Monthly Archives: March 2017

Up There

Posted on March 31, 2017 by admin

  Up There He’ll Liven Things Up, Up There Inspired by the news that Chuck Berry had passed on. And where did he pass on to? Must be Up There, to entertain the saints Where he’ll jam with all the … Continue reading →

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Wasn’t It A Party?

Posted on March 27, 2017 by admin

  WASN’T IT A PARTY? A lighthearted take on the Irish Rovers’ song as a lookback to our Celebration of Life For my late wife Ann. With my thanks to all who partied. Wasn’t it party? Wellllll…. Wasn’t it a … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Owe Me

Posted on March 24, 2017 by admin

  You Don’t Owe Me We lived, we loved, perhaps too hard… But now we part, I hold the card. You think that you have hurt my heart. But you don’t owe me. I’ve only done my little part, You’ve … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Posted on March 20, 2017 by admin

  Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? Just Get Along: from my notebook-in response to yet more outbreaks of violence and death -e.g., the (Texas) riots over yet another cop killing of a black man? Here’s what I wrote: … Continue reading →

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Whiskey Jack, Whiskey Jack

Posted on March 17, 2017 by admin

  To The Whiskey Jack Eight years old in northern Sask and chopping wood, My axe is poised o’erhead to split a block, Weasel pops his head outside the pile of wood, I wield the axe, add kindling to the … Continue reading →

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Stand Up Stand Up

Posted on March 13, 2017 by admin

  Stand Up, Stand Up: You Are Strong Stand up, stand up for the poor, The disenfranchised and the ableless, Stand up for the homeless, Never turn them from your door. Stand up, stand up for what is right, Fight … Continue reading →

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You, Advocate: You are your loved one’s advocate

Posted on March 10, 2017 by admin

  You, Advocate: You Are Your Loved One’s Advocate HB You are your loved one’s Advocate. Who else will stand up for him? You know his heart very well, His habits, his mores, his needs, And it’s fight! Fight! FIGHT! … Continue reading →

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