One day
I will have a nice home again
And someone to share it with
Until then
I will be happy for those of you
Who have such things
And feel joy in my heart
When I see your beautiful pictures
Knowing that my choices
Have brought me to where I am
And one day
My choices will lead me home
E.A. Fussell
12/09/2018
Thanksgiving week has been a blast
Gosh, it sure did go by fast
Too much food upon my plate
Now the scale says
I’ve gained a-bunch-of-weight
Headed back to Texas
Jogging suit in hand
Hit the gym early each morning
That’s my plan
I offer you my apologies
In advance
For the motivational posts
You are sure to glance
As I talk-to-myself-out-loud
While I plan and gauge
How to make myself proud
By New Years Day
E.A. Fussell
11/26/2018
From the window up above
Are you watching me
As the holidays draw near
Are you missing me
I don’t think so
In heaven there are no tears
But here on earth
My mind fills with memories
Of you cooking for days ahead
Of grandpa smoking meat out back
I think of you both so often and
More during the holidays
You were both so special to me
I love you Granny
E.A. Fussell
11/20/2018
Morning fog moves like smoke on the water. The sun hasn’t crested the tree tops yet. The cool air nips at my finger tips as I try to capture a glimpse of this beauty for you. A scene that causes me to review the life path I am on and the footprint I intend to leave.
E.A. Fussell
11/19/2018
Study everything
Let it be your teacher
How a mountain steam flows
Sometimes gently, quietly
Sometimes rushing, boldly
How wild flowers grow
Sometimes in clusters
Sometimes alone
In the most unexpected places
How the wind blows
As a cool gentle breeze
As a furious hot hurricane
How the sun shines
Without fail
Even when the clouds cover it
Study everything
Let it be your teacher
E.A. Fussell
11/18/2018
The past went that way…
When a new situation in business
Or a new personal relationship
Faces us
On the heels of disappointing ones
We often look into
The rear view mirror of our mind
To glimpse our most recent past
Trying to see where we went wrong
Trying to avoid making
The same mistakes over again
We watch backwards into the future
Creating a distorted vision
Of what might be
Creating unnecessary speed bumps
On the road to success
Note to self:
Keep your eyes forward
Keep your mind open
Keep your passport updated
Keep your heart free
E.A. Fussell
11/11/2018
Dinner at Havana
A Cuban cuisine delight
Then we took two electric scooters
On a daredevil ride
As the San Diego lights
In the Gaslamp District
Glowed overhead
Chassey went speeding by
Laughter mixed with
Glints of fun
Sparkled in her eyes
E.A. Fussell
11/09/2018
“It’s okay to be different”
We all are in some way
When I was very young
I tried to conform
But when I became a teenager
I took a different path
And each decade
Since the
My thought path grows
And the distance between
Conforming and being different
Grows
E.A.Fussell
11/09/2018
A few years back
Life whispered in my ear
Go live on a boat
I hesitated
Life took the boat away
Now I stand here
Looking at this beauty
Wondering where I might be
Had I listened
Took a chance
Rode the wind and waves
Instead of staying safely
Planted ashore
On the side considered lee
E.A. Fussell
11/08/2018
Failure
Is just feedback
On the path
To ultimate success
Learn from it
Let it go
And keep moving
Forward
E.A.Fussell
11/8/2018
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