“Eighties” as read by Warren Adler I know I am much closer to the further shore And I am still open to the question of more With blurry eyes I can see the outlines of the rocks Knowing that my faulty ears can hear less ticks and tocks Still I can hear the surging rhythm […]
When does old age arrive Some say eighty five Others offer numbers lower Still others think we’re aging slower Some grow old before their time Some stay longer in their prime But in the end we’re set to fail Our bodies will grow bent and frail Perhaps our minds will fail us, too And we […]
Why didn’t He makes us generous and kind? What do you suppose was in His mind? Why so many choices? Why so many voices? Why so many races? Why so many faces? Why create the game of life With so much pain and so much strife? Perhaps it was not what He intended And His […]
Can love be forever? Some say so. Some say never. Where it comes from no one knows But once it gets you in its throes It engulfs the most unsuspecting heart You cannot explain it, no matter how smart It puts you under a fearful spell And makes parting seem like hell Why him? Why […]
Why didn’t He make us generous and kind What do you suppose was in His mind Why so many choices? Why so many voices? Why so many races? Why so many faces? Why create the game of life With so much pain and so much strife? Was His original plan upended And not what He […]
Better to ignore the news Than ponder such conflicting views The cacophony is far too loud With no discernment in the crowd It comes to us at breakneck speed A tsunami of words we rarely heed And fills our mind with platitudes That attempts to change our attitudes There is just too much to contemplate […]
Does life extend Beyond our end? Such questions occupy the aging brain A perpetual refrain Are there expectations ahead After our body is dead? Does it really matter To dwell on such useless patter After all, no one has yet come back From a run around life’s track To bear testimony that he once lived […]
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