Monday, December 2, 2019

more often than not
the hardest thing that we can do
is to think before we speak
because once spoken
words 
and the hurt that they may cause
may never be taken back
yet to speak without thinking
we often find out what is really on our minds

good morning,

well, it has been snowing here in Red Bank, as well as a good part of the State of New Jersey, and it isn't even officially winter yet. There is no controlling the weather, though I am sure that at one time or another we all may have wished that we could. in the end, the only thing that can be said is that we take what it is that we have been given and pray for the rest. in the end, it is all good. I pray that you are all well and that I will be hearing from you soon.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Monday, November 25, 2019

days spent drinking coffee
and trying to come up
with just the right combination
of words
it doesn't always work
but it is better than the way
that most people spend there days.

good morning

as Thanksgiving Day approaches, one of the things that I find amazing is how many of us, myself included, seem to forget the true meaning of the day. Let us take the time to remember to give thanks for all that we have and to take the time to pray, not only for ourselves but for our country. we need it now more than ever. blessings,

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee

Monday, November 18, 2019

walking through fire,
just to find the right word
but the right word
or what I thought 
was going to be the right word
doesn't always manage to fit
exactly
and the best that I am able to do
once more
is to pass through the crucible
one more time
to dance once more 
with the muse of the universe
the first and the last
it always seems to me
to be one last chance
one last hope
one last thought
that would make the thing
just a little more bearable. 

Hello All You Caffeine Junkies,

There are times, when the only thing that will work to get everything into its place, is some old school jazz and a hot cup of coffee. The world and all of its problems are somewhere else, if only for a moment.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Yours In The Spirit Of The Bean,

Lee 

www.silentscreamsandothermusings.com 

​Good morning all of you jazz heads,

Even after all of this time, it is still true, at least for me, that jazz is the best, or one of the best things going as far as music is concerned, and it is still true, that you either get it or you don’t. I really would wish that more people would get it because it is far better than some of the things that are being passed off as music these days. Well, it is all a matter of choice, but I will continue to go the path that I am on. It is always good.

Yours In The Spirit Of The Music,

Lee

www.silentscreamsandothermusings.com 

good morning,

there are still times when, even with the best of intentions, those things do not always work out the way that we had hoped that they would have worked out. we plan on doing such a day. that when the day comes, we go off in a totally different direction. whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, well that is not up to me to try and figure out. the only thing that I know for sure is that I am having more and more of those days, and I am not liking it at all. that I am getting to the point in my life when I feel that I really should be doing more than what I am doing right now, which simply never seems to be enough. that with all of the things that I want or need to be doing, or that which I think that I need to be doing, there always seem that the best that I am going to be able to do is just try harder to snap out of all of the things that I am falling into and concentrate on all of the things that are important, and what is important right now is simply to get some things finished that I have started, or at least move them further along from where they are at. anyway, it is still good. 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

Monday, November 11 2019

when I was young,
which is more years now than what I am willing to admit to,
20 seemed to be old
when I was 30
50 seemed to be so very far away,
and now that I am well past 50
death seems to be not all that far away,
not that I am planning on going anywhere any time soon
but the grim reaper will come for us all
but I am praying that he will be taking his time in getting here
but death comes so that others may rise
and that is just the way that it all goes
since the beginning of time
it is what we do up to that point
which determines how and be who we get remembered
if we are remembered at all.
until that time, 
I will continue to play with these words until I get it right. 

good morning,

the best things in life may be free, but why isn't there more money in my pocket? All that I know four sure is that there will come a time when all of the simple things in life will be made clear, and all of the other things that we thought to be important, were really not as important as we thought. the rest of it just seems that it is out of our control. the issue is being able to know the difference.

So it goes. Press on regardless.

Faithfully Yours,

Lee