

I sat in that small classroom,noise bouncing off the walls—birthday talk, loud and bright,like something I wasn’t part of. They… READ MORE
A Reflection on Deeds Over Words It is better to have less thunder in the mouth,And more lightning in the… READ MORE
In soft graphite shadeI frame a calm steady gaze,Her strength, quiet shown.A belt gathers light and cloth—poise held gently in… READ MORE
Red polka-dot sky,Splashing through the silver mud,She and her best friend—Snoop.No fear of the coming scold,Just the joy of falling… READ MORE
Blue Bird Over Britain Ninety summers on—still the silver wings endurein memory’s sky.From quiet fields they first rose,guardians of a… READ MORE
Reflections on Life
Self‑Discovery and Identity — “What Was and What Will Be”
“I spent my youth chasing the future.
Now I sit with coffee and watch—
others run toward theirs.”“The young chase tomorrow with urgency; the old watch it arrive —
By Paul Baldry (LongJohn)
with patience.”