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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 of trouble.
No worries, I’m growing up.
By: John E. Murray, III
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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 to my life of not so [...]

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, up, and away from
Work, friends, and family
Into the solitude [...]

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 voice or video
Over the next few months…
We hope [...]

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 pool?
I forget…
Is it naptime?
I want ice cream for dinner…chocolate ice cream…
Did we buy [...]

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 need some sleep…
What are we talking about?
I need some [...]

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 to go?
Why do you have to go?
Besides, it [...]

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 true holder…
The bright faces,
The bathroom races,
The small [...]

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 in the jars
From yesterday
For they will be out too late.
Enjoy, rejoice, [...]

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: John E. Murray, III

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 eye the greatness above
Keep an eye on the open dome…
Dreams [...]

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…
Oh, your clock is not working…
Sigh…
Let’s try darker [...]

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 back nature
Into a crowded, abbreviated room…
By: John E. Murray, III