Charon

vacuum cleaner hose
on the exhaust pipe
tank full of petrol
vents shut tight

free at last, my love
death is my new bride
charon in the driver's seat
take me to her side

March 6

March 6.
This is the day, 45 years ago, that I Left for Fort Polk, Louisiana, and became a soldier in the US Army. After two months of Basic Training, I joined the 60th Army Band as a trombone player (02E 20.)
It is also the day, 12 years ago, that my wife left me in search of happiness. I truly hope she has found it.
March 6 is a day that does not slip by unnoticed.

STONEHENGE

I can't believe Marshall Amplification actually printed my stoopid letter!

My Mother's Memorial Service

My Mother’s Memorial Service

This is what I said at my mother's memorial service
February 16, 2008


To the friends of my family
To the friends of our mother
Thank you for coming today
It is gracious of you
And appreciated by myself
And certainly by my family

To my family I want to say
That I am so proud of every one of you
And pleased to call you my own
And I know that my mother
Your mother
Your grandmother
Your great grandmother
was even more pleased
and more proud of you
And rightfully so

I say this not to boast
Nor simply to praise you
But to point out that her effort
And her sacrifice
And her support
Yielded the sweetest result
This lovely family

Because she did a good job
Because they did a good job
And of that
You are the living proof
And I love you all