Saturday, April 4, 2020

the only thing that can be done
when faced with the things that life always throws at us 
the past that we can always do
is to take what it is that we have been given
and pray for the rest

good morning,

I am never looking forward to going back to work, but this is something that I am not looking forward to with even less enthusiasm because of the whole Corona Virus. the only thing that I can say is that if I don't work I don't get paid. what a way to make a living. I hope that you are well and that I will be hearing from you soon, It is all good.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, March 28, 2020

when I was young
it was so easy to believe
the things that we were told
by the people that we thought
knew better
as I got older
it wasn't so easy
and the world became too real
to hard
to unforgiving
but I still managed to hold onto
the most important thing of all
my faith
and a willingness to believe in love

good morning,

I am now officially on vacation for the next seven days with the coronavirus scaring the daylights out of everyone, it looks like I am going to be hunkering down for the next few days. it could always be worse, I could have the virus myself but thanks be to God that I am feeling fine except for a touch a seasonal allergy but there is nothing that I am going to be able to do about that. in the meantime, I pray that you are well and that I will be hearing from you soon.

So it goes. Press on regardless.


Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, March 21, 2020

the river
the way
trying to make sense of a world
that makes no sense to me
being much to careful for words
but words are all that I have
and it doesn't seem to be that much
in the whole scheme of things
but it beats the alternative

good morning,

with this whole virus thing, it would seem that everything is changing by the minute or so it would seem. even at work things seem to be changing almost daily as far hours the store is going to be open and when we are going to be getting our deliveries. so I ask that you keep me in your prayers during this time because being in the grocery business at this time is at best a challenge right at the moment. I pray that all of you are being safe and well. It is all good because God is still in control. blessings.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, March 14, 2020

sometimes I find myself 
jumping back and forth between the classics
and jazz
not know which it is that I like more
the classics
or jazz
well there are worse things in life I'm sure
trying to decide which is worse
listening to Justin Beiber or static on my radio
wait
they're one in the same thing aren't they?

good morning,

I pray that all of you are doing well through this corona scare. It seems to me that at times like this, common sense seems to go right out of the first available window. Should we practice due diligence? It sure does. Does it mean that when you go to the grocery store, you need to buy enough toilet paper and paper towels to last you the rest of your natural life? I think not, or maybe it is just me. Any thoughts or comments.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

www.silentscreamsandothermusings.com 

Saturday, March 7, 2020

sometimes life can be good
even beautiful
sometimes life can be hard
even ugly
the best that any of is can 
hope for
is to be able to land
somewhere in the middle

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

good morning    

I hope that you all remembered to set your clocks ahead one hour. I really hate this whole having to reset our clocks twice a year. I just wish that it would be left at one or the other. of course standard time would be preferred but you take what you can get.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, February 29, 2020

sometimes,
even though it is a leap year
there are times when the words
simply will not wait
and the more that I try to write
the more that I am getting away
from all of the things that I think
that I want to say.

good morning,

sometimes you just have to take joy in the small victories in life, even if these small victories involve work. it is all good but for the moment I will take all that I can get. I pray that all of you are well and that I will be hearing from you soon.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, February 22, 2020    

some days are good
some days are not so good
other days seem to get lost 
in the ether

good morning,

It is all good or as good as my life is going to let it get. I pray that all of you are well and that I will be hearing from you soon. It is all good.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, February 15, 2020

a quiet moment
a sip of coffee
a girl that I once knew
the one that got away
the one that was never meant to be
the world still turns
an does not stop to look back

good morning,

I often find myself thinking, just when I think that I have gotten my life back in order, there is always something that comes along to make things a little more complicated than what they need to be. maybe it is me, that I am crazy to think that things should be a certain way and that wanting to lead a quiet life is something that is not all that much to be asking for. a life where I can read, write, listen to jazz and simply watch the world go by and choose to be involved when and where that I choose. that, and having that certain someone in my life, who shares the same ideas, is all that I am looking for right now. is that too much to ask for? I don't think so. in the end, no matter what happens, God is still in control. I hope that you are all well and that I will be hearing from you soon.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee 

Saturday, February 8, 2020

for those of you
who I have allowed 
to look behind the 
vale of my life
to at least get an idea
of who I really am
I want to say thank you
for not betraying me
to let me be who I am
in front of 
and behind the mask
sometimes it can be the 
same person
more often than not
it isn't
which often leads to
confusion
even amongst those who
I let know me the best
I guess that this means
just like everyone else
if they are honest with 
themselves
as I try to be as honest
with myself as I can
we are all works in progress

good morning,

as is always the case, there are some days that are good, there are some days that are bad and there are some days when you simply fall through the cracks. the days when it appears that I have fallen between the cracks seem to become more and more frequent but at the same time, maybe this is the way that it is meant to be and I am just being stupid about the whole thing. that this is as food as life is going to get and that I should be thankful for what it is that I have and continue to pray for the things that I desire. it is always good, but as always, there is always room for improvement. such is life.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, February 1, 2020

so things just keep ongoing
the way that they are always going
whether we like it or not
and the only thing left to do right now,
is to just take one moment at a time
because
like everyone else
no one is promised tomorrow
and yesterday is history.

good morning,

it is that time of the year when things start getting more than just a little tight in the food industry, but this year seems to be a little lighter than usual, so I am asking all of you to please keep me in your prayers because along with all of the other nonsense patients is running more than just a little thin, and no one can afford to be out of work. otherwise, I hope that all of you are doing well and that I will be hearing from you soon. It's all good.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Friday, January 31, 2020

the last time is always the best of times
the last time is always the worst of times
the only thing that we want to be able to do
is to be able to make it all the best of the 
the situation that I find myself in
what else is there 

good morning,

I am listening to the Australian Radio station that my Aunt and Uncle use to listen to while I was in Australia. I keep forgetting that there is a fourteen-hour time difference. So many memories. It has been more years than I am willing to admit to.

So it goes. Press on regardless.


Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Saturday, January 25, 2020

the love of words
the love of jazz
coffee and God
there is no more wishful thinking
the rest of my life is now
I know this
but there are other times when it seems 
that this is just about as good as it gets
and it is a shame really
that it has to be this way
but there is no other way around it
so it is either through it or over it
the rest is out of my control 

good morning,

right now it is still a case of wanting to be able to do a whole lot of things, but when you boil it down, it always seems to come down to the money. not the way that I would have drawn the whole thing up, but it is the way that it is for better or worse. so the only thing that I can do right at the moment is to just keep on praying that I will finally be able to do all of the things that I have been dreaming about, but the way that this year has started off, it is hard to say what will happen. A lot can happen between now and the end of the year. It is still good because God is still in control. I pray that you are well and that I will be hearing from you soon. It's all good.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

words attempt to convey
only what the heart knows
but in the end
the heart can be one of the 
most difficult things to know