The odds suggested it would never sail
and carry the plans drafted on the hard…
Month: January 2023
Silence
Silence
can terrify
so many unprepared…
A Trail Appears
How could in all my plodding of these streets,
I never noticed its presence before?
Chuck’s Bat
Funny I hadn’t thought of you lately, for it hasn’t been long and I’ve lost so few. I guess that’s what happens when new losses, like dominoes, knock down the thieving moments of our pasts and leave our memories with the aptitude to serve only one reflection at a time. But then you were there,…
Warmer Winters
You’ve noticed it, haven’t you? The lakes that no longer freeze? The January rains? Has it caused your mind to flinch and consider the possibility of different climates? Of warmer winters? It’s hard to discard this sensation as a seasonal whim, and perhaps doing so would be of stoic but cowardly design. For if I…
Indomitable Faith
It doesn’t come from the good times, victories or rewards, or from answered prayers submitted by genuine appeal. It’s not found in the lofty goals you are running towards, or when the inconceivable comes calling you to kneel. It’s not obtained from the good deeds brought forth by fellow man, or from a generous spirit…