerick states, unspeakable joy. I've written about these things in my two-part memoir The Reprobate.
Joy Unspeakable (Poetry) - 12/21/2015 4:21:24 PM
...never in disarray.
George, I'll need some help in this department.
Thanks,
Chris
Aggressive Driving (Poetry) - 12/12/2015 1:08:57 PM
You must have driven the same highways I have, because you've expressed the experience so well. Thanks for taking me for a ride in your limerick! :)
Zach McClure
The Body and The Spirit (Poetry) - 12/10/2015 12:15:06 PM
After all those various places that you've been hurting; it's good to hear that it's well with your soul, George! Keep on looking up, there is hope, keep the faith!
The Body and The Spirit (Poetry) - 12/10/2015 9:52:40 AM
In God's good humor. Thanks for your comment, Jerry.
The Body and The Spirit (Poetry) - 12/10/2015 7:54:31 AM
I'm certainly there with you and all your hurts, George.
Aggressive Driving (Poetry) - 12/6/2015 4:44:13 AM
On my way south last week, I ran into, not literally, a guy doing 50 in the far left lane on a four lane highway...everybody blew horns,flashed their lights, but still they just sat there like they owned the road..but I found out they were from NY & yes, they do own the road, or so they think...-e-
Aggressive Driving (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 11:24:30 AM
Thank you all for your comments!
Aggressive Driving (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 6:37:24 AM
For some strange reason, the natural rule the most violated is "Keep right except
to pass." It is just a simple courtesy, but some people are either so ignorant or so arrogant to think that they can dwadle where they shouldn't.
And then there are those, young but inexperienced drivers with hot little cars that think of the freeways as racing zones and take unnecessary risks.
Ron
Aggressive Driving (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 5:37:46 AM
I much prefer the fast-trackers than the friggin' dawdlers.
Aggressive Driving (Poetry) - 12/4/2015 1:30:29 AM
There has to be a happy medium between those aggressive drivers and dawdlers.
Ouch ! (Poetry) - 11/28/2015 6:23:45 PM
Bad mustache, Ronald? LOL Thanks for your comment.
Ouch ! (Poetry) - 11/28/2015 12:42:36 PM
I just let them grow. Since I have a very bad mustache, they fill in nicely.
Ron
Felix, the Centipede (Poetry) - 11/15/2015 4:57:53 AM
Poison fangs? Didja count its legs?
Felix, the Centipede (Poetry) - 10/10/2015 1:19:46 PM
Nice to find in the house.
Ron
Felix, the Centipede (Poetry) - 10/9/2015 10:44:21 AM
Ahhh...I certainly did! Thanks for the comment Jerry.
Felix, the Centipede (Poetry) - 10/9/2015 7:39:14 AM
Ahhh . . . I know you will set it free outside.
Caught in the Nick of Time (Poetry) - 9/20/2015 7:23:06 AM
Thank you both for your comments! Good luck with your recovery Ashiff.
Caught in the Nick of Time (Poetry) - 9/19/2015 8:58:32 PM
Nice table top poem for everyday viewing and reminder. Ashiff
Milk Duds (Poetry) - 9/18/2015 7:11:58 AM
An old favorite. Great for the young and the dentist for the old. Ashiff
Butterflies in My Heart (Poetry) - 9/16/2015 11:02:50 AM
There is a great deal of longings and sweet sentiments between the words. Great song!!!
Sandie
Lead-based Paint (Poetry) - 2/3/2015 6:08:52 AM
Lead-based paint chips were the only chips we could afford - no dip.
Lead-based Paint (Poetry) - 1/2/2015 8:38:29 AM
Lead based paint, my oh, my! Creating dullards as time goes by.
Ron
The Channels of Time (Poetry) - 12/23/2014 2:36:01 PM
we can't change it but we can prevent repeating the iota ....
The Channels of Time (Poetry) - 12/20/2014 3:14:10 AM
Wonderfully written! Merry Christmas George!
