A Soldier Died Today.
He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past. Of a…
Category: Senior Chatters
THE GIFT OF FORGIVENESS-CHRISTMAS STORY.
The Christmas of 1949 we didn’t have a tree. My dad had as much pride as anybody, I suppose, so he wouldn’t just say that…
In search of song writers, singers and composers.
I write songs, poems and short stories. Both in Hindi and English. We have posted about fifty songs in English sung by my friend Henry…
Semper Fi
LELAND DIRKS – AUTHOR·SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018·3 MINUTES Night comes early in November. The sun sets far south and the shadows are long. Not as…
Favorite Recipes and Clogged Arteries and Diabetes
Favorite recipes for the season and clogged arteries and diabetes, takes a lot of the fun away or does it? I don’t want to give…
THE LAND THAT MADE ME, ME.
Long ago and far away, In a land that time forgot, Before the days of Dylan, Or the dawn of Camelot. There lived a race…
CHRISTMAS AT THE GAS STATION.
The old man sat in his gas station on a cold Christmas Eve. He hadn’t been anywhere in years since his wife had passed away.…
Guy Fawkes
It’s November the fifth again folks The time for treason and plots Smoky bonfires lit up at night And baked spuds eaten hot Kiddies looking…
Life again.
I recently became Widowed after many years being fulltime carer, leaving me to start living life or what is left of it and lucky for…
A man/ woman is Not Old Till Regrets replace Dreams
A lot of aging is not aging but who we choose to become. When we were young we were being pushed and expected to do…