Poetry

My dad, a camper at Phantom Lake Y Camp, went on a “night-hike” with his tent mates. “We stood in a line,” said Dad. “Holding onto a rope in one hand and a blanket in the other. Our counselor led us for miles, to some field or other, told us to spread out our blankets […]

The following is in a brief letter from my grandfather when his son (my uncle) was a college freshman: “My dear boy Trever, I have received your letter listing your accounts for the next semester I notice you do not plan on eating for a month so I will include some extra in case you […]

“My Dear boy Trever, regarding your studies And coming exams I want to say steady boy, Don’t be afraid, fear will beat you. You have done good honest work and if you should fail I have nothing against you. You have made a good fight. If you were to fail because of sporting and bumming […]

Another Letter From My Grandpa My grandpa wrote this letter to his second son who is at college: “My Dear Boy Trever You have a great day outlined for me and I am sure I would enjoy every bit of it. But I cannot come. We are building the floor tomorrow between the milk house […]

Mysteries on tape 2.0 I am reading mystery books  written in the last decade. I listen to them on Audible.  I think I will write a mystery book.   Chapter 1 will be about the most grotesque, bloody hacked up corpse you have ever heard about. Chapter 2 will abruptly be bucolic with green fields, […]

How does one fill up forever? I suppose there all the old folk to talk to – Does Moses have a constant audience or does he get tired or bored with saying it all again? But it is never the same. For there are new people to  talk to, new experiences, deaths. But suppose one […]

Some people don’t answer their email Some people don’t answer their voicemail Some people don’t answer their snail mail Sometimes don’t even open it because it gets lost That some people is me yet Everyone expects that everyone Six times a day boots up Their emails opens Their snail mail checks Their voicemail even though […]

When I reach at end of day The hostel where I always stay A haven in Ohio woods I find you among my goods This time I ease you carefully Onto a nearby buckeye tree Check to see no thread attached Your colors are completely matched I can’t restore you to your home But you’re […]

My dad, aged 21, is about to set off overseas with his father’s blessing. Writes his younger brother who is contemplating Northwestern “Katherin Redson is okay. She is really a Princess. You would approve she is S, S & G: Sweet Simple and Good” Thus, Ronald leaves Northwestern and is off to the Continent, flinging […]

Dear Sibs, I expect reimbursement by Dad for most things, but here’s one bill he shouldn’t see.   The barn cats wane and wax, depending on the number of kittens. We got rid of some by taking them to a nearby farm. The mother cat, preferring the pickings here, came home over the field. They […]

My cousin Hazel much older than me had a beau, he moved from town but wrote her love letters. My great aunt, her mother, intercepted his letters and destroyed them all. My own grandma told me this story when I was much older; I was appalled. Should I tell Hazel, forever unmarried? I decided it […]