Twenty-six Cents Two bits… and a penny are in my pocket today. One-quarter penny per season is my rate of pay. If I work long and hard enough I’ll save a dollar in time, and when I finally get to… Continue reading

Kingdom of Things I once travelled weary and weak and begged of you a moment to speak, but now I sit amongst my things as if upon a throne I were a king. My moment has come – it’s passed me by.… Continue reading

Time As water flows over the falls, grains drop through the glass, rock is turned to sand, and sand, in turn, to glass. So, Time, how shall we judge thee? For everything is in your favor. You control all, indeed… our lives… our… Continue reading

They knew not my son as did I. They knew a different man. My son was closed and distant. He was far too private to know. His engaging smile was uncommon, and his quick wit was slow to show. He… Continue reading