Father’s Day

No longer does he ride a steed

but in his heart he’s just as bold.

Fathers must strive to solve your need

with the same knightly code.

                                            Jim Cox

 

Mother’s Day

We hold her high above all other,

and thank her for her love and care.

We set this day aside for mother,

and our love this day we bare.

 

She’d comfort us when our dreams failed.

She raised us up each time we’d fall.

She shared her warmth whenever we ail

and she was always at our call.

 

We still are in her every prayer,

and her love guides through each morrow,

though days together may be rare

we’ll never forget her path to follow.

                                                    Teach The Children 

Oh treasure now the days of youth,

the days when lies are not yet bleached.

When minds are clean as falling snow,

and Man’s dogmas are not yet preached.

 

This is the time for merriment,

and time to hone all skills.

Time for observation

of mountains and molehills.

A time to make them travelers

who walk the proper path.

A time to learn the usefulness

of sciences and math.

 

Yes, youth is the most precious time

that parents need to teach

all of the skills to aid the climb

                                       children will need to wisdom reach

 

Wisdom {Tercet, Satori Haiku}

Life’s filled with surprise.

It can help or jeopardize...

best your choice be wise.

 

                                                               The Amoral

If your foe now sets the rules aside

and with honor's code will not abide,

you must negate this ill-won state

and, fair or foul, must turn the tide.

 

 Enlightenment {Satori Tercet Zen}

You must face a threat!

Fear produces prompt regret...

stay calm, don’t abet.

                       Threats

A snake, a wasp, a foe's vague threat

should caution your next move, and yet,

show no fear that they may attack,

and you will not their bluff abet.

 

                   

 

Decisions {Satori Haiku}

Always be aware!

Make decisions always fair...

blunders best be rare.

 

Easter

If you would honor God this day,

learn his commandments and obey.

There are but ten with equal weight,

but one addresses never hate.

Remember this, “Thou shall not kill,”

and all of them with love fulfill.

 

                  My Life

When I reflect on adult life,

I thank God for my plaudits stored.

For when ennui brings with it strife,

acclaim can bring back sweet accord.

Applause can light the darkest days

and will protect me from malaise.

Tranquility {Satori Zen}

Strive to be content.

You must rarely anger vent...

tranquil life present. 

 

Evil {Satori Zen}

Protect kith and kin!

Keep them safe from evils sin...

don’t let harm begin.

 

The Planet’s Dying

All sunsets, be there clouds. or clear,

should stir your soul as they appear.

They augur the planet's end,

and little time to persevere.

 

 

                                                           St. Patrick’s Day 

No need to sail to Erin

to meet the people there. 

St Patrick’s Day we’re sharin’

same smiles they always wear. 

For we are honored Irish

this one day of the year,

and we must toast to all our wish

with liters of green beer.

 

So let us rise together

and lift and quaff our cups. 

Though God knows soon hereafter

there’s headaches and hiccups.

 

Satori Zen

When working on new poetry

to share with every Facebook friend,

I found you liked the satori

and read all memoirs I would pen.

I posted one near every week...

you seem to like the verse mystique.

 

Tough Times {Satori Haiku}

When the times grow tough

it is best you shout enough...

but don’t try to bluff.

 

My Poetic Summary

The sum of my 3100 themes

have contained many subjects.

Key forms esteemed the basis of my dreams,

and my verses bestowed their effects

 

To learn more subjects for addition,

I’ve gone to a TV history site.

I found that it’s mostly supposition

and has no subjects I will write.

 

 

                    Micro Plastics

It’s in our salt and ocean fish.

It could be spice on every dish.

We only know it’s a no-no

that may in time cause us anguish.

 

President Biden’s Speech

The president spoke, hope you took notes

to what he’s done and what he’ll do.

You must help him and give him votes...

what you receive depends on you.

Red pols did not give him backing...

they showed the wisdom they are lacking.

Votes {Satori Couplets}

When red pols block votes,

they breach the constitution.

Amendments state they are dotes...

jail is solution.

                                                                          Perception

That which we perceive

we tend to believe.

Yet shadows can weave

all we can conceive.

 

 

 

Dennis' and Julie's

The honeymooners return

with lovely smiles on their faces.

The smiles they both did earn

when days were spent in warm embraces.

Your life together will now start.

Your love has shown you’ll never part.

 

 Dennis' and Julie's Marriage 

Their marriage can be fantastic

 if neither tries to dominate. 

If both try hard when strife is thick,

each will listen to their mate. 

 

Threats {Satori Haiku}

When leaders threaten

listen closely what is said...

make their fate they dread.

 

Presidents’ Day

In February, presidents,

who some felt passed our tests,

have faces on a monument

because their toils impressed.

{There are just four, we hoped for more,

but those four were superior.}

(Trump failed to be chosen.)

 

 

Evil {Satori Haiku}}

To conquer evil

you will require special skill...

best instill strong will.

