You do not complete me, that is my work to do You are a great source of joy and happiness And I love you I recall us so many years ago Discussing how we would love each other Until death Being young we were unaware that Death is a long running process That death is a thousand small deaths Each an opportunity that many take To exercise an option and end the deal...
early morning warning
4:13 AM Awakening to the Phone blaring Something about Tornado warning Pants on Shoes on Shirt on TV on It’s clearly Not good Looking outside It’s clearly Not good But it passes And we have Minimal damage To a few trees While neighbors Contend with No power She’s dealing With adrenaline A challenge For her My challenge Is to be calm In the face of Her distress To not be...
lost minds
My country Has lost it’s Collective Mind Randy Roberts November 6, 2024
tornados
Tornados All day long Make for a Weird form of Stress Knowing the Chances are Small But the consequences Are high Incentivizes Me to pay Attention Randy Roberts November 4, 2024
beneficiary
Having coffee Chatting An easy start You decide to do What may have been A little too much A trait more often Ascribed to me But I’m the Beneficiary A wonderful desert Lucky me I also get listen As you chat with family And watch you sit And nap And yell at the TV During the game Normal Not even close But better than The last 3 weeks Randy Roberts Sep 21, 2024
excellent lovers
It’s nice to wake To weather cool Enough to sit out Early To meditate With a light jacket on She’s tired Weak But better A call with one of Her oldest friends A visit with another Friend was clearly A good thing As were the calls With other friends Your care is so Well received by her And appreciated by me We talked this evening As I rubbed her Feet...
terror and despair
A good start Coffee A walk Breakfast An almost ordinary day With an extra side of Weariness and Weakness Ordinary until it wasn’t The drive to the doctors Was hard Sensitivity to light Tired Oh so tired Then the migraine And the nausea Today she says There was a point Where I wondered Could they put me in A medical coma And wake me when it’s over Considering being there...
iris
Walking the park hand in hand Beds of blooming iris Screaming at our eyes We see friends and chat So much joy and beauty Randy Roberts April 24, 2025
junk mail
The mail consists of A Lands End catalog An LL Bean catalog The monthly delivery of KF94 masks Where the heck Is my license Randy Roberts April 1, 2025
tsunami of joy
Our very grown son Hugs his mom The ferocity of their Love for each other Causing a tsunami of joy Traveling outward Most unaware of the source But each undefended to The tenderness it imparts Randy Roberts May 2, 2025