Silence. No traffic in the streets. Stores and restaurants are closed. Businesses shut down so employees can spend time with those they love, whether family or friends. Homes are open. Families are reminiscing. Friends are laughing. Joy is present. Sadness and sorrow are distant, dying embers of faint, color-faded memories. We stop and look aroundContinue reading “The Day After”
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Myself
I thought I might be someone famous And I might sail the seven seas But all that happened was I grew up to be me. A little boy in the woods I fought some bloody wars Protecting all the goods Inside the treehouse fort It was mediocrity at best Nothing more than that Cards closeContinue reading “Myself”
You Can Make It
When words will only insult You don’t know what to say The situation tests your sanity The only thing to do is pray When burdens are so heavy All those fears attack your mind The clouds of darkness cover Leaving you helpless and blind When storms of life prevail Giant waves crash all around JesusContinue reading “You Can Make It”
Hucklebucks
We went to an AMAZING restaurant this weekend, Hucklebucks. BBQ. The inside of the restaurant is rustic, to say the least. Think Bass Pro Shops. There was a small log hanging from the ceiling which was covered with fishing lures. There was metal halfway up the wall, with wood meeting the tin and reaching allContinue reading “Hucklebucks”
It Isn’t Anymore
Standing like a river-roaming crane Beside a Narrow country Lane Miles and miles outside of town Was a weathered barn, faded brown. For many years it stood there Sky-scraping the country air Like a sentinel of farm and feed Guards the growth of each new breed. But time marched on every day And the farmerContinue reading “It Isn’t Anymore”
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