It’s learning not failing... stupid!

A goal unattained
Is experience from which
Knowledge can be gained

The strength of a good friendship

Easy to converse
Even after months apart
Last word is now start

Look within...

Cherish what you have
Ponder not what you yearn for
Life is so much more

Lost but not forgotten

Crumbled like dry leaves;
Pieces scattered to the wind
Broken heart won’t mend

Getting all jammed up

What a rude driver!
The damn traffic has me peeved.
Oh... whoops... that was me.

Thanksgiving...

So which one is it?
A day to show gratitude
Or eat too much food

Unrequited love

The lonely heart pines
For the one that got away.
Love did not align

Out and back in a north wind

The wind is bracing
Speed slow, but heart is racing
Return pace will hasten

The wealthy soul

Judge not ones own worth
By what you have, but rather
Gauge by what you give

The makeup of marriage

Strengthened by resolve
A bond forged in love and troth
Will not soon dissolve

The dilemma of divorce

Marriages fail with
Dilution of emotion
Lacking devotion

Defining my hobby

It’s five-seven-five
Your syllables should be true
When you write haiku

Actions have consequences

Withered like flowers
After a belated frost
A strained friendship lost

Going "all in" in life

Pushing our limits
We test our strength of mettle
Ne’er shall we settle

The crying baby

Mental state is strained
At last, infant sleeps the night
Sanity regained

The straight and narrow...

Pick your path, stay true
Live life with faith and virtue
Awards await you

Strength through perseverance

Will attains the peak!
Like excuses for can’t and won’t,
Easy makes us weak.

Tread cautiously...

A line in the sand
Once crossed cannot be uncrossed
So beware the cost

Child of adoration

Bond of adoption

Not of blood; governed by heart

Such love to impart

(National Adoption Awareness Month - #5 of 5)

Vetrans Day

Honor those who've served,
Fought to protect our nation,
Defending freedom

A loving home

Blessed are parents whom

Open their hearts to a child

Of another womb

(National Adoption Awareness Month - #4 of 5)

An enduring bond

While not of your loins

The moment you cradled her

Forever you joined

(National Adoption Awareness Month - #3 of 5)

Reared in your image

Perhaps her face bares

Traits of birth, but her spirit

Reflects your merit

(National Adoption Awareness Month - #2 of 5)

Continuing your heritage

Though her genes aren’t yours

A legacy you have raised

Giving your name praise

(National Adoption Awareness Month - #1 of 5)

Kicking the habit...

Craving cigarettes?

Your health is your loved ones wealth.

Quit with no regrets.

A sad state of media!

So much attention

Always given in the news

To crazies and fools

It’s not as big a deal as you think it is…

Quick with the drama

Pathetic with pageantry

Mired in self pity

Ideas welcome...

It's hard every day

To think of new things to write

That aren’t so darn trite.

Caution... children at play

Special sibling bond

For a moment, fun at play

Next begets melee

Beware who you elect...

The politician

While speaking words of reason

Committing treason

Get out the vote...

On left and on right

Elephants and donkeys fight

When will we unite?