Making myself write As I’m doing this moment Isn’t a bad thing
When I was a kid in the 1970s When there were two types of gas a… Regular and Unleaded. The Unleaded kind cost more, So most people used Regular inste…
If there’s a problem that you’re f… Do it Go right through it There’s nothing to it Just remember it’s worth embracing
The “winners” in life gravitate toward places like Sanibel Island, Florida.
The cafes are always ready To serve their guests a meal Or sometimes just a drink will do Their setting is most ideal. Passing away an hour, sometimes mo…
Most Floridians, statistically, were born someplace else and it’s easy to see why this is. The beaches, the sunshine, and the quality of living
Your music hasn’t aged a bit, although the rest of us surely hav… Whenever we hear your songs playin… it’s as if 1984 has magically retu… and everything that’s happened sin…
Barber’s chairs arranged in a circ… around an unused fire pit An all-you-can eat breakfast; A quiet vibe accompanies it Fox News (thankfully muted) on th…
My home is in Chicago, and perhaps will always be. Seeing other places, sometimes, Is a form of therapy.
Good night, Betty White. Thanks for your bright, shining li… You were quite all right.
My Grandpa was Irish Or at least his parents were So every year we went to Grandma and Grandpa’s house for corned beef and cabbage.
This poem stays in my pocket Until I take it out And read it to somebody That’s what this day’s about. Thanks for listening to my words
Gary Paulsen’s written legacy wou… without the librarian who took an… and gave him the library card that… Paulsen authored hundreds of books… which sold millions of copies
A controversy so strange A pandemic so costly A nation so divided A toll so devastating A solution so simple
A catchphrase that was silly A laugh that was unique “Pee Wee Herman” charmed us all That skinny little geek We saw him in the movies
