Family , Friends and Lovers

 

 

Jeremy Burke Photo, News Times  7 3 21  Depoe Bay, OR

 

Partners, friends, and children,

Got sidelined by the Vietnam War.

Everyone’s future undecided

Many outcomes were looking poor.

 

Some people joined the Army.

Others bought guns to guard their home.

Their family friends and lovers,

Felt abandoned, scared and alone.

 

As the world issues lessened,

The public felt safe again once more.

Yet the planet had been compromised,

Declaring an environmental war. 

 

The Atmospheric River rains 

Wreak havoc far beyond the norms...

Ocean currents, wind and fires rage,

Redefining seasonal storms. 

 “Timid soldiers” joined the Coast Guard,

Thought the public who never knew…

How many friends and lovers,

Risk their lives to rescue you.

 

 

 

 

Canadian Views and Trailer Park News

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I could see Canada from my Island,

Vancouver’s lights glowed after dark…

Now I view Canadian Club Bottles,

In the dumpster at the trailer park.

 

The guy in Space number 7

Wants to kick Space Eleven’s ass…

He drove too close to him walking his dog,

Honking his horn as he passed.

 

Most of us are now elderly,

Our Villas and castles too large to own…

Very few say where they came from

As if they ditched paying off a loan.

 

Today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Was on the Canadian BBC news…

The retired bartender in Space 1,

Died from decades of Canadian booze.

Re-Discovering the Abandoned Playground

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retracing old roads in Newport,

I found the forgotten playground.

Still there was the circular cut plywood:

The manual merry-go-round.

 

Each of my Boxers loved the ride,

Eagerly awaiting to ride it again…

Now fifteen years later, I sat alone.

Pushing my foot for one last spin.

 

 

 

Because Sometimes I Can't Compete

 

 Melanie: We Don't Know Where We're Going

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJZUygr2HsA

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