Heaven
The Road Leads Home
These lyrics were written by D. B. Townes in 1933. THE ROAD LEADS HOME O pilgrim, as you journey, do you ever gladly say, In spite of heavy weather and the roughness of the way, That it really does not matter, all the strange and bitter stress, Heat and cold, and toil and sorrow will…
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Redstone Castle
When I was a kid, our family vacationed at Redstone Castle in Colorado. (Google it!) This poem reflects back on those magical days at the castle. Those reflections evoke longings for a castle and life still to come… REDSTONE CASTLE The Redstone Castle, grand, a Tudor in its style. It’s Rocky Mountain home, in beauty…
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Poem: The Inheritance
THE INHERITANCE August 1, 2017 A poor, elderly couple sat in the office Of a middle aged attorney’s legal practice. The reading of the will, as they sat in posh chairs, A filthy-rich man just made them millionaires! The lawyer had known the deceased for many years, Whose passing brought the lawyer…
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“June ‘Gloom'”
Last week, I sat on our back patio at sunrise, sitting in the midst of June gloom. As Californians, June gloom means “the fog rolled in off the coast.” But more, I was struck by the term, “gloom.” I then wrote this poem… JUNE GLOOM The fog rolls in off the coast, our Pacific…
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SOMETIMES December 10, 2016 “Some people are so heavenly-minded That they are of no earthly good.” Sometimes true; always sad. But don’t be misunderstood . . . Sometimes, I can see the City on a Hill from here! Sometimes I can hear the singing of praises over there! Sometimes I feel the…
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