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The Putter…

So once I was a putting 
I hit the ball so straight
Of course the path to the cup
Became my ill found fate

You see the cup was placed upon
A green with quite the slope
If your putt was not the line
You knew there was no hope

The green had tiers, above, below
The pin close to the edge
If you missed your putt attempt
The ball floated off the ledge

Down it went, off the green
Maybe fifty yards
Now I had to chip that ball
It wasn’t in my cards

So chip I did with greatest ease
I thought I had it made
When the putt missed the cup
It rolled back down the grade

And, here I was, once again
Thinking what to do
If I chipped, it wouldn’t stop
Surely I would be through

I decided to putt from fifty yards out
I’d whack that ball from there
If I missed the pin again
I would just try not to care

I hit that ball and up it went
Onto the green it rolled
I screamed and yelled for all to hear
That is what I was told

The putting story goes like this
It is a tale to tell
I cannot tell you what happened next
I fainted from the spell

When I woke, my ball was gone
I thought it had dropped in
I started to smile but then I saw it
Fifty yards out from the pin

Twinkle in the Sky

Twinkle, twinkle little star 
I see you in the sky
Are you really twinkling
Or is it just my eye?

The sky is vast, it blows my mind
I cannot find a clue
So when you see a falling star
Is it just for you?

Do you think that all this time
We lived upon the earth
We think we are the only ones
No others come here to birth

But, when you look up to the sky
You look upon a star
The beauty and the twinkling
For me, you're just too far

We need not wonder what there is
We have a life to live
We exist upon a planet
That has so much to give

So stop and think before you take
The take is like a theft
You may or may not be caught
It matters when nothing’s left

I choose to see the stars above
I choose to see the land
Always choose the gift of love
Love for an earth so grand

WHEN RAIN CHANGES YOUR PLAN

We were going to go golfing
Ho dee oh ho dee dum
We headed to Del Rio
That was going to be fun

When we were nearly there
The call disrupted our day
The rain just wouldn’t stop
Changing the plan for play

We turned and headed home
Chatting all the while
Making the best of our drive
Stories that make one smile

Once I was home and alone
I started to feel quite sad
I really wanted to golf
The rain nowhere to be had

I gathered my friends close by
We headed to number one tee
The course was quiet and green
No golfers made it empty

We decided to play for points
And closest to the pin
The two of us we wrestled
Over who would really win

I was closest to the pin
It was on number thirteen
I decided to take a picture
Proof captured on a screen
But, really, I have to admit
My playing partner and friend
Was a little furry monster
Tater, my dog, the godsend

He didn’t bring his clubs
He likes to chase the cart
He never likes to argue
His gift is he stole my heart

So even though the day changed
It worked out well for me
I played 17 holes of golf
With my friend, my little bestie

The Special Light

If I were an angel, I would hear the angels say
Guess who is coming, on this very day
She is complete beauty, a special sort of light
Because we all love her, time to make it right

The cruelty of living when faced with being ill
Gives way to the reason, to climb the golden hill
The loss to us is heartbreak, but we have a piece of gold
The entertaining words she spoke, in our hearts we hold

For us, we remember, the words she used to say
A smile on her lips, the words would come our way
A twinkle in her eye, the words just like a tune
“I have to lose 20 pounds by this afternoon."
Moon on top of hill

The Littles

Once she was a little, yes, a tiny bit was she 
Living out in rural, land as far as the eye could see
She had sisters and a brother, they played they were so free
Sometimes they would stop, to sing a song or two or three

There was nothing quite like it, the birds they sang so loud
Look up to see blue sky, clear blue without a cloud
Even as a little, her heart could make her proud
Proud of heartfelt ideas, she kept within a shroud

As time passed and she grew, the shroud became a book
She wrote of things, delightful things, never a second look
The things she wrote from her heart, a heart so like a cook
Ingredients blend creating a wish, fostering an attentive hook

The sun goes down, she begins to fade, she smiles at the plot
Did she really write it or was it just a thought?
Has the time that passes all, a dream of something naught?
Or is it brilliant existence, that which all have sought

Whatever the show that plays it out, she chooses to participate
Not a game for light of heart, neither for those who hate
For as she seeks the light so clear, she knows she takes the bait
She makes her way, book in hand, to open the pearly gate