Disguise

In Hiding

What would it be like

to go into witness protection program?

Casting off the old life

and wearing a new one.

Change of name, location, job,

Even friends, family, past history

Would a person come out better?

Or worse? Or just different?

Disguise

Disguise

D eliberately taking on another persona

I mitating someone or something else

S imply forgetting who you really are

G lad to explore other facets of life

U nderstanding how to think another way

I nitiating creative thoughts into personality

S upposing that there are other ways to live

E ventually discovering the real you 

New Day

New Day

Sometimes I feel like

I’m paddling upstream

in my little row boat.

Lord, be my motor.

Let this be a new day.

acrostic

New Day

N ow begins a new day.

E mbrace it with enthusiasm.

W hen you begin a

D ay, it’s like taking kids on a long trip.

A nd it can go well or not. It’s up to

Y ou. It goes better when you’re not quarrelsome.

PAD 30 Back in the day

The Good Old Days

In the good old days,

when his voice boomed

as he strummed his guitar

and everyone sang along.

When his strong arms

held me and I felt safe.

When he walked in long strides

with a little bounce in his step.

When his penmanship was beautiful

and he’d tell how his teacher

used to make him demonstrate

for other kids to learn.

Seems odd that good old days

were only a few months ago.

Before the stroke.

PAD 29 Response

Headlines

Canal drained after 200 years.

Remarkable items uncovered.

I hate misleading headlines.

It was a 200 year-old-canal

drained after only fifteen years.

All they found was beer bottles,

bicycles and an old toilet.

Remarkable? Not very. 

PAD 28 Love

Love

L ord, Your love leads us to

O vercome hate and evil

V ictoriously. Let Your love

E merge in kindness toward others.