This poem was originally posted 1/5/09. I am sharing it again for Independence Day. Thank you to those who sacrified – so we could all write without fear.
On his lapel, stood pins of distinction.
Signaling fame, however ephemeral
cast in the communality of the iron of endurance
bred by those who walked before him.
He did not know them.
In fact, many [...]
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Pins
Posted in Holidays, Journal of Life, pins, tagged 4th of July, American Legion, armed forces, Declaration of Independence, disillusion, Founding Fathers, heroes, independence, Independence Day, insignia, July 4th, Memorial Day, patriotism, Philadelphia, pins, poems, poetry, poets, recognition, united states armed forces, veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW, writing on July 3, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Father of the Day
Posted in Father of the Day, Holidays, tagged dad, father, Father Day poem, Father's Day, Father's Day poems, gifts, heroes, parenting, parents, places, poems, poetry, poets, Sesame Street, writing on June 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As per the custom, they awoke with excitement
promptly at 6:30 am, perhaps 6 – before the rooster crowed -
bounded onto his bed, awoke him from his slumber
to wish him a Happy Father’s Day.
Shoves for each other
and hugs and kisses for him
and homemade cards and peanut butter cookies
hard as a rock
but filled with love.
In came the [...]
My Father’s Hands
Posted in Holidays, Journal of Life, My Father's Hands, tagged aging, dad, father, Father's Day, Father's Day poem, Father's Day poems, fathers, Hands, introspection, parents, poems, poetry, poets, reflection, writing on June 19, 2009 | 11 Comments »
This poem was orginally posed in February. It is posted again for Father’s Day.
I looked down when I awoke
and saw I had my father’s hands.
Last night,
my own had slipped comfortably into my gloves.
Would these?
For years I thought I could not fill his shoes.
These hands I now possess are so familiar.
When I was young
I’d [...]
A Leprechaun by the Roadside
Posted in A Leprechaun by the Roadside, Holidays, Journal of Life, Nations of the World, Poetry Lite, tagged belief, enduring, introspection, Ireland, Irish, leprechaun, mid-life crisis, poems, poetry, poets, Saint Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day, thoughts, worries, writing on March 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A quiet walk
down a pebbled Irish country road
is the place to go for a mid-life crisis.
In the valley of my walk
I happened upon
a Leprechaun by the side of the road.
Seated upon a rock near a patch of shamrocks.
Cobbling his shoe.
His shillelagh against his side.
“Top of the morning to you”,
seemed like the correct thing to [...]
St. Patrick and His Day
Posted in Holidays, Nations of the World, Poetry Lite, St. Patrick and His Day, tagged heaven, heroes, Ireland, Irish, poems, Poems about Saint Patrick, Poems about St. Patrick, poetry, poets, reflection, Saint Patrick, Saint Patrick's Day, saints, St. Patrick, St. Patrick's Day, writing on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In heaven they call him “Snake Man”.
Started out like so many things.
A joking phrase, meant almost affectionately,
but troubling and hurtful none the less.
1400 years ago, the Fisherman Peter had first used it
and the others got hooked on it.
Patrick said nothing, Peter was the big man.
Everyone called him “The Rock”, which
at least showed strength and [...]
