Posted in the “Simply” series
“All you need is the plan, the road map,
and the courage to press on to your destination”
Earl Nightingale
Simply… Road to Somewhere
Author Archives: Gun Roswell
Tails of the Black Cat (one)
Posted in Caturday
“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”
― James Herriot
Tails of the Black Cat
A black cat
On the fence sat
No, not with a hat
Nor even, a rat
And none too fat
“Bring me some fish, stat”
To me she spat
“Oh won’t you look at that,
A feisty little thing of a cat!”
I said
Knowing full well,
I sooner should her have fed
She kept at me staring
With her nostrils flaring
I felt quite daring
Acting non-caring
Cautiously, approaching
With a bowl full of fish things
I could almost hear her sing
When seeing what I’d bring
Now the cat
Who was black
Who on the fence sat
Now nicely did act
And was ready,
For a quick chat
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Tails of the Black Cat (two)
Posted in Caturday
“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”
― James Herriot
Tails of the Black Cat
The furry black cat
On the sidewalk sat
Looking for that rat
Who had entered the flat
The flat where the cat
Slept on the mat
Now ready for combat
With the daring rat
Who had woken the cat
From his well earned nap
“Soon I will you catch,
You feisty little rat!
I bet you taste like a bat
And possibly are non-fat
After all that
I will finally have my nap
On my comfy little mat!”
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Simply… Setting Sun (two)
Posted in the “Simply” series
“Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Simply… Setting Sun
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Simply… Setting Sun (one)
Posted in the “Simply” series
“Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty”
John Ruskin
Simply… Setting Sun
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Two Year Anniversary on WordPress
Posted in Celebration
“If I waited until I felt like writing,
I’d never write at all”
Anne Tyler
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Two Year Anniversary on WordPress
Today, it has been two years since I started my blog Rantings of a Third Kind here on WordPress.
“A poem a day keeps the shrink at bay”, is a great guideline to follow and it is has been working for me at least!
My advice, in case you asked, to all you bloggers and wanna be writers out there, is to set yourself some time aside each day and if nothing else, pour your mind flow onto the paper or as it is in these modern days, in bits and bytes. I know this may sound like cliched advice, but it’s better to force yourself to a routine of writing rather than postponing it for one reason or another. I know there are always excuses as to why not, but in the end, if you have a passion for writing, the excuse are just that – excuses. And do not be afraid to publish, good or bad, it’s all good in the end.
Gun Roswell
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Simply… Yellow Nightfall
Posted in the “Simply” series
“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”
― George R.R. Martin
Simply… Yellow Nightfall
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Simply… Yellow Sunset
Posted in the “Simply” series
“When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”
― George R.R. Martin
Simply… Yellow Sunset
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Rock and a Hard Place
Posted in Simply Poetry
“If there is a wrong time and a place, I’ll be there!”
Rock and a Hard Place
I was stuck
Between a rock
And a very hard place
Wondering
Should I go
Or should I stay
If I go
Will it be slow?
If I stay
Will I end up
In dismay?
Which ever I choose
Something I may loose
But, what if,
Instead
Looking ahead
The constant flow
Of the middle road
Just taking it easy
And oh so very slow
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Homage to DeForest Kelley
Posted in Fandom
“I am a doctor, not a magician!” Leonard McCoy
Homage to DeForest Kelley (1920-1999)
I am a doctor, not a doorstop
I can go on nonstop
I am a miracle worker
Maybe even a tearjerker
Concocting cures for all ailments
I have the treatments
No matter if my patients
Be alien or human
Even if the Yeoman
Came down with the flu
I have the cure and the clue
On what to do
So maybe I am a magician
The premium edition
And even that green blooded
Gosh, darn, crud it…Vulcan
Has to admit it
And I am loving every damned minute!
