On Friendships and Life A true friend may be one in a billion stars in the sky A needle in the haystack, a grain of sand in the beach

Behold! All the signs are here Time of troubles soon coming The winter chill in the air The north wind might’ly howling Furious fearsome hurricanes

The sun shines on a breezy cloudle… The brown leaves barely clinging t… Winter’s at the doorstep, the cold… Spring’s long gone but where did t… She sat motionless on a bench in t…

First light, first sign that tomor… That we’ll savor the passing of an… To see and touch all those that we… And smell the many blossoms along… Incipient daylight, omen of the fu…

how does one describe a sunset, and craft into words the palette o… the interplay of the clouds, the s… the distant hills, the scent of fl… how the sun rays reflect on puffs…

Tender hopes are fading fast This pestilence will soon end The outlook gloomy and bleak Dim future the signs portend Sad days whenever you lose

A feckless nation with no future A gullible people with no characte… Destined to be losers forever Downtrodden and marginalized! Sadly, the country I was born in!

God Will Provide When everything around you Appears to fade and crumble Night shadows darken your view And you’re sure you will stumble

Atop a hill he stood, in the magic… The sun shining sideways, colorizi… Rainbow hues have exploded in brea… And the rolling golden fields of g… Turned deep ochre; burnt orange, t…

center And so it goes, life’s ceaseless march to oblivion... seemingly uninterrupted,

He gazes into her eyes and sees hi… To hold her tight, embrace her for… The setting sun peeks behind the c… As they watch on the beach, along… They watch gliders jump off the th…

Somehow, our lives are never how we’ve wished them to be even when we wrote the script, the guidelines for living our stor… We’ve made plans, even a screenpla…

Sorry to disappoint... It is n… Growing old is a precious gift That not everyone gets to savor; Marvelous and fantastic moments And remembrances of every flavor

Sadly, no place is safe, not anymo… Churches, synagogues, mosques and… Army bases, daycare centers, even… In the cross-hairs of terrorists a… Federal buildings, skyscrapers, ai…

Crisp the air; cool, refreshing th… Clear, the night sky, looking like… Silvery the full moon, peeking ato… Into the woods she gazed, and felt… But go! She must! Quickly, no tim…