Monthly Archives: February 2018

Back to school at 63, I find myself studying For two tests In one afternoon.   And I worry. I fret, Even though I take good notes And pay attention in class. I wonder if I will pay the price For my excused absences this month.   Still, I expect to do well. But I… Read more

When there is nowhere to go, When there is nothing that can be said, When there is nothing that can be done- Elijah went to a cave, Jesus cried out loud, Job sat among the ashes.   Seriously, There are some times When in our pain We have to hide Where God can find us… Read more

What do cats dream, While they sleep?   My wife says they dream About catching the fat Red Robin Or eating her dip While she grades papers. She may be right, As I believe she Has walked in their paws And taken her share of catnaps.   But I wonder- Do they dream of peace,… Read more

Note: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became spokesman for his race as a renowned abolitionist orator, was born perhaps 200 years ago this month. His date of birth is shrouded in the racism of slavery, but he believed he was born in 1818 and later chose the date of February 14 for his birthday…. Read more

I can remember now A long hard winter, One blizzard after another, Highways constant in ice, Snow piled in front of the barn doors, Stock locked in their stalls Until spring wandered home.   Even so it took weeks Weeks and weeks and weeks For the drifts to melt And mud accumulated EVERYWHERE Before the… Read more