MUSINGS FROM LIFE

On my way out today, I spotted my snowblower gathering dust in the garage. It is summer and of course snowblowers are not needed in summer. its counterpart, the lawnmower is having its day in the sun.   This contrast inspired this muse.  ******************************************************************************* This is my snow blower, sitting In winter it is the reigning king   In summer it idles in my garage   Showcasing dust like a collage   But this morning it taught me two lesson A quick one for every person   Who would like to be happy And bid goodbye to emotions often crappy   Lesson Number One   Stay useful or you’ll be gone   Be relevant for every season   Or be benched for good reasons     Lesson Number Two If unprepared, seasons change on you   And the lawnmowers fit the time best   Accept it’s their own time in the sun and take your rest Winter is coming   You’ll soon be back and humming.

Was heading home yesterday when I spotted these roses growing on the front lawn of where I had been. ⁣ ⁣ I was fascinated and I thought to myself. “Hmm, let me pick some roses for Debo and Pearl (our daughter).” (Would have picked for the boys but I know the gesture would make no sense to them. We guys are just like that you know ) ⁣ ⁣ Ignorantly, I had no idea that these roses grew with thorns. I never imagined something so beautiful and attractive would have thorns. So I put no caution- A couple of seconds later with painfully pierced fingers, I learned my lesson. ⁣ ⁣ However, the thought of a rose with thorns wouldn’t let the poet in me rest. To free myself, I had to put a couple of quick haikus together about how life often comes with both the tough and the tender because precious things must be protected. ⁣ ⁣ Rose with thorns ⁣ Beauty wields pain ⁣ The precious must be guarded.⁣ ⁣ Rose with thorns ⁣ Love and sacrifice ⁣ Must both live together ⁣ ⁣ Rose with thorns ⁣ The gli...