A Rock

A Rock just for you, from Dover Beach

Take some time

to consider its detail,

its character, its uniqueness.

What some might consider a flaw,

I recognize a marvelous rarity.

Just like you.  Just like me.

There are millions more on that spellbinding beach,

calling out to you.  Waiting.

But only a handful will be chosen.

Until then, may the splendor of this gem

fill your mind, and embolden your heart.

Powering your dreams.

(A poem I wrote for Chad, accompanying a rock I retrieved from Dover during my own swim,

for his birthday in 2014.  It's intended magic worked, and he swam it successfully on Sept 20th, 2015)

Chad and I walking along Dover beach the day after his crossing. Unreal experience.  Like a kid at Disneyland.

Glue gun

I never imagined that one step 

taken 21 years ago 

would bear so much good fruit.

I never dreamed

I'd feel this much love and joy.

Like glue, I'll stick to you.

I have your love and you have mine.

You say I'm wearing rose-colored glasses, so if I am, 

I'll keep them on.

Because of you, every day I wake up smiling.

21 years ago I made the best move I could ever make!
Thank you Cathi for making this journey with me.
I love you with all my heart!

In memory of Patrice Bolyard

Fields full of colors,

I'm blinded by the beauty.

Every one is special

God's unique creation.

She was the first flower I studied.

Precious, delicate, and marvelous.

Casting an impression in my mind

of what inner beauty is.

Reminding me to share that brilliance

with others through

kindness, gentleness and humility.

Those are the colors that never fade.

Photo: http://californiathroughmylens.com/flower-fields-carlsbad

My childhood friend, Patrice Bolyard passed away 6 years ago, and on certain days I'm reminded of her.  
Today is one of them.

Chad's rock

A rock just for you from Dover Beach

Take some time

to consider its detail,

its character, its uniqueness.

What some might consider a flaw,

I recognize a marvelous rarity.

Just like you.  Just like me.

There are millions more on that spellbinding beach,

calling out to you. Waiting.

But only a handful will be chosen.

Until then, may the splendor of this gem

fill your mind, and embolden your heart.

Powering your dreams.

Ouchy

With a spinning, numbing, grumbling feeling.

I whisper to myself, "Damn" and "Ouchy".

Where are my meds?  I sense it coming...

Out of the dented can I come: Grouchy!

Erection

Live life

with an erection.

Draw every breath

with fond affection.

Drop the phone

and put both hands on the wheel.

Don’t sweat the scrapes,

trust me, they heal.

Don’t settle for warm,

cook it HOT!

When you hear “Go.”

Give it all you’ve got!