There’s a name for those who protect us, strong forces who stand up to adversity, who fight for our right to be dissatisfied. Their strong arm of protection covers us, like skin that forms on a half-empty cup; like chainmail armor covering a medieval knight, preventing harm, safeguarding our nation, our citizens. Those soldiers who […]
Frost on the pumpkin When the frost is on the pumpkin and the garden’s done again, When the birds are flying southward and you hear their daily din, The temp is moving downward so you find your hat again; Then’s the time to close your windows. Then’s the time when sleep begins. When the frost
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Another morning, presuming I am still alive; The dog snoring softly on our bedroom rug, content and peaceful in his repose, doesn’t rise, as I do, stumbling in the dark to eliminate the nights’ accumulation. His dream continues into the warming of the day with mementos of past victories while I drag myself awake,
