Tag: life
I Love You
She opened her heart
like all lovers do,
he was her world.
She gave him her all,
he took it in,
told her “I love you.”
He said “I love you”,
after her busted lip,
from falling in the shower.
He said “I love you”,
after her head hit the table,
from tripping on a loose rug.
He said “I love you”,
after a broken arm,
from falling down the stairs.
He said “I love you”,
but she just isn’t sure,
how much more of his love,
she can survive.
Don’t Forget to Live
Let me tell you about a friend of mine,
said having fun was just a waste of time.
He thought life owed him more than what he got.
When he looked around on that final day,
he found himself alone, it’s sad to say.
His money had piled high, but his memories had not.
~Writing Poetry
I have my dictionary, a thesaurus and a laptop filled with billions of pieces of information at my fingertips. There’s a staggering number of words, and combinations of words, hidden in my keyboard. Like scrabble pieces spread out on the table, all I need to do is lay them down in the right order, at the right time, and with the right flow to create the right image. Aah, this should be easy.
writing is easy
getting your words to make sense
is the hardest part
~The Particulars of the Privy
The family outhouse wasn't just thrown together willy-nilly. Oh, no. It was an object of pride. A showcase of engineering and ingenuity and a symbol of prosperity. There was a true science used in the construction of 'the throne'.
It had to be built using only the best quality lumber. Generally, with 2" x 6" floor joist, cedar walls if possible but most likely just good white pine. Usually, the roof was just wood, but a fancy privy could have shingles and the la-ti-da privy might have had a tin roof. The roof slanted away from the side with the door towards the back to allow maximum rain roll-off. Also, you needed less height to sit on the crapper bench than you needed to drop your long-johns.
A standard structure was about 6 feet wide x 5 feet deep with the roof measuring approximately 8 feet tall at the highest point. Of course, those measurements would depend on whether it was your simple one-holer design or the more elaborate two-seater. A good coat of white paint would definitely set yours off from the neighbors and become the envy of the whole county. Don't make the door fit too tightly and remember to cut a crescent moon shape in it for proper ventilation and the only source of light.
A good supply of Montgomery Ward or Sears catalogs and a fly swatter were luxuries fit for the queen.
the important things
will often go unnoticed—
until you need them
Jerry Brotherton 