 

A Valentine Fantasy

A beauty smiles with glance askance...

her date anon asks her to dance.

Then Eros’ arrows with love fly,

and they may never say goodbye.

 

Tranquility {Satori Zen}

Strive to be content.

You must rarely anger vent...

tranquil life present.

Politicians

Notice a politico when asked to state his stance,

 on any touchy subject, his favored theme he chants.

Even in designed debates, with questions aforesaid,

 he’ll blather on forever on what he’d preach instead.

From Return to the Past

 

 

Truth {Satori Zen}

Frauds who use AI

try to find best way to lie...

may truth rectify.

                                                                 Blue... 

pervades the dawn’s uncluttered sky.

The tinge that taints a lover’s sigh.

The hue within a deep, calm sea.

A mood where peace and pensive vie

 

Saga of Jim, Chapter 2, Rebel Land

Time must move on...He cannot wait.

One must proceed, confront his fate.

Jim’s dad had left to earn more pay.

To rebel land kin must sashay.

A yank that goes to Tennessee

is not where dad’s kin ought to be.

 

From The Saga Of Jim, The Saga Begins, {Continued}

“The answer lies within your heart.

Brave knight or whore…you choose the part.

You are fear’s master or his slave.

You take that answer to the grave.”

 He taught to box is but one key

that will, from fear, your mind set free.

Judo, boxing, karate are all good tools you can array.

And when this sage was through with him

there was a very altered Jim.

Bubbas came…they always do

 but Jim ensured they got their due.

Your Goal {Satori Zen}

You must have a goal.

Plan for full control...

Power foils a foe.

From The Saga Of Jim, The Saga Begins.

Jim met a crippled guru sage

who said, “If you would reach old age,

give them blows that will make them sore

and never again they’ll dark your door.”

“But first, he said, your muscles train.

Your greatest strength you must attain.

and though it’s hard to exercise

to get in shape is very wise.”

      My Indiana Schooling

St. Joan of Arc, St. Andrews, too,

 were schools where I was taught and grew.

Catholic priests and nuns were strict...

my daily drub I could predict.

My humor, though much liked by most,

just damned me to their whipping post.

For though I knew most answers well,

I’d often quip and face their hell.

       {From the Saga of Jim} 

                               Golf

When I played at golf, anger ruined my game.

I seemed to overwhelm my ball...

it seldom landed where I’d aim.

As I aged and my muscles ached,

I gave up on the sport.

But I still watch it on TV

and oft good vodka snort.

 

Smiles {Satori Zen}

Smiles bring life to strife.

They ease the strain of sadness...

smiles can end the stress.

 

               The Future

I’ve been raised to love my country

and voted since I was 18.

I fought in Korea in the Navy

to end a war and on Russia lean.

Now there comes a past president

who wants to be our king,

He wants to be like Putin

and take control of everything.

I will not vote for him...

the man knows not but lies.

Trump and his MAGA GOP

are evil in disguise.

 

Martin Luther King Day 

   King said don’t judge on hue of skin,

in lieu of what's ensconced within.

If souls be bared to common view,

   how few would bid you, “Enter In.”

 

                                                                  A  Musing 

I’ve lived o’er thirty thousand days

...with fervent goal to solve Life’s maze.

Why good men grieve...and curs oft not?

Why bequeathed wealth demands our praise?

Why knowledge gained but questions more?

Why data found confound a score?

Why, oft I pondered life beyond...

and still can’t answer “What’s in store?”

And why, I should be cast to Hell

for shirking what the preachers sell,

when our God knows all  hearts and tongues

...and there resides soul‘s citadel?

 

Do answers lie in Death’s domain

and rational thought is but inane,

or does God prompt I question all

to reach all heights I can attain?

 

Fatigue {Zen Satori}

When your path turns wrong.

and you feel no longer strong...

do not long prolong.

 

The Eight Book Anthology

A friend gave me poetry books to read.

The books are composed of well-known authors,

but many I found that I did not need.

An author can not always write what I like,

and often some poems would leave me cold.

The ancient Greeks were businesslike,

but usually I was not sold.

 

 

Letters to the Editor

I read the letters every day.

They tell me how my neighbors feel.

I don’t agree with all they say

but know their comments should be real.

For years, I was with GOP

until they seemed too sly and lie.

Now Independent is for me.

 

Patience {Satori Haiku}

Patience is a need!

It is vital when you lead...

set pace, then proceed.

 

God’s Gift

Awaken to the gift from God.

Once again you sense His nod.

If every day you follow His plan,

each day you may stay in His caravan.

                                                                               Each Day 

Each day the dawn and sunset vie

to stir those dreams you set awry.

‘Cause with the dawn a new

lot is cast and what’s on hold could vivify.

 

                           New Year’s Day

We have three hundred and sixty days

to guide our country through the maze.

We must now right the ship of state...

on honesty, let’s concentrate.