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For Haley, Tim, Landon, Christian and now little Payton!!!!

2012-02-12T19:00:00.000-08:00

This is my family. This is some of the stories I use to help raise my children. You'll see all kinds of things on this crazy internet. Not all are bad. If we could reach just enough people who shared the same values in any of these stories - think what "message" this would send. For $5 - receive an 8x10 picture to frame and explain yourself. I number all of them - and sign each one. Find YOUR message! Peace to all -

Thug Bug

2012-02-12T15:17:00.000-08:00

Thug Bug
***
Little brown thug of a bug with
A face only mother could love
Brought the party to a still
Little brown thug of a bug
Slow as a slug up a hill

Watch it crawl. Stops. It stalls
Little thug of a bug
Which way will it fall?

Where did it go? Nobody knows
High and low. Fast and slow
On the wall and on the door
Little brown thug of a bug explores

Enjoys the comfort of a rug
The black coffee in the mug
Little brown thug of a bug so smug

When and if it leaves
By way of afternoon breeze
Believe
Just outside the door
Are a million more
***

Never...never give up. No matter how big or tall - never give up at all...

Chinese Sky

2011-10-10T16:41:00.000-07:00

Fly into the
Chinese sky
Where the wind will take you
Make you
Fly
No boundaries. No limit
No time
Not an hour or a minute
Nothing
In the endlessness of space
No single Nation
No single race
Nothing
But that beautiful,
Chinese face
This Nation, this race
Which will fly
Into the endless
Emptiness
Of the
Chinese sky
Take up your wings
With hearts that sing
And fly -
The Chinese are embarking on a great journey into the cosmos. I personally wish we'd JOIN THEM and combine our talents to see where it might take our civilization. For now - it's not meant to be...but I can only wish them the best of luck and through words hope to establish a connection. EDUCATORS: This would be a fantastic way to discover how different cultures can sometimes put aside their differences to complete common goals. It doesn't matter how great - TOGETHER - anything is possible. Frame it/Explain it....TEACH IT!
Over a billion suns...but you were the only one...embrace each life while shining in the sun.

Twinkle Toes

2010-01-14T19:30:00.000-08:00

He who holds love within
Behind the simplicity of the grin
Doesn’t matter at all
Short, tall, fat or thin
Love wasn’t with a her
But a him
He who holds this love within
Is exposed
By what only the heart knows
Twinkle toes

She who loves her smile. Style
Somewhere inside that heart
Innocence resides
No care for the eyes, nose or hair
Just that they were together
There
Laughed at and called absurd
She loving not a him but a her
All for the grin
She who held this love within
Is exposed
For what only a few hearts may really know
Twinkle toes
***
Love transcends just about everything known to humanity. Why should it be any different for gender? Some say the "light" will show all, but I believe it's in the darkness that we identify who we truly are - in complete darkness do we finally comprehend who/what/how/why we exist and identify ourselves by what we hold true. EDUCATORS - This is pretty self-explanitory....acceptance is vital in everything we do. It makes us who/what we are in this life. Frame it/Explain it - TEACH IT!

What is Love? - Funny bloopers R us

Oak Tree on Mars

2010-01-14T13:16:00.001-08:00

An Oak tree on Mars
Without cityscapes, noise or cars
Let’s plant
An Oak tree on Mars

Might the roots take hold?
This tree might grow
Branches reaching high
Into a red, dusty sky
Magnificent would this be
Without restraint
No salty seas

Only to be
Lost amidst the endless stars
As a lonely, the only
Oak tree on Mars

In this seed from a thought of a dream
Nothing impossible today it seems
Swaying against a dusty, red wind
Dreams are lost if held within

Plant them. Watch them grow
Into the endless horizon they shall go
Dreams will take root for all to know
Just me and you and these things we do
Like the Oak tree on Mars
Watch it grow
***
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Rainbow

2010-01-14T13:09:00.000-08:00

Rainbow
***
Deep within the chest
A rainbow forever rests
How did this rainbow nest
From the darkness of the chest?

Cloudy days give way! Oceans blue and sun
No matter how great the number
It all begins with one
Where is the pot of gold a rainbow is said to bring?
It is called growing old
Wealth is not found with material things

Have you ever thought of buying the sky?
No matter how hard it's tried
The sky you cannot buy
How about the salty sea?
It too is priceless. Free
This is why
In the wake of any mess
Any stress
Find comfort in knowing
A rainbow rests. It nests
Deep inside the wishful chest

Greed will be our downfall...unless those in power discover the bottom line usually consists of the lowest paid people....

Freckle Face

2010-01-14T08:27:00.000-08:00

A speckle of spots
Heckle the freckles
Connecting dots
Shoulders, face and nose
Sprinkled between
Those tubby little toes
Hidden behind
Our hideaway clothes
Never exposed

If these freckles are not
Revealed
How might they feel?
Should they not demand?
We take a stand
Sorry little spots
You simply cannot
Sprinkle with freckles
Our heart

This is where loving begins
Clear and free
Without speckles or spots
Heckle this freckle
Just speckle the skin
True love, true beauty
Are spotless within

Leroy

2009-07-27T09:21:00.000-07:00

Leroy the lemon
Never ginning
No joy inside
Only pain, suffering
It’s never easy to hide
Should this lemon find relief?
Leroy was bitter sweet
Blueberry skills on mulberry hills
Cherry picking wine
Laced faced daffodils
King of this hill
Peanut butter skies with clouds rolling by
Jelly for the belly
Catfish moon pie table salt deep fry
Leroy the lemon has a frown
Forever stayed
Chasing Leroy around
Buried within
A sour taste
Never leaving that face
Leroy carries it all the time
Did Leroy ever stop to think?
Or pause for a moment to find
Leroy our lemon
Was really
Leroy our lime!
A sour can be sweet
With a twist of lemon
Leroy complete
***
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Race

