A Walk by the River

We walked the path to the river today
casting modern life away

The lapping water and calling birds
were peaceful, timeless sounds we heard

Someday the boys will be grown men
they will follow their own callings then

But just for this moment
we froze time

Down by the river,
these boys of mine

AC and Me

On days of heat and humidity

Grateful thoughts occur to me

For throughout most our history

As the temps would spike the mercury

We had no choice but sweltering

 

But now we enjoy electricity

Oscillating fans and max AC

We shut the windows and close the door

And keep the room at 64