Up-to-date (only 49 minutes late!)-Haiku

To My Wife's Students

I don't know you, but I've heard things for better or worse, Of who you are and how you do. You're on her mind when you succeed, or when you're blind, and when the world makes you bleed. I wish you the best and she is it. She doesn't wish, she further commits. She has children of her body, you are children of her soul. Never forget that your success is ultimately her goal. She will sometimes challenge, she knows what you can do. Don't do it for her, she'll just defer. She's in it because of you. She might give a push if you needed it today or quietly ask out of earshot "Is everything okay?" There's a depth in her that you don't know, but if you listen carefully, you'll hear the echo of all that you might be.

Practice.

Artist! Writer! Practice your skills. Read something, pen something, sketch something still. Swiftly unraveled, Long work to re-bind, The tenuous strands 'tween thumb, fingers and mind. Let not the dreams slip, Through unclenching hands. Guide them, direct them. Make patterns of sand. Pay no mind to mistakes, They belong, let them be. They're trees in the forest you're trying to see. Make ready your keyboard, Sketch paper and ink, You're readier now than you may ever think.

Front Porch Ramble #2 "No Warning"

Smoke got in his eyes and he cursed himself, drawing the attention of his faithful pooch. He tossed aside the cigarette. On cue, the faint jingle and clicking paws drew up close in the dark, and a wet nose nuzzled its way under his arm. "Hey there Jasper, I'm not done yet. I'm just an idiot, that's all." Smoking while hunched over his drawing was never a good idea. He closed the sketchbook on his pen and set it aside, ruffling the golden brown scruff atop the mutt's sturdy shoulders. Jasper was the best dog he'd ever met, hands down. From the first moment he came home the pup had exhibited a cool demeanor that gave the impression that he was thinking. Indeed Jasper had proven a most intelligent animal. They had made a strong connection early on, in the days of Kelly's business trips and before the kids. Jeremy had always thought of Jasper as his first child. Jasper clearly had a similar mindset. It had only taken about a week ...

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