Guardians of A Nation

Open your eyes to that which springs eternal, What can fuel all of your hopes and dreams, Of rested weight, and loosened noose, to set yourself free.   Of shackled bonds, oaths and pacts, Contracts of a nation, self-declared and reaffirmed,  Words with two centuries of dust drive us towards more perfect ends.   One …

My Heart

I have misplaced my heart, lost among the beaches and coves. A hidden place, safe and yet distanced from all that would provide it comfort.   Its bleating mass calls out for a hand, the ever so subtle touch. Now it must find peace from within itself. A state of being lessor than its design …

Time,

I loved and yet may have lost again; in tribute to an old writer that claimed the loss was worth the love. I do not doubt his accuracy, but rather the experience. I find myself, once again, writing on the aftermath of a chosen love. I wouldn’t even bother to express that the third time …

Ballinabby (2020)

A side story about my favorite distillery. Unfortunately the Corona Crazy closed its doors prior to my ability to do a little tasting. The Bruichladdich distillery on the island of Islay, Scotland, closed its doors in the early 1990s. The newest owners bought the distillery and reopened the place in 2003. Quickly becoming the largest …

I Bought a Boat… (2018)

A full email, sure, I can do that—life of a staff officer. Though if you are going to be a staff officer; my job is one of the best. So, it has been a long time. Not since the last set of words passed via the internet, but rather since substance. In reality, it has been …

Another Year and Thoughts on 9/11

I spent part of yesterday looking through everyone's Facebook posts. I was determined not to be bogged down into the nostalgia and overly dramatized remembrance of 2001. Passing from page to page, each with a picture from the events that transpired 18 years ago, I slowed but did not stop. Then, there wasn’t one. A …