The Channels of Time (Poetry) - 12/19/2014 11:21:49 AM
It's hard to change an iota anyway, so better not to even try. ;-)
Ron
The Channels of Time (Poetry) - 12/18/2014 12:28:21 PM
We learn from the past and
make changes to the present in expectations of bending
the future toward justice. We're close. Well written.
Milk Duds (Poetry) - 12/11/2014 8:22:13 AM
I can so relate. The last and final time I ate milk duds, I ende up at the dentist to replace a filling that was literally pulled from my tooth. Milk duds are expensive candy.
Michael D.
Milk Duds (Poetry) - 12/10/2014 12:25:19 PM
If they don't stick to your teeth in an irritating way, they will slowly decay them anyway. Here's to Milk Duds, an old favorite movie treat.
Ron
Don't Let Go of That String (Poetry) - 12/9/2014 8:19:04 AM
And watch out for power lines and trees.
Michael D.
Oh Ye Merry Gentlemen (Poetry) - 12/2/2014 5:03:03 PM
Not interested in mailing cards this year. Don't know why, but the Senyu is good and says it all.
Oh Ye Merry Gentlemen (Poetry) - 12/2/2014 11:00:03 AM
Without a doubt, they do. Merry gentleman, forget the cards, let's have a drink or two.
Ron
Black Friday (Poetry) - 12/2/2014 8:32:09 AM
The hustle and bustle! Woe...
Don't You Worry (Poetry) - 12/2/2014 8:30:35 AM
Some women worry too much, that's all.
Just Too Many (Poetry) - 12/2/2014 8:29:16 AM
Just too crowded Lois! Thank you for sharing.
Don't You Worry (Poetry) - 12/2/2014 8:01:20 AM
I wouldn't know. I'm in a wheelchair with a healthy head of hair that she keeps cutting back, trying to give me a Marine cut or as she sometimes says, to "bald" me.
The most common reason why people lose their hair is through chemotherapy. From what little that I know about it, the hair grows back. I don't see the great emotional significance of losing one's hair. It is the cancer or other disease that causes it that is traumatic. I recall the young football player with a broken leg and crutches who was so proud to park in the only disabled space at a restaurant. He probably took part in some competition in those crutches to show off his ability to move.
Ron
Don't You Worry (Poetry) - 12/1/2014 9:50:02 PM
Or better than getting hit in the eye with a sharp stick, as they say up there in Minnesota.
Just Too Many (Poetry) - 12/1/2014 9:27:56 PM
Yes, visited NJ a few times, people driving there are mostly impatient and horn blowers.
Don't You Worry (Poetry) - 12/1/2014 9:27:12 PM
great write, makes sense, lots of it.
Black Friday (Poetry) - 11/29/2014 12:15:44 PM
Those shoppers out there,]
are quite insane.
I'll stay home,
and avoid the pain.
Michael D.
Got an Itch (Poetry) - 11/25/2014 7:46:29 AM
I had an awful itch,
I scrtched again and again.
I scratched and scratched,
but that itch remained.
Some days you just can't win.
Michael D.
Got an Itch (Poetry) - 11/24/2014 12:45:48 PM
Right on!
Got an Itch (Poetry) - 11/24/2014 12:16:27 PM
Get a switch and beat the hell out of that itch! You know it can't be hiding where it can't be found. Sooner or later it will come around.
Ron
Quiet Please (Poetry) - 11/24/2014 10:23:41 AM
Sleep is good! LOL
Quiet Please (Poetry) - 11/23/2014 12:24:50 PM
and don't forget to turn off the phone.
Michael D.
Quiet Please (Poetry) - 11/23/2014 8:35:48 AM
next time rent a room
Quiet Please (Poetry) - 11/22/2014 8:18:46 AM
But honk if you love Jesus.
Ron
A Limerick for Reba (Poetry) - 11/21/2014 6:15:21 PM
The definition of limerick is a light or humorous poem of 5 lines. I try hard to write within those guidelines. Thank you Ronald for your feedback.
Aches and Pains (Poetry) - 11/21/2014 5:36:21 PM
Just turned it all into a poem. Thanks Regis!
