Hawaii

A BIG YIPPEE FOR HAWAII!

Though last to become a state,

First to set the country straight.

State-wide ban on plastic bags,

While rest of the nation drags.

A BIG YIPPEE FOR HAWAII!

Spring Update

Although I haven't been posting, I'm still writing! I do daily rhyming and recently started Object Writing. I've taken two recent writing class/seminars and have a follow-up group from both!

On 3/31 I went to wRites of Spring at Art & Soul in Nashville. http://www.eartandsoul.com/ I'm now part of a Writing Circle: http://www.writingcircle.org On 4/14 & 15

I attended the Nashville launch of Songwriting without Boundaries. http://www.patpattison.com The follow-up group is going through the book online and in person: http://www.hillbillyculture.com/#/articles

Here is a posting for a sports-related poem written as tribute to a retiring player: http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/messages_for_jason_varitek/#/item-212875

Talking to God

Talking to God
Doesn't seem odd,
Until he starts talking back.
Then you're a quack,
Under attack -
A public lightning rod

What does he say,
To those on display?
How are they chosen to hear?
If I stand near,
Stretch out my ear,
Could I be shown the way?


Inspired by episodes of Joan of Arcadia and Blue Bloods watched last night.

Planet Protection

Forget the jokes that he's a bore,
Listen to what's said by Al Gore.
It's a crisis we can't ignore.
Shouldn't we learn how to do more?

We see the glaciers disappear,
But it doesn't cause enough fear.
Learn how the waters could rise here,
See if that can get us in gear!

Harmful as the national debt.
Seen An Inconvenient Truth yet?
Go to climatecrisis.net
Before or Earth's too hot and wet!

We need to keep moving in the right direction
Of planet protection!

Written just after seeing An Inconvenient Truth, re-posting in response to recent movie release arguing against it.

100 Years Old

Hitting 100 years old
A story not often told
This couple surely struck gold
Both parents have this unfold

How do you reach that old age
Still are able to engage
Maybe not a wisened sage
But do more than turn a page

Think what they've seen in those years
The decades of joys and tears
A world of change appears
Viewing it with fears and cheers

Stands Tall

Chris Herren was a star of basketball
From Fall River to a much bigger fall
At Draft Pick 33, he got the call
Nuggets watched him, so the problem would stall
But the addiction took him for a long haul
Viewed with disgust, they thought he had gall
Four ODs, amazed he survived at all
Now 3 years sober, he finally stands tall



Inspired by ESPN film Unguarded seen yesterday.

New Pet?

Just not ready yet,
Still filled with regret.
In debt to the vet,
Easily upset!
The timing's not set,
When I'm up to get -
Another new pet.