Mr G strolled out on the lawn In his heart there beat a sweet song In his tree hung a feeder Filled with succulent seed-fer The birds that were flying around. Some finches were perched in the tree He could hear their wee chirps, “tweet’l dee” But instead of a “thank’y” Their chirps sounded cranky…

It’s a bare-naked kind of day A change of wardrobe is in progress The Silver Birch contemplates What to wear on this day Whether it should accept The donning of the fluffy new snow That’s once again wafting down In the icy cold breeze Or to wait for an afternoon Of warm sunshine To create…

Closed Captioning’s upon TV For senior couples’ harmony Hard of hearing ears decline At different rates and different times “Put on your ears!” I scream at him. “I cannot think above that din!” And he in plaintive tones erupts “The volume’s only halfway up!” With hearing aides, he now is listening To words that sound…

Fifteen-two And I see you Have a few fives And a face card too I’ve passed the skunk line And you are far behind But your twenty-eight hand Is a kick in the can We are neck and neck As we peg around the deck I am in the last hole When I get the…

There’s a sweet little girl Somewhere in the world Whom I miss with all of my heart She’s now twenty-seven And I wish to Heaven We dwelt much closer apart Impetuous and sassy My darling lassie Holds Gramma’s heart in her hands When she was three I asked her to pee In her cute little…

What’s an argument? Were we having an argument? Did that mean we were on opposite sides of a fence? (an electric fence) I said I believe in vacinnations. He said “Bollocks” (He’s from England) I said I didn’t like Trump. He said Trump was worth more than Any other card in the deck. I said…

Sunshine and Showers April 1st. The finches are back Birds of Spring Tiny winged bodies Competing briskly For morsels of seeds Encased In funky containers Set up by humans for bird Convenience and human Entertainment The winter birds have left Mostly chickadees More polite and sharing Than the finches So Canadian: I almost heard their…

What’s on my mind, Facebook asks? I am thinking about “God” “Allah” “Our Creator” “Great Spirit” and all other honorable labelling of Whomever created and continues to create, recreate, renovate, and update bits and pieces of our universe and all other universes; suns, moons and stars. I used to believe “God” was male, and then…

I’m thinking about anxiety and how it manifests itself. A trigger pops up when you least expect it. One minute you’re happy, joking and enjoying the game you’re participating in with people you like. The next minute you’re judging yourself as not being as worthwhile as the next person. Not even as worthwhile as anyone…

Guess we triple-dosers are becoming disillusioned upon learning that we are still not completely immune to the Covid 19 virus. But I don’t think we should cast blame upon those brilliant minds who have been valiantly fighting this invading miscroscopic alien creature. The virus was brand new to health science researchers and pretty darn scary…