Aches and Pains (Poetry) - 11/21/2014 1:12:15 PM
I can't imagine how painful that is but I extend my sympathy to you and hope that you are feeling better, George. Best wishes,
Regis
A Limerick for Reba (Poetry) - 11/21/2014 7:26:24 AM
I always thought that limericks had a bawdy nature to them and they rhymed… From the ones you write, apparently not.
I love Reba as well. A lifetime ago, Roger Miller, whose big hit at the time was Dang Me (take a rope and hang me) could make our Central Wisconsin State Fair, so they had to substitute a young girl unknown named Reba McEntire… The rest is history.
Ron
Mr. Corpuscle (Poetry) - 11/19/2014 10:25:47 AM
I never "pumped her nickel" except into a vending machine. I'm not sure that that would be very good for one's health, considering the junk food and most of those. ;-)
Ron
Mr. Corpuscle (Poetry) - 11/18/2014 3:07:59 PM
However ur diet could include instead of pumpernickel a nice long, green pickle...or some peanut brittle...? -e-
Passions - Limerick (Poetry) - 11/18/2014 2:57:53 PM
As long as we can say "Lord have mercy," then we are rejuvenated Lois!
Passions - Limerick (Poetry) - 11/18/2014 2:47:21 PM
Surely do agree with you on this one George - I've been into trouble, but now out of it and still praying strongly.
Money Lover - Limerick (Poetry) - 11/18/2014 12:40:52 PM
Very true poetic lines George. The American Indians used pink shells. I think they had a better idea. We are so advanced that we are cannibalistic when it comes to cash!
Money Lover - Limerick (Poetry) - 11/18/2014 12:39:38 PM
Money can't buy happiness, but it helps.
Michael D.
New Jersey - Limerick (Poetry) - 11/18/2014 12:17:26 PM
You have described perfectly the perspective of one Ed Matlack, Jersey personified.
Ron
New Jersey - Limerick (Poetry) - 11/18/2014 6:57:09 AM
Jersy is a symbol
of politics so nimble.
it can leave your eyes quite misty,
just thinking about Christie.
Michael D.
New Jersey - Limerick (Poetry) - 11/17/2014 1:03:38 PM
Too true, but I have been in Joisey all my life and I don't want to move out till I die, I guess...-e-
Aches and Pains (Poetry) - 11/17/2014 10:28:42 AM
Yes, arthritis is painful especially when you get flareups of it. No fun at all. Now I've heartburn flarefups whenever I eat, seems roast turkey is only thing that helps me now, so guess I'm going to keep eating that.
Is It Fair? (Poetry) - 11/16/2014 11:23:04 AM
I've always loved limericks; in fact, I have published a book of them. Thank you for sharing yours, George.
There once was a fellow named George,
Who came upon a mighty gorge;
Such a unique spot,
He liked it a lot,
And there established a forge.
Love and peace to you,
Regis
He's Thinkin' Wichita (Poetry) - 11/16/2014 10:45:15 AM
A fine country song well-shared, George. Thank you! Love and peace,
Regis
He's Thinkin' Wichita (Poetry) - 11/16/2014 10:35:29 AM
Green acres is the place to be.
Michael D.
He's Thinkin' Wichita (Poetry) - 11/13/2014 12:10:53 PM
Ronald, thank you for your comment. I like a bit of the roll too, but country seems to be my genre now; seems natural to tell a story.
He's Thinkin' Wichita (Poetry) - 11/13/2014 9:53:10 AM
Country songs like this showing off differences, are generally big hits. You're a whole lot country, I'm a little bit rock 'n roll…
Ron
Is It Fair? (Poetry) - 11/12/2014 11:32:41 AM
Bravo! Thanks for sharing George.
You Make Me Sick (Poetry) - 11/12/2014 10:09:48 AM
Not a good thing, but people are so inconsiderate with their wasteful products.
Is It Fair? (Poetry) - 11/12/2014 10:07:53 AM
Yes, I do agree with the words you've penned here. I do not find things strange, mostly I know Satan is powerless to scare - and lately I'm very scared of him cause of the actions in my life right now. I can hope I am only doing good and right things, but there's a ? to them even.
