Children and War |
I was born in 1963 and so most of my "wonder years" ocurred during the Vietnam War. I was a bit of a tomboy and used to play army with the neighborhood boys. My family vacationed in Provin...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 14:41:00 GMT |
I DONT WANNA TALK TO YOU |
I'm gonna have a little picnic in the park
If there's nobody there, it won't matter to me
Just my own bare feet and this here guitar
I'll play a song for the birds and the bees
All I really need is ...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:16:00 GMT |
LIGHTENING BUGS |
Sugar and spice, flowers face to the sun
Little girls into women, transformation begun
Snips and snails trade baseball cards,
Little Romeos catch fireflies in a jar
Why do they always shine ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:40:00 GMT |
The Urgency of Now |
As I view these incredible pictures of Barack speaking to more than 200,000 German citizens, I remember seeing him, with maybe 100 other people, in that tiny South Spartanburg, SC church gymnasiu...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:15:00 GMT |
NOT THIS MAN |
NOT THIS MAN
There's a storm gathering force like a hurricane
It was born to chart this course with a blinding rain
The sky is battleship grey, boiling upside down
Strengthens by day, lies in wait ju...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:29:00 GMT |
A Simpler Song |
Another song without music (yet). This one is on the topic of getting older and trusting the process. Enjoy, comment, whatever.
A SIMPLER SONG
The young aren't meant to contemplate
The ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:10:00 GMT |
Small Print |
To my readers our there whomever you are, here is another of my scribblings. This one is about losing faith and faithfulness. It has a melody and I'm working on chords. I would class...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:36:00 GMT |
Home |
In my last blog, I shared a piece I wrote about Bridgeport, CT, a town up I-95 10 miles from my hometown of Norwalk. I travel that way to visit the relatives that remain and a few treasured frie...
Posted by on Fri, 30 May 2008 16:32:00 GMT |
Ode to P.T. Barnum |
I have recently returned from a visit to Connecticut, my home state, and spent time with my in-laws in Bridgeport. You may not know that Bridgeport was home to P.T. Barnum, who had nicknamed it,...
Posted by on Mon, 26 May 2008 08:29:00 GMT |
Your Kind of Love |
YOUR KIND OF LOVE
I don't know how you can sleep at night
Or how you justify
Watching your life from the cheap seats
While all your chances go fleeting by
I don't know why you never came
To y...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:08:00 GMT |
