The sunshine burst through
Disregarding the forecast
by somebody who
is seldom accountable
for such calculations
that seldom come true
I celebrate this error
Reminds me of how
life can fool you
and turn out fine after all
against all expectations
and all calculations
predicting a fall
On occasion grace may stop by
on a day like today
pat you on the back and urge you to say
Thank you
Posted in A Beautiful Day, Art?, Gratitude, Kalamazoo, NaPoWriMo, Oggi, Poems, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Water color
Tagged Gratitude, NaPoWriMo, Poem, Poems, Poetry, Poetry Maybe, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Water color
Sunshine on Sunday
Soon to be Monday
Look forward to some day
Focus on one day
The one I am in
Posted in A Beautiful Day, Life, NaPoWriMo, Oggi, Poems, RETIREMENT, Water color
Tagged Aspiring to Art, Gratitude, NaPoWriMo, Poem, RETIREMENT, short poem, Water color, Yer' Art
It’s a bright and shiny
crispy-cold morning
in Kalamazoo
This moment is mine
I believe it’s yours, too
Joy arrives in the moments
that see us all through
The future is iffy
That’s always been true
So enjoy every sandwich
and the sky’s shades of blue
Given so much
it’s the least we can do
Posted in A Beautiful Day, All I Have is a Photograph, Gratitude, Joy, Kalamazoo, Life, NaPoWriMo, Poems, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Water color
Tagged NaPoWriMo, Poem, Random, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Time is running out, Today
This made me smile and I totally relate to this perspective!
Someone asked me if I had plans for the fall. It took me a moment to realize that they meant autumn and not the collapse of civilization.
—from “My Therapist Says” on Instagram
Posted in A quote, autumn, Picture This, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Something Funny, Water color
Tagged Autumn, life, moods, Something Funny, Thoughts, Water color
Morning breaks
And we awaken
Until the sun sets
The night is forsaken
We breathe in the new
And think about bacon
But we try to be vegan
So that option’s not taken
I wish bacon was a plant
Posted in NaPoWriMo, Poems, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Vegan, Water color
Tagged NaPoWriMo, Poem, Poetry, Random, Water color, Yer' Art
At a cafe all alone
Without a poem
Imperfectly arranged
to be
a part of living
And looking for the good stuff
And hoping that is enough
Posted in Coffee, Kalamazoo, NAPOMO 2024, NaPoWriMo, Photos, Poems, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Water color
Tagged Flowers, NaPoWriMo, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Maybe, RETIREMENT RIFFS, short poem, Yer' Art
Buy the watercolors
from Japan
Spend more
then before
I think you can
Someday you may not care
to draw or paint at all
Then you can refrain
while feeling virtuous
for being restrained
Ah, go ahead
Posted in Art?, NaPoWriMo, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Today, Water color
Tagged Aspiring to Art, NaPoWriMo, Poem, Poetry, Poetry Maybe, RETIREMENT RIFFS
Poetry eludes me
And so does the prose
Cannot come up
With either of those
Could it mean I have nothing to say?
But it’s quite in my nature
To talk anyway
No matter
I chatter
In order to play
And continue attempts to be art-y today
Posted in Art?, NAPOMO 2024, Poems, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, Spring, Water color
Tagged Aw nuthin', NaPoWriMo, Photos, Poem, Random, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT RIFFS, short poem
Posted in All I Have is a Photograph, RETIREMENT, Water color
Tagged playtime, RETIREMENT, Self-indulgent, Water color, Yer' Art
The similar colors just caught my eye. I think the water color must have been my attempt to use up leftover paint!
Posted in Just Good Food, Photos, Water color
Tagged harvest, Just Good Food, Photos, Random
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