One of my favorite poets is William Cowper. If I remember correctly, his last name is pronounced Cooper. I realize that posting religious poetry from the 1700s won’t exactly grow my audience, but I think some people (not everybody) had some good things to say back in the bygone eras. Especially when they were sayingContinue reading “The Worrier”
Tag Archives: God
The Footprints
I enjoy reading poetry. For a long time, that’s all I ever read. I have a first-edition book called The Ballad of the Brand written by Robert William Service. It’s exceptional. My favorite poem that he wrote is Carry On. I would peruse poemhunter.com and read the poems of Langston Hughes, John Keats, Walt Whitman,Continue reading “The Footprints”
The Sparks
Remember that story about me mowing the ditch next to the busy road, and the military recruiter stopped by to “bring me a drink?” Well, I can’t remember how many times I mowed that ditch. At least once a week during the summer. It’s so steep my feet were almost at a ninety-degree angle walkingContinue reading “The Sparks”
The Height
To anyone who may not know, I’m tall. I’m not 7’6”, but I’m less than a foot away from that. Eight inches, to be exact. I wish I had a dollar for every time someone asked me how tall I was. I would be a millionaire. The most popular questions/statements and the responses to themContinue reading “The Height”
The Coffee
I was two years old when I had my first taste of coffee. The same goes for my brother. However, we didn’t know this until we were much older. Somehow, somewhere, I started drinking coffee. We thought it had always been that way. I had been drinking it since before I can remember. Mom andContinue reading “The Coffee”
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