You think I would know that by now. — Not The Poem to Write on Your Anniversary Funny story Last night was mine and Wifey Wire’s anniversary. I was not about to miss, or mess up this Anniversary night. I had the candle lit, the flowers in a vase, the Anniversary card signed and ready, (Which I actually read, more later.). …

Or, Just the clothing Policy. — Uniform of The Day Or, just the clothing policy. Have you ever had a job that had a strict Dress Code? My first job had one mandatory strict dress code rule. When I worked in my church gym at 14, the Recreation Director told me, ”Albert, Never, ever, wear street shoes on the gym floor.” …

Who will be the last to drink from this bottle? — Message in a bottle This is a poem of a fictitious bottle of wine left by my Dad, to his three children. And on one glorious day, the surviving sibling of three, will drink the last drop, from that very bottle. This is the same bottle of wine we have…

Hard time saying Goodbye. — THE BROTHER’S TIDE At the beach The sun tries to hide, Some say it affects, The changing of the tide. As the tide approaches, New sand dollars it brings, Changing the scenery, And songbirds who sing. The older Sand Dollars, Who are stuck in the sand, Are washed backed to sea, By our Creator’s hand…

I was guilty of the worst. — Consumed Like the Fireman in this picture, I was consumed with one and only one poem, and how to control my ideas for this one poem. A few weeks back, I was “Off-Line” quite a bit, for about three weeks. You name it, I had it. My Brother died I had…

Not necessarily a good one — Wifey Wire Not Impressed Wire Has an Idea Maybe I have been watching too many RV, and camping video’s. The latest trend for me is watching “Truck Camping.” I don’t have a truck, but I do have a SUV. To me, that sounds even better. It is totally enclosed. …

I am so glad to be back. — Hello Writers in Our Medium Community I have been somewhat AWOL for the last three weeks. And to answer Tonya S. Ware’s response, “No, you do not need to send out an APB, (All Points Bulletin) to try to locate me.” I laughed out loud when I read…

Three Weeks Is a Long Time — This Will Be Quick Hello, Fellow Medium Writers. I have been A.W.O.L. for nearly the past three weeks. This was no way my intentions, however I had some forces working against me. I will describe each of those in my next article. I just wanted to, drop you a line, as we used to say. And to let…

They called her Angel Beth — The Newman’s Had A Baby, Remember, the old jump-rope chant young people used to sing while jumping rope? That chant came to my mind yesterday. The one about Miss Lucy, (or Miss Suzie) had a baby, they named her … Something about a bathtub, and swimming? I began thinking about…