You Make Me Sick (Poetry) - 11/11/2014 8:13:25 PM
Thank you all for commenting!
You Make Me Sick (Poetry) - 11/11/2014 1:12:34 PM
Ouch! a nasty moment...yet "recommended" way
to step off the modern life's treadmill.
Always stressed out...always running...never
catching up...give it a try!
Love your verse, George. Thank you for sharing.
You Make Me Sick (Poetry) - 11/11/2014 10:26:20 AM
A pretty sticky sick situation. I have been a gumshoe more than once. ;-)
Ron
You Make Me Sick (Poetry) - 11/10/2014 11:21:02 AM
George,
Been there~!!!
Love and blessings,
~Linda
The Loving Thoughts of You (Poetry) - 11/10/2014 7:55:10 AM
It certainly does have a country twang to it. It also has an element of stalking. However, in my experience, sometimes when a lover is rebuffed, persistence pays off. It all depends upon the two, for it takes two to tango, and if one won't… It just won't happen.
Ron
Bone of My Bone (Poetry) - 11/9/2014 1:30:35 PM
Thank you Ronald. Cheers!
The Loving Thoughts of You (Poetry) - 11/9/2014 12:16:13 PM
A wonder of a song - That's amazing you can write one like this after the hurting and all. keep up the good writes, i enjoy them very much.
Bone of My Bone (Poetry) - 11/9/2014 10:13:25 AM
I like everything except, "Bone of My Bone." Sounds too hard for a soft country ballad.
Ron
These Treasures We Hold (Poetry) - 11/8/2014 8:53:20 AM
Treasures well-crafted between the bookends of your life.
Ron
These Treasures We Hold (Poetry) - 11/7/2014 9:06:54 PM
Family treasures need to be guarded , so nice. JK Roseline
The Hands of Time (Poetry) - 11/1/2014 12:42:52 PM
But the cows have fit at milking time…
Ron
The Hands of Time (Poetry) - 11/1/2014 8:01:53 AM
My clock is digital,
hands it does lack.
I have to move it forward,
in order to fall back.
Michael D.
The Hands of Time (Poetry) - 10/31/2014 2:37:50 PM
Hmmm, we can't turn the hands back, however, we can rewind them.
She Was Here (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 10:58:34 PM
Good, no one wants old age anyway, I know I don't but must accept it, If someone loved me in my old age it would be a happy time of it.
Bad Boy Hummer (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 10:53:34 PM
hoping the driver was sensible but prayers do help for him to get safely to his destination. it isn' a misnomer, it's a homer.
Amazing Stuff (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 10:52:20 PM
Air so needed, so useful and you tell It in so fine a verse here.
Can't Kill It (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:39:47 AM
Not afraid of spiders, don't like them, I killed many in my day though, now I might put them in a cup when I catch them from now on, since it is God's creature. you are reforming me in a good way!
No One Like Her - Limerick (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:37:29 AM
Love = like this, Was, isn't, can be, might not be, but I suppose you never forget having gone through it, whatever the heart goes through , it's stronger than anything.
Nasty Divorce (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:35:21 AM
Divorce can be cruel, I went through a cruel one, not really needed by me but by him. At one point I just wanted to take a gun and shoot him, cause he didn't want me back. I didn't, - thank God, that would of been sinful, but it caused thoughts like that.
Time Travel (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:25:41 AM
I don't see why you don't get more reviews from your writes, They are easily understood, make sense, written with truth. Time Travel does get you somewhere, through the celestial , not here much on earth is there peace nowadays. There's more I could say - but leave it up to imagination that's what most people do anyway., No I'm not lost, I'm on the right path.
Apple Cider Vinegar -- Limerick (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:19:28 AM
Good for you, good use for it is those stink bugs that invaded our country too. Drown em I say!
Heaven and Hell (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:18:25 AM
Hallelujah" I'll keep it short like John Domino.
