Poetry
You can’t measure a person
by their faith
by their stature
the way they express themselves
the good they do for others
You can’t measure a person
by their honesty
by their goodness
by their giving
the level of hope they have
the amount of grief they’ve endured
You can’t measure a person
by their friends
by their grudges
by their money
the love of family in their heart
the moments they missed
The only
good measure
for anyone
is how much you’ll miss them
when they’re gone
For Dan
8/19/1950-3/20/2022
Pops 2022
Loose Faith
Maybe bad at spelling
But the idea
Of loose faith
Is something ever so
Appealing
Dropping the leash
Let go of the reigns
Open my hands and
Let faith free
From my grasp
It goes where it wants
And flies to the sky
To find nothing
And everything
As it should
I didn’t lose my faith
Just let it loose
It found the way
A path
To return home
Pops 2022
Sixty-Five
"With All My Love", I always say
But clearly that's not true
For our love grows with every day
And it's all because of you
With every year that passes by
A more beautiful woman I see
And even though you're sixty-five
You're still nineteen to me
Happy Birthday Catherine
With All My Love (so far)
Pops 2021
The Death of Eternity
When eternity dies
We must seek out wisdom
Present justice is elevated
Legacy becomes paramount
When eternity dies
Peace can be conceived
Hope will be in the present
Faith grows from knowledge
Love is formed from inside out
When eternity dies
Today is reborn
Pops Blair 2021
When This Is Over
One day, when the sun shines again
and I finally feel the warmth it brings
I’ll feel like singing
but not just any song, it must be perfect
one that keeps the sun out of the clouds
I may never sing
Pops 2021