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Kindergarten starts today. I am ready. New people and places. Don’t need my teddy. Enjoy learning new things. Remember my lunch please. Grab your backpack and supplies. And some band aids for my skinned knees. Reading and writing will be fun. Then at recess, we can run and jump. Earn good grades and stay out [...]

Early Mornings Torment me so Why my kids do this to me I do not know The begging the screaming – how could this be? Oh wait that’s not the kids…its me. “Cherish these times, they grow so fast” Really, than why do I feel that this just lasts and lasts So now I’ll return [...]

Up, up, and away from The newly formed layers of concrete Into the cushy pillows of little sleep. Up, up, and away from The familiar phases of dark and light Into the soft glows of the pulsing spark. Up, up, and away from The toys of coming technology Into the papers tending toward history. Up, [...]

Small ripples Tiny tingling Growing joy Increasing anticiption… Holding, hoping, heading Gaining momentum… Ah, To be home again… To be home again… By: John E. Murray, III

Reaching for rest, Stretching for sanity, Urging for utopia. Where to go… What to do… How to Feel… Time to think… Space to settle… Love to lead us Home again. By: John E. Murray, III

We don’t want to leave, We just need to go home… We hope you understand the brevity of our stay, It is always too short… We hope that you will visit us, And, stay longer next time… We don’t want to leave, We just need to go home… We hope you will visit us via [...]

I woke up early…too early… Did I sleep OK? I forget… Is it naptime? I wanted snacks and more cereal…more cereal… Did we eat breakfast? I forget… Is it naptime? I didn’t eat my lunch…yucky lunch… Did we have food? I forget… Is it naptime? I want to go swimming…too hot… Do we have a [...]

What are we talking about? It is too early to rise… What are we talking about? I am tired, please call again later… What are we talking about? OK, I am up… What are we talking about? Breakfast, snacks, and television, too much all at once… What are we talking about? You need a snack…I [...]

What time does it have to be For you to be too late? What is late anywho? I was late again for time I didn’t even know I had… I was late again for a time I didn’t even know existed. Is it too late to go back again? How far back do you have [...]

Where have you gone My pleasant and pleasurable song? Where have you moved during the afternoon of my youth, When you settled in to calm and soothe? Your anticipated days approached too slowly As our bodies continued growing.. Now, your days are merely fewer for we who are older But ,each remind us of imagination’s [...]

Today…today, I say Was, in fact, a long, long, long day… The fact is there And, everywhere… As it the solstice is here. When did this sneak up on us? When did we get into this rush? Enjoy the light… Refuse the night… Reach for the stars If you can stay awake… Leave the bugs [...]

Cars, cars, cars… Where has all the traffic scattered… Did they pool together? Not likely… Did they migrate like coconuts? Not exactly… Did their owns forget to walk them? Um, that’s silly… Will they return? Yeah, probably… When will they be in masses? Soon, I think… When is that again? When young minds open… By: [...]

So many hues of blue So many wispy waves of white So many fluffy pillows Floating on the brilliant blue expanse… Such is the view of the summer sky Such is the snug cap Keeping the heat below. Sometimes darkness strikes And, a small moment of coolness Settles strongly on the setting below. Keep an [...]

Good morning my dear friend… Do you know the time by chance… No…maybe we need to talk about a clock… What’s that, you can can not read the numbers… Haven’t we talked numbers before? Haven’t we held up fingers to show the digits? What’s that, you still can’t read… Perhaps, we should set your alarm… [...]

Waiting, watching, wasting The time away into Some other place… Some other time… Some other thought… Where did the day start That is ended so off track… Where did the sun go When it disappeared before it set… When will we see Where the rain fell During a much longer drought… How can we bring [...]