A Royal Cruise (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:16:22 AM
I did travel on Carnival - not as crowded, spent time at pool mostly, loved listening to the Island Music I call it - Spanish I think it is. Rhythm it's got. Ours with my deceased hubby was worth it, and not expensive, he booked it off a Christian Radio station, I couldn't believe I was going on a cruise, cause when we saw the ships in Bermuda the year before, he said "Don't even think you'll ever get on one of those ship". he fooled me, and changed his mind a year later. Love your writes, I can see the benefit you would be to those prisoners in your prison ministry.
I'll Sing This Song (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:12:34 AM
It is a song, a love theme too, a memoir, as you said. I don't think this should be lost among the ages. Everything fits together perfectly in these verses for a song to be sung.
I've Been Shown (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:09:57 AM
I like to read the Proverbs, and the Psalms, but I do not do so every day, Just when I'm lost and need to read them, I could really do better and read every day - but other books take me away from the bible, Not so good a thing, but I do pray everyday, and try not to groan. Another absolutely grand piece of work here.
The Tainted World (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:07:30 AM
Keeping my tongue under control = so easy compared to keeping my belly under control. I eat cause I'm bored - a bad thing, this poem reminds me of my faults too, but he does give us, and he does take - he knows our needs better I think than we do. Simply devine I call this write, or want to say it is simply devine.
A Blob to Smite (Poetry) - 10/30/2014 3:04:11 AM
I know, I cannot fold them neat either, = I do the best I can. Then I fold all clothes differently than my Mother taught me to, for some reason, could I be rebelling in this way!
The Omniscient One (Poetry) - 10/27/2014 2:48:10 PM
Ok the spiritual good life will come only from God, and i'll ask him for one. I seek him often in my life and he answers and gives me what he thinks I need, not want I always want.
Trustworthy - Limerick (Poetry) - 10/27/2014 11:26:59 AM
Ilet the Lord lead me and pray and he ansers me and gives me needs when they are his wishes for me. He is good - all the time.
SONGS IN THE NIGHT (Poetry) - 10/27/2014 11:26:02 AM
Know what you mean, rejection isn't nice to do or even to go through. Songs mean lots and brng back memories too. Hope you find true love one of these beautiful days you live in this world. Meanwhile, keep writing comforting poems.
No Stalemate (Poetry) - 10/27/2014 11:24:37 AM
Great faith being shown here, I like this and read it thoroughly. You are absolutely a devine poet.
SONGS IN THE NIGHT (Poetry) - 10/11/2014 10:23:19 PM
Thank you George - well done!
Have you ever visited my website?
Take the time for we may know each other more than you can tell...
John Michael Domino
Trustworthy - Limerick (Poetry) - 10/9/2014 6:29:24 PM
Thank you Kathy for commenting. The Lord is King, He is robed in majestic beauty!
Trustworthy - Limerick (Poetry) - 10/9/2014 2:30:16 PM
Trust in The Lord never a doubt
doing his will is what life's all about.
We're given a chance
in this life to prove,
by his grace there's no mountain
that can't be moved !
Beautiful poem thank you for reminding us all to walk by faith not by sight
Kathy J Parenteau
The High Plains - Limerick (Poetry) - 10/6/2014 8:57:18 AM
DO WE EVER 'LEAVE' THE PLACE WE HAVE ONCE INHABITED? THE AUTUMN WINDS BLOW THROUGH OUR SOUL...ENTICING ONE TO 'YEARN' FOR WHATEVER THE MIND AND HEART DARES TO ENVISION, AND IT COMES FORTH IN A LOVELY, WELL WRITTEN LIMERICK. THANKS FOR SHARING, GEORGE, ENJOYED. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
I'll Sing This Song (Poetry) - 10/3/2014 5:54:47 AM
The song is certainly very personal for her.
Ron
I'll Sing This Song (Poetry) - 10/3/2014 4:34:06 AM
A lovely job, and really sounds like song! Well done George!
A Royal Cruise (Poetry) - 9/13/2014 10:00:44 AM
Thanks for your comment Ronald. And yes, I made sure that our dining servers received a good tip. They work tirelessly and I thought of them both during the cruise and afterward.