2009-07-26T07:05:00.001-07:00

Imagine having no skin
From inside out we’re the same within
If all skin were lost like a pair of shoes
Simply tossed
Without this skin we'd all be the same
Bones, blood, eyes and brain

Imagine a body without a face
No color. No race
This would be a body out of place

Pink plays peek-a-boo in disguise
How it hides but forever resides
Inside
Marked by the color in our lives
Black, blue, red and green
Skinny and fat
Nice and mean
No two are alike
The sea needs a sail while the wind needs a kite
This kite and this sail are different indeed
Both still having the very same need
A reminder to the world
As a breath of wind makes a beautiful breeze
***
If you believe the beauty is not overlooking color, but discovering the uniqueness and beauty of it all, please order a picture as a reminder of this message. 8x10. Signed. Numbered. Never more than $5. SEND a Message. FIND your Message.

Race by JasonFontaine

The King, the Chicken and the Egg

2008-10-12T08:44:00.000-07:00

The King, the Chicken and the Egg
***
"The egg with no head cannot think for itself!"
Says the King
"I say this egg is dead!"

"Having no head doesn't mean anything!" Screams a chicken
No one listened
So the egg with no head is thought of as dead
"It has no legs. How would it walk or run?" ponders this King.
"This egg has none!"

"Having no legs doesn't mean you'll never get some!"
Replies the chicken
No one listened
So the egg with no head and no legs is thought of as dead

"It has no mouth to speak its name." the King says with shame
"Again, I say this egg is dead!"
"That doesn't mean it's not getting fed all the same!" says this chicken in vain
No one listened
So the egg with no head, no legs and no mouth to be fed
Is still thought of as dead

To the King's great surprise
The egg without head, without legs and without a mouth to be fed
Cracked just past sunrise!
The egg was shed! This egg not dead
This King was fed in the head with the
Thought of knowing
From this egg, long thought of as dead,
A chick was growing!

"Hmmm..this egg's not dead!" The King finally said
The chicken chuckled and replied with a knowing tear in its eye
"Told you, enough said!"

It was declared. Right then. Right there.
The Egg is not dead. Without head, legs or mouth to be fed
Even if we cannot see what is inside
Like any seed we believe if given a chance
This egg is alive!

***
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Where Numbers End

2008-09-01T13:42:00.001-07:00

Where do numbers end?  
Counted. Subtracted  
Again and again
Beyond a million
This endless sum
No matter how great their value  
They all begin with one   

Without imagination  
Can anything grow?  
Everything has limits  
Ask the fast to the slow
Numbers can only go so high
Before reaching, "I don't know!"

Words have no end
Read them over
Again and again
Unlimited in thought  
Unlimited is this  Pretend
Near and far
Wherever you are  
Let this thought
This ought  
Upon your mind  
Descend   

It is with words  
Where numbers
Find their end

Dandelion

2008-07-26T16:33:00.000-07:00

Who plants the dandelions
By the side of the road?
In fields they grow
Who plants the dandelions?
We all want to know

Where did they get the seed?
For dandelions to breed
Little in the way of need
They overcome
As we run
To feed the tiny dandelion weed

Take one in hand
Understand
Gently blow the top away
Watch as the wind takes it today
When it lands we will see
Another home
For the dandelion weed

In our garden we shall grow
Beside the carrots with seeds we sow
A dandolion weed with such little need
Life is complete when this we know
***

The Rolling Ball

2008-07-26T16:28:00.000-07:00

We own a ball that is square
Never rolling anywhere not even the stairs
A ball it’s not but it’s all we’ve got
Who might play with a ball that is square?
Rolling nowhere
A ball this round rolls on the ground. The ball that is not just sits like a rock
Nowhere to go. Stuck in a stop
This ball that is square; a ball it is not
What might it be if not a ball that is square?
Rolling nowhere
This ball made of square
The one over there
Might it be our block?
Let us play with this ball that is not!
Building things
Imagination brings
Rolling along
We like this a lot
***
Our differences make us unique - and create our special characteristics enabling us to be individuals. Teach your children to be their own individuals - and recognize everyone has these same qualities. Teach your children to find quality in whatever it is they happen to experience. We wanted a ball - but got a square. Rolling nowhere. So - we made it a block and built a castle! Find YOUR Message! 8x10. Signed. Numbered. The Rolling Ball is only $5....
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Big Toe

2008-07-26T09:13:00.001-07:00

Big toe knows 
Everywhere we go 
It hears everything we say 
Never will it walk away
Big toe stares us down today  
Kick it. Stub it 
Do anything but rub it
 Hide it in a shoe 
Never worry
 Big toe keeps its eye on you
 From the shower to the tub 
Who wouldn’t love?
 A big toe and everything above  
Put it in a sock 
Sweaty and hot
 Everywhere we go 
Big toe gets mashed
 Smashed 
Inside the smelly shoe 
It gets stuffed
 Stashed  
Let this be a reminder 
To be gentle A little kinder 
Always know 
Wherever we go
 Whatever we do 
Big toe is there  with an eye on you
***

The Author

2007-10-29T07:04:00.000-07:00

Always writing
Seems most of this life is
Spent
Strangled, Tangled
As one very long, incomplete sentence
Written in haste
Without much conviction
An insider trying to fit in
Staining every page as the
Coffee which licks the brown tounge
Across these words we write
The Author

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