He breathes, but he’s almost dead
Beset by problems; long gone his d
To hang on and fight; and he’s sat
To surrender life; within him, the
Failures, disappointments overwhel

Shoe laces and old men, not made f
Just one of many truths, recently
And here’s another; every night’s
Even when springtime and May flow
Our tolerance for extremes severel

Enter, Stage Right
Not much to tell
So this will be quick
Nothing special happened
Though many memorable moments

The tension mounts, sparks about t
An earthy fragrance, as after a ra
Two hearts racing; all resistance
First looks all it took; passions
Glances back and forth, all throug

A summer day; pleasant morning at
The tide was out for miles, the oc
He built what only his imagination
A grandiose castle! But sadly, th
He watched as wave after wave cras

He saw her first at the kissing bo
There, at the university fair
He got a few bills left in his poc
For he missed three meals square;
Gladly he gave up a couple of buck

Footprints in the sand, but none i
As we walked holding hands one lat
But behind us, the waves wash away
Like we never were! And it made u
In this universe with its billion

My friend, I am a simple story-te
Whatever I write, they aren’t tre
For a prophet I’m not, neither a
Nor a philosopher with a grandiose
Simply put, I’m but a lowly balla

The brothers shall meet by Lake E
Before the autumn leaves fall from
In the last days of summer, there
Renew a kinship pledge from days o
There will be laughter; it’s part

Dark clouds weighed down on his S
Rough weather appears to be in sto
The prospects of bright tomorrows
And in the twilight of his life th
Life is so bleak; there is no suns

Dusk casts a spell on fields of gr
And the serene sea of metallic blu
The cloudless sky turns deep purpl
Just like the color of an old brui
The world fades to black as night

First week of July, and the hot b
Envelopes the land, scorching all
The heat smothers, suffocating eve
And breathless, we dream of fall e
The autumn’s cool breeze, when sum