memorial day

Our Flag Was Still There

They raised a flag at the construction site across the street. You are not supposed to leave the flag up in the rain or at night without it being lit but I don’t blame them for their ignorance. There’s a lot of that going around. And it is an inspiring sight to see. It isContinue reading “Our Flag Was Still There”

This is the land

My newest poem is dedicated to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of this land. It is up to each of us to guarantee it was not in vain. I emerge only to resubmerge In the land of grand romance and lies Of three-eyed fish and one-eyed men Of timeContinue reading “This is the land”

“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” Jesus Some people think Memorial Day is a time to recognize those who have served in the American military. It’s not. That’s Veterans’ Day. If you want to thank someone for their service on Memorial Day you should beContinue reading “Memorial Day”

Aperol Spritz

I got up from my barstool soon after she ordered her Aperol Sprtiz. We both knew her delicate posterior was more deserving of comfort than my pasty ass. She was fiddling about on her phone, like I was, trying to find the perfect, or at least most easily accessible, emoji to express the ephemera ofContinue reading “Aperol Spritz”

Memorial Day – In Flanders Fields

John McCrae This Memorial Day I’d like to share a poem written in remembrance of a fallen soldier. John McCrae was a Canadian doctor who also fancied himself a bit of a poet. On May 3, 1915 the 42 year old presided over the funeral of a friend who had died at the Second BattleContinue reading “Memorial Day – In Flanders Fields”