Let’s escape.

Where to?

Anywhere...

There are days,

I feel rusty and out of place.

It’s most disconcerting...

I grew up on burgers:

Colorful, tasty, satisfying.

Cheese, bacon, BBQ sauce and more...

There are days when the train

Just doesn’t stop.

I cannot get off. ...

The waning sun

From my parents backyard.

The days come and go, ...

There is a tree,

Close to where my parents live.

Yesterday as my father walked by

Our neighbor is a simple man.

Always wearing a smile,

Ready to lend a helping hand. ...

Snow covered mountains,

Lakes,

Tiny pockets of humanity, ...

A brand new day,

Clean slate,

Endless possibilities. ...

Have you ever felt this way?

Alone,

In a hard world, ...

A full moon

On a clear summer night.

Nature, ...

Show this to my teenage kids,

I wonder if they’d know

What it is. ...

Many love the bitter flavor.

Give it to a child, and

The reaction is different. ...

Life is like climbing steps.

Every day, just a single one.

I need to remind myself: ...

It’s curious that six strings and

A hollow piece of wood

Can create sounds, ...

I’d like life

To resemble a straight road.

No surprises, ...

Cracks on the edge of a path

That disappears, unseen.

It seems to continue in the distance, ...

With a glass of sparkling water,

It adds a unique, refreshing flavor.

Stared at with tiny bubbles rising to the surface, ...

A small closed gate,

Protecting the few steps

Leading to a house, ...

A late summer storm approaches,

To wash away the day’s memories,

Freshen, ...