Friday, July 29, 2011

Long Shadows...

...cast themselves gently on the south forty
"An Evening Stroll"
(If you are a member of a group, any group...
 just 'clique' to enlarge this photo.
It looks pretty nice when you blow it up, honest!)
of Norcal's famous Campbell Ranch

Making wimps wax poetic
And Badasses wax their Harleys

"Cereal Killer" Molly
Strolls to enjoy her
Own personal swimming pool

The giant mulberry shelters her passage
And keeps the heat of the evening
From her back

The "Badass" (read wimp)
Watches from the worlds greatest
Sun room and home office
Where these words are painted,
Then pasted,
Then saved,
Then shipped,
Then read by a few
Hearty souls who collectively possess
Fine humor and patience

The wonders of life, and wife
Whose middle name is "Forgiveness"
Hold him in rapt attention
While these words are tentatively keyed...

Where shall we go tomorrow Julieann?
What adventures will our children lead us to?
What will we do when the long shadows return?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

This really left me thinking, Tom.
I envy Mollie.

Annie said...

Hi Tom,
This was pleasant to read, and a clever way to work in links to your old posts, which I enjoyed reading, too. Thanks!

TomC said...

Thanks for the comments "A" and Annie. Annie, it is interesting that sometimes when I am noting my latest brainstorm I recall something similar and throw in a link for good measure. Actually, there have been moments when I sat to tell a tale and at some point, hopefully early on, recollect already having told it! The mind... its a fleeting thing.