4/26/24 The present A life sucking quicksand of Habit and routine cc4/4/18

The present 

A life sucking quicksand of

Habit and routine

I'll do something new

That I thought was taboo

Is it just fear 

That limits my sphere

Can it be I am just lazy 

Or maybe half crazy

Today's a new day

I'll start a new way

The present

A joyful celebration of

Habit and routine

4/23/24 Give up all hope Of a better Past cc9/3/18

Give up all hope

Of a better

Past

What has been will never change

It's only now that we can exchange

Our time for learning and wealth

Good works, fitness and health

Both past and future are thoughts in the now

We can learn from the past & our future endow

With joy, gratitude and maybe some learning

That will keep my enthusiasm burning

Live in the present try to do your best work

Stay calm and patient don't go berserk

Give up all hope

Of a better

Past

F Norton

4/20/24People forget what you Say cc 4/17/24

People forget what you 

Say and do

But not how you 

Make them feel

Skunk cabbage fresh and green

Clustered around a cold high stream

Aprils song is loud and clear

Noisy brooks and skinny deer

Lawns and pastures all agleam

Just awoke from a long cold dream

All is well have no fear

Winters gone and spring is here

People forget what you

Say and do

But not how you 

Make them feel

Jen Sincere

4/17/24Death poem cc 1/20/2020

Death poem

I came I saw I did a lot

But now I know it don't mean squat

The few things I found that have real meaning

Are gratitude, love  and friends convening

My wife my kids my friends my dog and cat

It don't make no difference if I die fat

The final message is short and sweet

My trip through time is been some great treat

Yesterday we went to a memorial service for 

My friend Tim  

The message came across loud and clear

Be kind and grateful before you disappear

We spent some time together the day before he died

We laughed and joked and question why

I said there's a chance that we'll meet again

He said if not so what stay well my friend

4/13/24 It takes as Long As it takes cc 9/13/17

It takes as

Long

As it takes

I can't wait till I'm through

There's so much to do

Then 50 years flew by

As the end draws near

There's nothing to fear

 I'll finish the plan

Whenever I can

If not              So what

Dead forever

Never to remember

All is well

It takes as

Long

As it takes

4/10/24 The brain is not Designed For so much Use cc12/17/17

The brain is not

Designed

For so much

Use

Computers, smart phones, Internet

Newscast, podcast, national debt

Concerts, movies, sports events

Hackers, protesters, malcontents

We are creatures designed to survive

And procreate to keep the race alive

It's no wonder we have these ills 

The most used drugs are crazy pills

Be kind and peaceful think and sit

Turn off the screens and don't transmit

The brain is not

Designed

For so much

Use

4/7/24God please Don't kill me Yet 11/14 /17

God please

Don't kill me

Yet

This voyage that you have sent me on

It is one incredible phenomenon

It only took me 80 years

To give up all my stupid fears

I learned a lot in the last decade

It makes me even more dismayed

Now I know I'll never know

What I don't know but before I go

One thing I can now say clearly

Be grateful kind and love life dearly

God please

Don't kill me

Yet