My father’s sister’s husbandPassed away of late.After years of long struggleRest has finally come.Genetic ticking time bombWaiting in his heart.Threatened to steal him from usThese past thirty years or so.Knowledge and scienceAdvances in meds and techBlessing of the SpiritDefied death’s clenching grasp.I will always rememberHis great wit.Open curiosity.Delight in learningAnd sharing.The summer days we spentOnceContinue reading “Poem: Ode To Uncle Don”
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Poem: Best Of Both
He saysHe failedThat there’s no wayI could love him.She saysShe worriesThat she didn’t teach meEverything she needed to .I want to sayBut don’t know howThat they taught me allI need to know.That if it weren’t for themI wouldn’t beThe man I am today.I learned from themHow to observe and be aware.How to stay informed.How toContinue reading “Poem: Best Of Both”
Poem: The Home of the Green Man
The Home of the Green Man Green, Life, Call. The lure is strong And full of life To the man Who is not yet a man. It calls him, lures him To a land he has never known. His blood guides him To the land of his relations His grandfather’s spirit guides him Though heContinue reading “Poem: The Home of the Green Man”