A sad tale told a time or two –
some do their best in any case
to build their walls and fill their space.
But some of us keep the wrong few
and push out those whose love is true.
Continue readingA sad tale told a time or two –
some do their best in any case
to build their walls and fill their space.
But some of us keep the wrong few
and push out those whose love is true.
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The very next morning, Tony went to the store to buy supplies for the trip. As he stood in line at Wal-Mart with his new phone he smiled. Did he have the greatest wife or what? She was so willing to make the trip west with him and he didn’t even need to use his full-on convincing tactics he had been prepared to use. No wonder he married her. She was simply the best. How lucky could one man be?
Continue readingOh, my, my,
I know you wanna
cry, cry, cry
because he sure done you wrong, kid.
He promised forever and ever
but his ever wasn’t that long.
His forever had a however
all you know now is he’s gone.
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There was some loudmouth in Wyoming of all places that had caught the attention of Tony’s newest employer. His recent employer had a billion-dollar multi-faceted company and one large chunk of it was a mining operation in Wyoming. The mine actually housed two sources of revenue. The mining was, in fact, legal and ironically above ground. It employed thousands of locals and was a main industry to the nearby town. The other source of revenue, however, eclipsed the earning potential of the mine. It employed hundreds of people but none of these particular employees ever filled in a W2 form. They were responsible for receiving special shipments from Mexico and rerouting them to various locations in the United States and even up to Canada. Shipments of drugs would come in by the truckload. They would go out in special compartments underneath the mined material in the train cars.
Continue readingWe sent our boys to fight a war
and then we sent even more.
The cause agreed upon was liberty
to keep us living in the land of the free.
They returned with battle wounds
but if the scar could not be seen it was assumed
their life should simply restart and be resumed
and any pain or hurt should not be shown
because not all the boys came home.
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The phone had seen better days. But not many. The person who saw it on her morning walk didn’t know that though. At first, she figured it was an old phone that a lazy person just tossed out the car window instead of disposing of properly. “The laziness,” she muttered.
Continue readingNot much you can do
when the storm rolls in.
If you try to fight it
you’ll spread yourself thin.
Continue readingI suppose if we break it down, motivation is our fuel. It’s what moves us and keeps us going. But it is also individualistic. It’s not like going to a gas station to fill up a car. There isn’t a limited selection of pumps to choose from. On the contrary, there seems to be limitless options for each of us. So, how do we find the fuel that works for us? Here are a few suggestions.
Continue readingThere are people out there
who know it needs to end
there is no place hate belongs in.
Continue readingI recently rewatched Doc Hollywood (1991). Not to brag but I have seen this movie a lot. I can’t give you an exact number but I can say I know it fairly well. It’s in that sweet zone of familiarity but not overly familiar that I can’t watch it again. Obviously, I am not the same person I was when I first saw it 32 years ago. Life experience has given me new lens to see with. So now, watching these characters who are now younger than me muddle through their meet-cute I have to ask the one question that haunts me from any old movie, “Would these characters still be together today?”
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