Thursday, January 15, 2026

Question Marks

How far will you go?                                                                                                     What paths will you make?

Does your age group create?                                                                                          Or does it eliminate?

Will you rise to the top?                                                                                          Pulling out all stops?

Mom and Dad pave your way?                                                                                     Do they still "have the say"?                                           

Is where you live a key?                                                                                          Does it set you free?      

Who will hold out their hands?                                                                                     To cushion your fall?    

Pick you up?                                                                                                                     After giving your all?                                            

So much has changed?                                                                                                  It's a different world today?

Are the words different?                                                                                                  Melody the same?

Where did it get others?                                                                                               Did they survive "life's game"?

Will you walk or run?                                                                                                   Stand still or move around?

What's your purpose?                                                                                                Will you finish or "drop out"?                                          

Same Old Song.                                                                                                         With a different beat.                                                                                                     We all carry around. 

Sunday, January 11, 2026

Gabber Grabber

Sit down anywhere.                                                                                       Parade will start soon.

Look over your shoulder.

Grab a quick snack.

 

Finger and thumb ready?

Begin the “channel search”.

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Like your Grandparents

You become mesmerized.

 

Food on the side

Eyes on the prize.

 

No. No. Really? 

No. No. Yeah! That’s it!

 

Focused and oblivious.

Living for the “ah ha moment”

 

One up. 

That’s what’s needed.

 

One down. 

Always good to have

 

Who needs News.

It’s everywhere we choose.

 

Don’t need their opinions.

They rise and fall, mine remain.

 

I’ll look anyway.

It’s my amusement.

Makes my day.

Monday, January 5, 2026

Road Runner

I sit and wonder . . .                                                                                                         Is this my Past?                                                                                                      

If it is so,                                                                                                                         How will my Future go?

So many times I feel I wait.                                                                                             When all I want is to anticipate.

Have I moved too far, too fast?                                                                                       Am I going to be first or last?

My map's kind of cloudy.                                                                                                 My eyes see unclear.

This race that I've run?                                                                                                   Will I never see the Sun?

I feel alone yet I walk beside.                                                                                       Sometimes I need a different ride.

Why do I make messes . . .                                                                                           When what I want are mixtures.

Coming to a Crossroad . . .                                                                                         I've seen this place before.

It's not one I want to visit again.                                                                               Nothing draws me through the doors.                  

If I sit down I might not go on.                                                                                       If I stand still, there's no race to run.                                    

LIfe's supposed to get easier as we age.                                                                       The challenge is we're all on a "stage".

To see and be seen.                                                                                                       To walk and to run.  

I wait and I watch.                                                                                                              Tell the world, "I've had enough?"  

It's simple, my friend.                                                                                                       I do not give up.

I walk and I learn.                                                                                                             I stop and I turn.

For me it's the journey.                                                                                                 Not how the story ends.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

The Bogeyman

The Boogeyman                                                                                                               has come to call.
He sings at first                                                                                                                 to draw you in.
Then calls your name.                                                                                                       This begins "the game".
Is "it" real or is "it" false?                                                                                                   Why can't we see?                                                                     
Forgetting a name,                                                                                                             Is part of 'it's" game.
To keep you off guard                                                                                                         Is how "it" proceeds.
Generations ago,                                                                                                         You were warned and told:
"Watch out for the Bogey Man"                                                                                      He'll come, even when you're old.
Some walk, some run.
Do they know 
their time will come?

When they may face 
watching loved ones race?

To try to keep away
that unwanted face?

He doesn't tiptoe.
Walks boldly in.

Knows the way. . .
To get his "Kin".

This Bogeyman
Plots and plans.

He wants "the best"
Never settling for "the rest".

Wears a smile,
Shows interest and fun.

All the while,
He has "work" to be done.

Shaping what's said;
Offering great rewards

The Bogeyman reaches
As though offering STARS.

Our loved ones watch.
They're caught off guard.

The Boogeyman charms
All the while doing harm.

Close your eyes tight.
Wish him into the night.

You have the power.
He depends on your fright.

Facing our fears 
Even if it's with tears.

Show him the door.
Tell him -- "No More!