A Royal Cruise (Poetry) - 9/13/2014 9:18:32 AM
To think that only a century ago, only the rich good travel like that. The rest were shoved in airless holds in steerage. For the price of a average hotel/motel for the night, one gets complete room and board at the highest level with Las Vegas style entertainment and gambling if you want it. Unfortunately, the help isn't paid that well and has to rely on tips to survive. And the stops in exotic places aren't bad either.
Tied to this electric wheelchair, I've taken four cruises with Royal Caribbean. Simply the best at what they do.
Ron
Poverty -- Limerick (Poetry) - 8/31/2014 1:44:53 PM
Loved this. Our goal on this earth should not be acquiring treasures here BUT
only treasures in heaven. After all we are here for such a short time. Heaven is forever!
Kathy J Parenteau
If I Had To Walk (Poetry) - 8/28/2014 7:49:10 PM
I try to walk,
where ever I go.
I used to be fast,]
but now I'm slow.
Cute.
Michael D.
If I Had To Walk (Poetry) - 8/28/2014 11:22:01 AM
Thanks everyone for your comments. Laughter is the best medicine. LOL
If I Had To Walk (Poetry) - 8/28/2014 6:04:30 AM
Some walk and enjoy the view. Others ride and slide on through. I prefer the former rather than the latter. From your poem, I think that you do, too.
Ron
If I Had To Walk (Poetry) - 8/27/2014 10:08:42 PM
Get a bicycle...
A Heart Like Yours (Poetry) - 8/27/2014 6:38:13 PM
Fine write here, makes me feel lots better about love from reading this.
Not The Only One - Limerick (Poetry) - 8/27/2014 6:36:34 PM
It was so different growing up, more respect, more family times, no much to take you into yourself, and youths have lost communication with their birthright lots of times. It's so sad.
If I Had To Walk (Poetry) - 8/27/2014 6:35:00 PM
read and enjoyed, very true, we all do not get enough walking it seems, as we age it gets slower and more of a struggle.
Not The Only One - Limerick (Poetry) - 8/11/2014 10:33:27 AM
NOBODY EVERY SHOWED IT TO THEM, GEORGE. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT IT EXISTS...THE SUN. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
I Love God More Than... (Poetry) - 8/9/2014 11:37:39 AM
WONDERFUL! I CAN RELATE. THANKS FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS
Dentist Office (Poetry) - 8/6/2014 11:39:31 AM
Oh, how I love those sexy limericks. This one was a bit down on the tooth… ;-)
Ron
Saturday Prayers (Poetry) - 8/5/2014 7:34:21 AM
This is so beautiful!
God Bless
Kathy J Parenteau
Too Much To Do (Poetry) - 8/4/2014 8:27:26 AM
That's quite funny Ronald. What state do you reside in?
Too Much To Do (Poetry) - 8/4/2014 7:26:33 AM
So true. Now that I'm retired, my writing has dropped way off, and I seem to have many more things to do that I used to when I worked full-time all those years and got things done more efficiently than now. What happened? I think aging has something to do with it and my devotion to AD authors and catching up with TV dramas using on-demand programming. But I promise to get back to writing soon. At least I'm promising… As soon as I finish lunch… A lunch that now takes me two hours to eat.
Ron
Unfair Burdens (How much can I get) (Poetry) - 8/3/2014 8:03:07 AM
Thankfully got my divorce for $200. And she was 1200 miles away. A flawed decree caused some concern but not a lot of anguish. Thankfully, no kids involved.
Your poem speaks the truth. When I hear about divorces I am disturbed by the way they tear families apart. My brother told me a strange thing, that he had to "admit to infidelity" so the process go ahead. He hadn't, but it was somehow something his lawyer did for his defense?
Had to laugh at that last line. I don't think I ever had any bad sauerkraut. It's already pickled anyway.
Ron
Life's Precipice Reached (Poetry) - 8/2/2014 11:19:05 AM
An interesting concept, the "precipice of life." So many return to their place of origin for comfort and convenience, as well as interaction with the family, after a life "out there" making a living.
