6-24-2019...someone's b'day!!!

XOX,

Your family

CHANNELING MARK TWAIN TODAY...

 Warm summer sun

Shine(s) brightly here...

Warm summer wind(s)

Blow softly here...

Green sod above;

Lie light, lie light...

Good night, dear heart;

Good night... good night...

R.I.P. to those who left (us) upon a summer wind...

whether rich, poor, old or young.

JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE...

Just a few days before

the longest day of the year...

I will forever think that those who have summer birthdays are so lucky!!!

IN MAY, MANY YEARS AGO...

IN MAY, WHEN THE LILACS

DAZED THE RAIN

My father was born

in May, when the lilacs

dazed the rain;

  somewhere rather plain...

Ithaca, New York

I'm told;

(Maybe so).

His twin

Followed closely,

And was hence

Named Thomas;

Invoking "two"...

a moniker of calm,

And so they were:

Sweet Richard and Tom.

Their mother dreamed of love (always),

And golden goblets full of promise;

She gave them middle names

that reminded her of splendid kings:

Spurning the everyday ennui,

Kings George and Henry. 

A window parallel her bed

While she labored

Ushered in moonbeams

And docile stardust...

And she peered closely at them,

Hoping for the secrets that would

Guarantee safety and success

On that first day of May...

Sparing future duress.

The frailty of life's beauty

Sailed like a fractured feather,

Wafting in and out of that

Birthing room...

It was 1929, the beginning of May.

Two tiny lives emerged that day;

They whispered secrets to each other:

Birthdays to come, summers to cherish,

Families to one day love like their mother.

My father was born

at a time when the lilacs

kissed the rain;

Right before the summer came.

His loss (has since) rendered anguished

Grief and pain; and as I

Gather lilac stems

Into my crystal vase,

I perceive His face,

Framed by fragrant blossoms

And lavender-colored blessings.

(Yet know, as well, it will never be the same).

Poem written by L.P. Grenn  

c. 2019

SHAME, SHAME; DOUBLE SHAME!!

May ALL

the Heavens Curse Your Name!!!

"Republicans need to speak up, and people need to know that not all Republicans are represented by the hostile, vile voice of Donald Trump". 

                                            Ana Navarro