Guaranteed Thoughts

 

 

Storm Spiders

 

At night

after the storm 

broken branches

litter the road 

like giant tarantulas.

 

My Grandfather's Gun

I have my grandfather's gun, a .32 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver. I don't know if he ever fired it. I also have my other grandfather's gold deputy sheriff's badge for Kent County, Michigan. Both enlisted in the Army in WWI. By WWII, they were in their 40s. As the younger men went off to war, both served as volunteer Deputy Sheriffs. Both had John in their name. Named after their fathers. 

 

Reading About Jack Kerouac

All the life put into him: the books, the trips, the loves, the seasons. And then one moment. like everyone else, it's gone.

 

Expiration Date

 

Time arrives in crates

from a far off distributor

unloaded in the back room

and sold retail.

 

The Optimist Creed

The green light is always waiting for you at the busy intersection.