Ron
Lawmakers and Lawyers (Poetry) - 8/1/2014 10:48:20 AM
Well Ronald, you sure do read a lot. The truth will set folks free! Thank you for commenting often on my work. Cheers!
Lawmakers and Lawyers (Poetry) - 8/1/2014 10:03:37 AM
A poem of truth. The law schools are just turning out to many lawyers that go there because they think that they will make more money by being a lawyer.
Fortunately, my lawyer in my uncontested divorce charged the only $200 for the paperwork. Unfortunately, I didn't see the paperwork until the day of the judgment, so did not see that it read, "Everything that is his, is his and everything that is hers is his." The judge slapped him on the hands for dragging his ass back into court with the corrected paperwork.
Ron
Forever On the Phone (Poetry) - 7/31/2014 12:48:55 PM
Some people takes on a completely new character when they are behind the wheels of a car. Very strange, but so true!!!!
Sandie
Forever On the Phone (Poetry) - 7/31/2014 9:44:25 AM
Unfortunately, I talk to people on the road all the time. It seems like the only time they can talk. I know how dangerous it is, having had some close calls while just adjusting the radio on the dash. I don't own a cell phone, so you won't see me talking while I'm driving my wheelchair. I run into hazards enough, like sidewalk drop offs, often enough, without the distraction of trying to talk on the phone at the same time.
A friend of mine told me that she could read the newspaper spread across her steering wheel while commuting to work. One day she looked up and ran into the back end of the car in front of her without braking. What a nice surprise. Unfortunately, when she wasn't reading while driving, she was a maniac behind the wheel, often passing me as we approached work, in some kind of macho street racing mode that I didn't quite understand in a residential neighborhood with occasional pedestrian obstacles to worry about.
Ron
A Dry Cornstalk (Poetry) - 7/30/2014 7:47:41 AM
Youth tend to be rebellious. Often, to their own detriment. Fortunately, in a police station when I was seven, "I saw the light "and realized that I had to take charge of my life and not just be like all the others because they were "cool."
You provided a good lesson here. Unfortunately, these young kids are into rap and not into poetry by old codgers.
Ron
The Rush Hour (Poetry) - 7/29/2014 9:25:26 AM
It's the way of the world as we get more urbanized and everyone seems to have to have their own private transportation until it gets too costly like in New York City where everyone takes a cab, a subway, or walks.
Ron
The Rush Hour (Poetry) - 7/29/2014 6:12:21 AM
If your still drivin' in Jersey, I know where you're comin' from...thats why I live down in South Jersey, somewhat less traffic except for the summer visitors all around...e
Noise From the Attic - It's Terrifying (Poetry) - 7/29/2014 6:09:00 AM
Maybe they will follow you to your next place of residence because of that good PB you have...e
It's Up On The Wall (Poetry) - 7/28/2014 7:29:16 PM
Yes Sandie, some surely are deadly and poisonous. A comical poem, that's all! LOL
It's Up On The Wall (Poetry) - 7/28/2014 2:56:42 PM
I would kill them as soon as I see them. Some are poisonous and deadly.
Sandie
Amplitude Modulation (Poetry) - 7/28/2014 7:46:04 AM
Yes it's the AM band. The thought was more like "distant radio signals coming from so far away just for me." Always waiting for those old-type of radio broadcasts which play the old barbershop stuff, not to mention some old-time country. Thanks for reading everyone!
Amplitude Modulation (Poetry) - 7/28/2014 7:40:15 AM
I'm not sure if you're talking AM or ham radio, but the last time I listened to that was when I was a kid, huddled up to that rich man's 1930s console tube radio with all the wavelengths so that we could hear strange stuff from strange places with a lot of crackling static.
Except for when commuting in a car, I was never much to listening to music (unlike Ed). I found it greatly distracting while doing serious work (although many did this kind of early multitasking, claiming that listening to music made them more productive). Maybe in the auto shop, the factory, or the barn, but not while trying to solve mathematical problems, serious writing, or accounting. Today, my greatest joy is watching television and movies after the fact on my computer. If I want a good song, it's only a Google and a YouTube away. And the video and sound quality tends to be better than the original.
