I dedicate
my words
of gratitude
for all the
silent smiles
anonymous aid
and generous joy
you have shared
with me
May
your table
be filled
with laughter
love
and memories
to endure
your brightest and
darkest days
I dedicate
my words
of gratitude
for all the
silent smiles
anonymous aid
and generous joy
you have shared
with me
May
your table
be filled
with laughter
love
and memories
to endure
your brightest and
darkest days
Hopefully I am learning from past mistakes and will be able to move on from them. My plan is to save enough money, successfully kill the stump, and fully remove it by early spring. After that, I hope to replace and widen my damaged driveway for a cleaner landscape with greater curb appeal.
Place beef and broth in pot over flameat medium heat Chop potatoescarrots, celery, and onioninto bite-size bits Stir occasionally Let broth increase to intense boiladd chopped vegetablesand salt to savor Keep stirring Lower heat to light flamecover with lidlet simmer and stew Stir occasionally
When did common become the goal
And basic standards what we extol?
Are we beyond kindness? It requires empathy. Developing empathy requires effort. We must talk with people, and we must do it by practicing active listening. We must listen to understand, break out of our comfort zones, explore the hearts of people with different beliefs and question our own.
Waters wait, like unwritten rhymes—silent, steady, streaming.Splashed in childhood’s hosepipe laughs,barefoot sprints across water-war-soaked sidewalks.Sips of dusk on the back-door steps,grandpa’s glass half-full stories.No flavor needed—just the tasteof moments flowing, freely offered.Purity, allay, life—water, like the word—okay, maybe a little lime.
I used to believe America was big enough to equip neighbors of diverging dreams the balanced freedoms to design their own destinies