Whatever Will He Do Now? Who knew it would be so challengingTo retire in this life?Shouldn't it get easier with age?Yet he still feels a deep sense of strife Work took so much out of himIt demanded he capitulateYet he held on so tight to what it offeredForgetting what it can obfuscate Work isn't your … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #185
Population Decline It seems unendingThese troubled timesOf parenting my child nowLike I did in 2009 Yet I need to rememberThe better timesWhen love was richDeep and sublime Those were the daysOf joy and gladnessTeach us to see them againToday and forever For what hope is thereIf the next generationBelieves it to be a burdenTo sire … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #184
Be Still My S(e)oul! What's that you said?Really? That's great!!He can be off to SeoulWAY TO GO!!! Oh wait!It's too lateHe's not readyNot yet My badMy faultI didn't know this year he couldHave a chance to travel with his school group No one told usNo one prepared usHow can this be?My son unfortunately is not … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #183
Strength From Within Torn by competing demandsHow I wish I had a chanceEnter into a dream-like tranceForgetting my present circumstance We need respite care for mom againYou need to send our son for extra tuition againThe schedules are filling up fast againWill these demands please spare me once again?! But...no. This thing blocking my peace … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #182
My Son Won't Talk To Me I know he's strugglingI'm struggling with him tooThere's much he's keeping from meAnd making me real blue It's hard I know at his ageTo admit he is having troubleI was there once upon a timeLiving inside my own tiny bubble Afraid to speak up For fear of embarrassmentTrying to … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #181
The Psalms, King David & HIM! As a frenetic season arrives todayAll huffing and puffing like a grizzly bearI pause and ask where my help comes fromAnd the answer came - My God who cares! King David too knew a thing or twoAbout times of despair and strifeHe wrote many entreaties unto His GodAsking Him … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #180
Sway Those jam-and-hop daysSo ingrained in my veinsEven from a mile awaySpeakers boom my body Sways I miss my undergrad nights I cannot lieThose carefree moments I recall, oh how I fly swiftly back when I hear the drums da dum da dumThe synthesizers the guitars the adrenaline on display There was a time I … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #179
Thank You Easter! Easter has come and gone againEach time it's here it stirs withinMy heart a song bursting forthWith no words just a longing strong To bask once more in my Saviour's embraceAnd know that He loves me and took my placeUpon that old rugged cross where lives are wreckedHe sacrificed His life never … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #178
Summer Is Here Again Summer is here againTime for ice cream and fruit juiceCold baths and swimming poolsSummer is here again Summer is here againMercury rising higher and higher stillWith every passing day, week, month, and yearSummer is here again Summer is here againWhich says a lot about an islandLocated right smack on the equatorSummer … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #177
Playback Theatre (Part 1) I have a confessionI'm almost afraid to divulge But here goes...I was an actorIn my 20s With the minor-est of roles I was on stageMost briefly So no one would knowWas handed two Singing lines andA broom for the show I played a janitor(Hence the broom You see)I danced a little … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #175
