"Look about you," says the motto Of the finest of the states, A peninsula most pleasant With a wealth of wonder waits, With a hist'ry like no other, Having flown four nations' …
Silent Soliloquies
I watched the bushes yellow To look like living gold. None chatted with its fellow, Yet what a tale they told. I saw the leaves a-budding, And in each verdant …
Biggest Show on Earth
Across the heavens overhead A canopy of blue is spread. The pointed pines this ceiling dent Like posts support a giant tent. Beneath this big top of the skies A southward troop of …
Sunset
A giant glob —- an orange ball —- Drops slowly to the lake; Then in the blue proceeds to fall, But leaves within its wake A sky so smeared with brilliant hues One may presume the …
Walking with Someone
The thermometer reading Was right above eight When our girl left the house At a speeded-up gait So's to join with a friend Who was just going by, When I warned of the …
A Good Question
"Is it really so important after all?" That's the question I endeavor to recall When my feelings have been easy to offend Or I'm sorely disappointed in a friend. As I pick up all the …
My Thanks for Others
Oh, Lord, how very much l owe To others whom You've let me know And see from day to day —- The young, the old, the in-between Who make an entrance in the scene In which I'm called to …
Little You Know
Little you know as you walk down the street All of the cares of the people you meet. Hollow the joy that the features may show. Hidden 'neath laughter lies many …
Three Wishes
If some small fairy said to me (As I have heard they do), "Of all life's wishes, you pick three, And I'll make them come true." 'Twould not be easy to select, But one I'm …
Getting Together
Getting together, if only we could, Holds for all peoples the greatest of good. Progress is halted when quarrels hold sway. Should you want proof of the words that I say, Watch for a …
Out of the Question
Why must a man act the brave pioneer Blazing a trail in a lost hemisphere, Sailing like Hudson to harbors unknown, So independent and so on his own; Driving his car where he thinks it …
Unwinning Friends
Weeks ago Peggy called out in surprise, Scarcely too sure that in front of her eyes Hopped a big bunny as bold as could be. Couldn’t we keep him, she pleaded with me. Well, I explained, …
Sportsmanship
When the Tigers played at Cleveland Toward the season’s very end, Bob was list’ning to the ball game, But he failed to comprehend Why it was the fans of Cleveland Raised a loud …
Collector’s Items
A ticket stub, a bit of lace, A button far from new Are tucked into some saving space And rarely come to view; And yet you'd never toss them out Because they are the …
Love
Love is a nod from across the room. Love is a knowing wink. Love is a laugh from the heart's full bloom. Love is a pause to think Selflessly, wholly, of what it shares. Threaded …
Zero Recall
Down the supermarket aisle Comes a visage all a-smile. She knows me it’s plain to see! Who, I pray you, can she be? Face is someone I should know, And it’s clear she’s …
Little Ashtray
Around the tree were gifts galore That we had purchased at the store And gaily wrapped so we might hide Surprises to be found inside; But one stood out with boy-tied bow So ample …
The Man I Married
Is he still the man you married? Asks a current magazine. On this page I found I tarried. What in heavens did they mean? Does he like to take you dancing (Well, he really …
Very Smart
As our youngsters were relating In a brisk and breathless way All the tasks of kindergarten And a second grader's day, They began to have a “rhubarb”, With opinions far …
Candy Hound
He's a Husky, if you're looking For his fam'ly pedigree, But I'd give him diff'rent booking If his breed were up to me. Every form of sweet confection Brings him forward with a …