(2015)
just for laughs. or is it? i asked robbie to write me a love poem that I can post tonight when I get home
Sliver of silver Lit the sky at eventide Behind clouds stars hide We admired from here below The beauty of afterglow
After sudden torrential rain Gliding soaring boding raven Mindful of extreme summer heat Searching for a sheltered haven On the branch of a looming oak
center I saw my doppelgänger Early this morning When I woke up And started shaving
In my twilight years An abundance of leisure That; I have for sure! But the days are featureless The hours dull and colorless
Fears are reminders Of unwanted memories From whence we were young They continue to haunt us When awake and in our dreams
The soothing warmth of sunrise Hazy glare from the window When sleepy eyes we open Primed ready for today’s show Cornucopia of blessings
great it is to have a friend who has your welfare in mind who sticks with you till the end a real treasure, one of a kind and the good news he brings you
Been raining all morning Grey gloomy the sky In a darkened room I sat Thinking, half awake I love inclement days
The day I retired My skills didn’t diminish Nor did they vanish Yet, now I’m out to pasture As useful as horse manure
The biting wind howls A drunk insolent hound The moon and stars Nowhere to be found The night dreary and cold
A lovely bird cage Antique ornate bejeweled Glum blue jay inside How tragic that such beauty Can inflict tremendous pain
We spend a lifetime Waiting for the great moments Hoping it’s heav’n sent Forgetting small things That color our every day
Yes, we can’t take it with us Cash or treasures of any kind; Hearse without a trailer, thus How we leave the world behind! And it’s a truth we oft discuss
Three boys wanted to be famous, on… Knights too; and among all the nic… They set off one Saturday To the hills atop the bay Adventure! the Lost Boys fighting…