PS. I can go to sleep to the sound of music either. I prefer silence or the crickets from outdoors to any other kind of artificial, so-called soothing sleep inducers.
Ron
Amplitude Modulation (Poetry) - 7/28/2014 3:20:26 AM
I'm stuck in pretty much the same time warp.
But I like FM. BTW my antenna picks up more
Kentucky and Toronto here. :)
Time Travel (Poetry) - 7/27/2014 11:51:04 AM
A very discerning poem.
another possible ending:
"be true to yourself, that we can all ratify."
Lyrics For A Jersey Song (Poetry) - 7/27/2014 9:02:00 AM
Lived In New York (the city) and I know there is quite a bit of animosity between them and Jersey. Since I've never lived there, just for maybe a day or two I'll take your lyrics to heart.
Are You Plugged In ? (Poetry) - 7/27/2014 8:59:05 AM
I hear you loud and clear, at the wonderful age of seventy-five I considered myself absolutely plugged in . . . Unless the computer crashes and burns . . . That then would pose a problem!
Ho-hum (Poetry) - 7/26/2014 12:06:34 PM
Interesting insight. I'm not sure exactly what it is. But then, I know I don't have all the answers to everyone's concerns.
Ron
Infotainment versus Revelation (Poetry) - 7/26/2014 7:31:06 AM
Fine title and thoughts. 'Infotainment'... anymore like a proliferation of poisonous mushrooms. rlc
Cool, Calm and Collected (Poetry) - 7/26/2014 6:02:40 AM
As long as we can say "Lord have mercy," we're okay!
Cool, Calm and Collected (Poetry) - 7/25/2014 7:46:24 PM
Excellent poetic advice. I was attacked yesterday and without strong prayer and using Bible background knowledge it would have been bloody. I got a few minor cuts but no deep wounds. Thank you Jesus! Thank you Holy Spirit! I get to live confidently and stand ready for battle once again! Amen!
I Am Not There (Poetry) - 7/25/2014 11:43:21 AM
Glad you liked this one all!
They Raised My Rates (Poetry) - 7/24/2014 11:20:37 PM
They raised your cable rates? Wow! Get a ROKU at Walmart. Get one now! The BEST investment I ever made. Hardly NO commercials mate!
Nice write!
The Heavenly Banquet (Poetry) - 7/24/2014 4:56:27 AM
The poor in this poem means the poor in spirit. The rich ones are those who have great worldly wealth and are not rich towards God and the spiritual riches.
The Heavenly Banquet (Poetry) - 7/23/2014 6:49:19 PM
I don't quite get your poem. Are you saying that the King only sent invitations to the rich folks who were all too busy to attend the banquet and he didn't invite the poor and the hungry and yet they showed up and the King suddenly found out they fit the banquet because they were poor and hungrey? I didn't know I have to be poor and hungry in order to be "fit" for the banquet. - Don't worry! I'm just thinking my thoughts for now.
Sandie
Innuendo (Poetry) - 7/21/2014 12:28:12 PM
I agree though I think the crazy, hazy days may be caused in my case by smoking of the herb too much...? cool write & read...Ed
Wisdom's Breeze (Poetry) - 7/21/2014 6:19:26 AM
My favorite series of verses:
"She rides on the wings of the wind;
chase her, and she'll never, ever rescind.
Her name is wisdom, her fruit is insight;
grab hold of her and you'll never be uptight."
Yes, a poetic song about wisdom expressed just right!
Amen
Hardships In The Valley (Poetry) - 7/21/2014 6:16:33 AM
This poem covers a lot of territory for folks like me
Sounds like a series of verses from the Bible
Only in plain English where even the blind should be able to see.
Well done once again!
Amen
Far From Paradise (Poetry) - 7/21/2014 6:11:32 AM
Super poem! My favorite line:
"The cell phone also, oh how it's misused;
it's quite like drinking too much booze"
It's a habit that we all have to fight off
It's much like having a chronic bad cough!
How did things get to be this way?
At their age we would go outside and play!
I can go on and on...
Signing off...
John
