I thought I was over it. August 1993 was so long ago when the unthinkable had occurred. My son suffered from schizophrenia but the roller coaster ride my family had traveled along with him for the previous 9 years from symptoms of an illness aptly described as “the most devastating of all diseases” was in…

There’s been a lot of political talk lately. Seems the democratic process is not working the way it should. Otherwise, good-looking self-confident Hollywood stars and good-looking self-confident sons of historical icons would not (seemingly) rule as dictators do in far-off uncivilized countries. I think the problem is not with the democratic system. I think it…

I love this hymn-poem that my son wrote a few Christmases ago. The pastor at his church wants to set some of Bruce’s hymn-poems to music. The Magic of the Season How we remember a babe Who was born for freedom To set us free from our cages In the magic of the season Even…

A Flock of Geese Yesterday I saw a flock of Canada geese, Hovering over the ice-packed, snow-frosted lake, A few had stopped to investigate. They huddled below, On the wind-sculpted snow Commenting ’bout their fate The flock circled above in travel formation While the landed birds debated. “Should we wait for Spring To do our…

A GREYHOUND BUS TRIP AT NIGHT My back aches and my knees quake If only I was shorter or thinner. We cannot sleep on the bus Some grey-haired ladies are telling stories Interesting stories about magpies picking at the eyes of pigs and chickens A baby cries A young mother moves up front It is…

My Inner Eye My inner eye is like a camera It has to be focused Sometimes manually Sometimes it just clicks in automatically My inner eye enables me to peer into my own soul My super-conscious mind My higher self Its telescopic lens zooms past useless particles of pride and guilt and anxiety It zeros…

The Crocodile I’ve never met a crocodile Who wasn’t smiling all the while A sense of humour I am feeling In crocodiles, is unappealing.