Pies from L.A.

Banana Cream
Bite o Boysenberry
Chocolately divine
Pumpkin scrumpled with cream
Whipped
All arrived in due time
With a big smile
With Bob in stride

Texas Hold-Em
Cribbage...whatelse?
And a kayak ride on the
daunting turbulent sea
Harbor safety and naming yachts
Keeping warm on the way home
with the heat on high

A good day.

Loving Jim

I love my brother Jim
I will always love him
Summer two thousand ten
Was unreal
He fought
He taught
He loved
He rested
In a way that was of honor
Kristi
Completely
Unconditionally
Surrounded him with protection
His children
His grandchildren
Sang, read, comforted, shared
Showed us what love is.
I enjoy
The knowledge
That Jim was loved
In a way that we can only imagine
"Wow"
Alive with the most precious passion
That he gave away to us
And then to himself

Dear God, may I say
Thank you
For Jim
For Kristi
And as doors open
And life continues
Let joy come freely
As days, weeks, months, years pass
Peace.
Laughter.
Love.
I will always love my brother Jim.

Nyquil Nagging

Ah this nagging cough
This hacking, spewing, breath
I have lost my voice!
Nyquil at night
Dayquil at day
Yawn, sputter, gag.

I take a moment to look out yonder
Yachts
Tides going in and out
Cobblestones
Circular pathways
Hotel Del
And a margarita shaker
With ice

Saving this memory
Savoring the moment
Cough
Sneeze

Happiness is not measured
With a yardstick
Or a ruler
Or a thermometer
Or with ice clanking against the glass

Happiness is unmeasured
In the clouds
In the wind that brushes the hair
Into your eyes
Out of your reach
In a moment

We share a moment
Between sneezes
And coughs
And tears
That is imprinted
One thumb
Around in a necklace
Hanging with LOVE