Changes

Yesterday

when i was young

imagination

was our greatest friend

at times

our only playmate

Pretending

filled the hours

we became super heroes

our favorite ball players

and during the Cuban missile crisis

soldiers ready to hit the air raid shelter

Things were much different then

we had no video games

no facebook

The games we played for the most part

were played out of doors

with neighborhood friends

or board games in the evening

with family

Our social interaction with others

was face to face

The memories of my youth

are truly great

the wonderful times spent

with family and friends

Today

things are different

technology has changed the way

our children grow

our imagination has been replaced

by video games developed by others

family time shortened

by time spent on-line

Yesterday

our lives were communal

Today

our lives have become global

Things have changed since my youth alright

but really, not all for the better

In Our Spirit

The spirit

present before

and remains

long after

the body

of man

Looking there

for guidance

for wisdom

brings us

our path

for life

An existence

intended to

be shared

in harmony

and peace

with others

We must

pay attention

and practice

the lessons

our spirit

has brought

The wisdom

of ages

the guidance

for life

is there

for us

In our spirit

Her Beauty

Her beauty was there

for all to see

but it was only those

who opened their ears

that were able to

see her heart

When It Comes A Knockin'

There upon my door

came this solid knocking

I called out and asked who's there

the answer was quite shocking

Please open up

you must admit me

I'm here now to offer you

a brand new opportunity

If you'll open up the door

your life will surely change

this great big world around you

is what I'll rearrange

You know you want to prosper

have that feeling of great joy

consider it my gift to you

not a greedy selfish ploy

So I opened up the door

and right there from the start

a whole new world had opened up

and entered into my heart

It wasn't a new job for me

nor was it material riches

what I saw was a brand new attitude

with futuristic glimpses

For me a new way of seeing

I'd not experienced before

not quite what I'd expected

when I went and answered that door

I saw a horde of people with needs

they were hungry, cold and poor

an entire world filled with them

just outside of my front door

That's when my heart became quite broken

as I now viewed what was their great pain

why does this still continue

how long will it remain

Someone's got to do something

from this pain please set them free

but wait, it was opportunity knocking

I guess that someone is me

Your Moments Aren't Meant To Be Wasted

A mind left asleep
Misses the moments
Where the best of memories
Are born
Leaving behind
A lifetime of sadness
An empty shell
A spirit forlorn

There's no reason why
A person should suffer
Spending their days
With their minds never deployed
If only they'd wake up
Savour the moments
They'd find a life
Filled up with great joy

Don't let them pass
Reach out and grasp
Each moment
They're their for the taking
Engage your mind
You never know what you'll find
Your joy is right there
For the making

The Triple Double

Basketball is such a great sport

accomplishments abound

the triple double is sought after

until it's finally found

But today while out and playing golf

there was one thing that I found

that triple double mentioned above

it's really no way to start a round

Life In A Looking Glass

There in the mirror

a face to behold

yet not recognized

leaving a feeling so cold

He had no way of telling

here staring blankly

who this man was

this face totally empty

It was as if no life existed

in the reflection he saw

had he actually lived

or drawn the short straw

He should have been seeing

an inner spirit alive

but all that he found

was a failure to thrive

A life with no meaning

his days spent in vain

and now in this mirror

nothing but pain