Rainy Day Golf

Once upon a day so dreary

I'm feelin' oh so tired an' weary.

It's been rainin' for three nights and days

keepin' me from golf an' play.

Don't know what tomorrow will bring

as I clean my clubs an' golfin' things.

The wife, I'm getting' on her last nerve

givin' help she don't want but does deserve.

Now don't get me wrong, we got lotsa love

but when I'm hangin' round like this she needs help from above.

She says take off get outta the way

go find a game in the rain you can play.

But it's golf that I love, you all know about that

so I take the umbrella and find that rain hat.

Then I take off to play knowin' full well I'll get wet

but it's better'n argue'n yep now that's a good bet.

With a nose that starts drippin' an' shoes that are soaked

I'm playin' my golf, oh man am I stoked.

Got no care in the world today about score

an' with nobody else out here won't have to yell fore.

So I finish my round and I had some great fun

it's my wife I should thank as this day's a homerun.

Golf In The Fall

When living up north

and golf is your game

when fall comes about

nothing at all seems the same.

The trees change their colors

they're a site to be seen

the beauty you witness

is almost obscene.

But we have a real drawback

to golf in the fall

it's the leaves on the fairways

that are hiding your ball.

The ball seems to vanish

even with a straight shot

making the search last for hours

leaving you quite distraught.

Now wait, there is more

if you do reach the green

the leaves they are there too

it's a terrible scene.

You can't putt the ball

without a yard rake

at the end of the round

your score is a fake.

But none of this matters

whether the leaves or the wind

you're still plying golf

don't go feeling chagrined.

The Cost of Freedom

When freedom is obtained through struggle,

the cost that is paid is death.

That cost is most oft paid by soldiers,

expelling their very last breath.

For you and me and our children,

they go to war and they fight.

So we can here enjoy freedom,

protecting all our rights.

The right to worship as we wish,

the right to speak our mind.

The right to report on our government,

when we feel so inclined.

What kind of people do love us so,

that they will give for us their lives.

Fighting and dying for you and me,

insuring America survives.

They're patriots the lot of them,

sons and daughters,

brothers and sisters,

husbands and wives.

They're giving it all just to keep us safe,

our country and all of our families.

So hold freedom dear and all who have fought,

remembering all of the casualties.

So stop for a moment remembering those dead,

as you're warm and safe by the hearth.

Considering what freedom has cost us,

To you what is freedom's worth?

Healing The World One Person At A Time

How does the world fare

does it need to be healed.

Seems as though it must

hate resides in most fields.

That hate in these fields

wider spread than you'd think.

Threatens us all

damn, our attitudes stink.

Our ways need some changin'

that's real plain to see.

But knowin' it's needed

ain't enough, you agree?

So where do we start?

How do we mold change?

There must be a method

that isn’t too strange.

And where to begin

that's a problem itself.

Here's a novel idea

we start with our self.

Just look deep inside

find your faults and your flaws.

Before ripping others

with bigoted claws.

Show love and compassion

to all that you meet.

Whether at home, next door

or out on the street.

If you can then by chance

help just one living soul.

It will be the first step

toward changing the whole.

If by changing just one

and he passes it on.

Another step's taken

we've birthed a new dawn.

Now then the changed

although only a few,

Can show others the way

that they can change too.

Compassion

Compassion --- the caring for others who need.

Compassion --- the feeling for others who hurt.

Compassion --- the love offered to others who have none.

Compassion --- the lifting up of others who are down.

Compassion --- the willingness to catch others who have fallen.

Is it in your heart?

Is it part of you?

Do you sit and talk?

Do you stand and do?

From inside of us

comes a quiet voice.

Then on the outside

we must make the choice.

Do we have it inside of us?

Is it alive, is it well?

Does our life show we have it?

From our heart, does it swell?

For compassion is something

when it's real people know,

That you're really there for them

no matter where they go.

Without a Dream

Without a dream

we have no vision.

Without that vision

we are blind to life.

We have no vision

there's no direction.

We are blind to life

not knowing where we are.

There's no direction

in lives without purpose.

Not knowing where we are

there is emptiness.

In lives without purpose

people flounder and fail.

There is emptiness

down deep in their soul.

People flounder and fail

till their dreams return to them.

Down deep in their soul

they can once again see.

Courage

The lion wanted courage

what he lacked was confidence.

He had no belief of his own

he always rode the fence.

His thoughts were that he couldn't

it didn't matter what it was.

If you asked why he didn't

he'd shy away, say just because.

He never got the strength he needed

from his family or his friends.

So he joined a group to see Oz

all the while offering up amends.

Old Oz just couldn't help him

as the problem was all within.

He had to start thinking the right way

if in life he wanted to win.

Oz told him he had to believe

telling himself over and over again.

That all things can soon be accomplished

from negative thinking he must always refrain.

So keep to the positive thinking

and hang with your positive friends.

Reach deep and draw from within you

to find courage, that's what Oz recommends.