Jun2
tell.
Author Archives: beth
Jun1
who?
at the picnic
something went missing
but who was responsible?
oh.
i have no idea
and
i’ll never tell.
—
“without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed.
what would be left to strive for if everything were known?”
– charles de lint
May31
big enthusiasm.
it just isn’t a long weekend
until you break out
your giant inflatable beer bottle
to float down the river on.
—
“if you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.”
-dale carnegie
May30
thank you on this memorial day.
compassion.
—
“better than a thousand hollow words,
is one word that brings peace.”
– buddha
May29
easy as abc.
it amazing to watch
as the lightbulb goes on
and
the transformation begins
when
those who have long names
quickly learn
to adopt
a shorter nickname
that they suddenly really love
(but only when written down)
once they have to
go through the process
of writing it all out.
—
sebastian becomes ‘seb’
elizabeth becomes ‘liz’
anniston becomes ‘ana’
christian becomes ‘chris’
and then
there is always
the one
who gets caught up in the spirit of things
and
jumps on
the shortcut bandwagon
just because
like when
kim becomes ‘km’.
—
“working hard and working smart
sometimes can be two different things.”
-byron dorgan
May28
ideas.
in my little front yard
mama and papa rabbit
stand guard
ever watchful
waiting for babies
to hop out of the nest
and
head out into the world
all on their own
excited
full of curiosity
and
fresh ideas.
—
“ideas are like rabbits.
you get a couple and learn how to handle them,
and pretty soon you have a dozen.
– john steinbeck
May27
work.
“the supreme accomplishment
is to blur the line between work and play.”
-arnold j. toynbee
May26
bus.
as another school year
draws to a close
my time on the bus
is almost over
and
i think
i’ll miss
all the action:
who sits with who
who lost their coat
who forgot their bag
who needs a band-aid
who has the wrong bag
who sat by the window last
who didn’t bring their boots
who has trouble sitting at all
who was supposed to stay at school
who is crying, laughing, squealing, bouncing?
it might be me.
—
“i’d rather go by bus.”
– prince charles
May25
subtlety.
“it pays to be obvious,
especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.”
-isaac asimov
May24
rush hour.
local rush hour traffic in yellowstone national park
–
“they say the universe is expanding.
that should help with the traffic.”
-steven wright
—
credits: distinctlymontana.com, cameron patrick
