Poems From A Spiritual Heart: Fourth of July When Life is Simple: *** An amusing Fourth of July poem that celebrates living.
Eating watermelon with gusto by Jonf729 @ flickr
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Poems From A Spiritual Heart: Fourth of July When Life is Simple
Poems From A Spiritual Heart: Fourth of July When Life is Simple: *** An amusing Fourth of July poem that celebrates living.
Eating watermelon with gusto by Jonf729 @ flickr
Friday, July 2, 2010
Fourth of July When Life is Simple
*** An amusing Fourth of July poem that celebrates living.
Fourth of July When Life is Simple
Grand Dad used to say, “Life is simple.”
I thought silently, “Yeah, when you’re 90.”
Grand Dad used to say, “Life is good.”
I asked him if it was good all the time.
Grand Dad used to say, “Life goes up and down.
Learn to appreciate it all, even when it doesn’t look good.”
Grand Dad sat on the porch steps, slicing the watermelon.
It was The Fourth of July, his favorite holiday.
He pulled out his pocket knife and poked out the large seeds,
Throwing them hard to the ground and far away into the grass.
He said, “This is how you handle problems when they come.”
We sat in the shade for a while, thinking, and poking the seeds.
Then he put his mouth to the sliced fruit, biting hard into the sugar.
He smiled wide and satisfied, as watermelon juice dribbled down his chin.
“And this is how you engage the sweetness in Life.” Grand Dad said.
And he took another big bite. And, then, so did I.
Now I knew what Grand Dad knew.
Sometimes, Life really is that simple.
Denny Lyon
Copyright 21 June 2010
All Rights Reserved
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*** With special thanks to nothingprofound, a fellow blogger, a fun guy who posts aphorisms on his blog, Aphorism Of The Day, that tickle my mind, one of from which this poem sprang (Life is simple... 18 June 2010).
*** For more Fourth of July posts see also:
63 Quotes About Freedom and Liberty: Happy Birthday, America!
How Do We Live Freedom and Liberty? Libations Friday - 2 July 2010
Fourth of July Fireworks Cartoons - 3 July 2010
Dennys Photo Gallery: Fourth of July Watermelon
Cake Tuesday: Red, White and Blueberry Shortcakes
Cake Tuesday: Red, White and Blue Independence Day Cake
Photo Credits
Fourth of July fireworks at Pismo Beach, California by puliarf @ flickr
Watermelon quarter close up by ccharmon @ flickr
Pink watermelon by Esther Gibbons @ flickr
Watermelon keys by Torley @ flickr
"Flutter-bye" on watermelon enjoying the sugar by puliarf @ flickr
Watermelon slices by moreno0101 @ flickr
Watermelon on ice by quinn.anya @ flickr
Watermelon seeds by Muffet @ flickr
Watermelon on the sky by mfrascella @ flickr
Eating watermelon with gusto by Jonf729 @ flickr
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Dennys Global Politics
The Soul Calendar
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Beautiful Illustrated Quotations
Poems From A Spiritual Heart
The Healing Waters
Dennys Art Sanctuary
Romancing The Chocolate
Comfort Food From Louisiana
Unusual 2 Tasty
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Dennys Funny Quotes
Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd
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Fourth of July When Life is Simple
Grand Dad used to say, “Life is simple.”
I thought silently, “Yeah, when you’re 90.”
Grand Dad used to say, “Life is good.”
I asked him if it was good all the time.
Grand Dad used to say, “Life goes up and down.
Learn to appreciate it all, even when it doesn’t look good.”
Grand Dad sat on the porch steps, slicing the watermelon.
It was The Fourth of July, his favorite holiday.
He pulled out his pocket knife and poked out the large seeds,
Throwing them hard to the ground and far away into the grass.
He said, “This is how you handle problems when they come.”
We sat in the shade for a while, thinking, and poking the seeds.
Then he put his mouth to the sliced fruit, biting hard into the sugar.
He smiled wide and satisfied, as watermelon juice dribbled down his chin.
“And this is how you engage the sweetness in Life.” Grand Dad said.
And he took another big bite. And, then, so did I.
Now I knew what Grand Dad knew.
Sometimes, Life really is that simple.
Denny Lyon
Copyright 21 June 2010
All Rights Reserved
* * * Check out the Complete Poem List for more selections.
*** With special thanks to nothingprofound, a fellow blogger, a fun guy who posts aphorisms on his blog, Aphorism Of The Day, that tickle my mind, one of from which this poem sprang (Life is simple... 18 June 2010).
*** For more Fourth of July posts see also:
63 Quotes About Freedom and Liberty: Happy Birthday, America!
How Do We Live Freedom and Liberty? Libations Friday - 2 July 2010
Fourth of July Fireworks Cartoons - 3 July 2010
Dennys Photo Gallery: Fourth of July Watermelon
Cake Tuesday: Red, White and Blueberry Shortcakes
Cake Tuesday: Red, White and Blue Independence Day Cake
Photo Credits
Fourth of July fireworks at Pismo Beach, California by puliarf @ flickr
Watermelon quarter close up by ccharmon @ flickr
Pink watermelon by Esther Gibbons @ flickr
Watermelon keys by Torley @ flickr
"Flutter-bye" on watermelon enjoying the sugar by puliarf @ flickr
Watermelon slices by moreno0101 @ flickr
Watermelon on ice by quinn.anya @ flickr
Watermelon seeds by Muffet @ flickr
Watermelon on the sky by mfrascella @ flickr
Eating watermelon with gusto by Jonf729 @ flickr
*** THANKS for visiting, feel welcome to drop a comment or opinion, enjoy bookmarking this post on your favorite social site, a big shout out to awesome current subscribers – and if you are new to this blog, please subscribe in a reader or by email updates!
*** Come by for a visit and check out my other blogs:
The Social Poets
Dennys Global Politics
The Soul Calendar
Visual Insights
Beautiful Illustrated Quotations
Poems From A Spiritual Heart
The Healing Waters
Dennys Art Sanctuary
Romancing The Chocolate
Comfort Food From Louisiana
Unusual 2 Tasty
Dennys Blog Feeds
Dennys Funny Quotes
Ouch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd
denny lyon, Dennys poetry, Fourth of July poems, life poems, spiritual poems, the social poets, art photography, photos of summer, Fourth of July photos, watermelon photos, life poems, Libations Friday, poetry blogs, America poems, social commentary
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Legacy of Love
*** Never feel what you know is not important enough to share: mentor!
From Denny: This week a famous American teacher passed out of this life and into a new adventure. His name was Jaime Escalante and it was his life story told in the movie "Stand and Deliver." He was well educated and worked at NASA. Yet when he read of the failing schools in Los Angeles he quit his high-paying job and went to teach advanced math at one of those failing schools, Garfield High School. He fought the public school system's failing mindset cemented into the old ways of doing things, believing low income kids were not smart enough or motivated enough to learn advanced math. Escalante proved them all wrong: the educators who ran the schools, the parents and the students.
Escalante brought faith in his students and passion to the job of more than teaching: He was a mentor of gigantic proportions. Today, many of his students are successes, working at NASA or teaching the same calculus to their students that he taught them. Most of all he taught a group of people to believe in themselves. He taught the educators to never give up their faith and reach higher so their students can succeed in life.
Cosmic consciousness by h.koppdelaney @ flickr
Mentoring others is important no matter what stage you are living in your life. You can be young or old. You can teach the young, those older, those your same age. Teach what you know and share your life experiences. You never know who you will inspire. And, as you teach, you learn from them too. Never feel what you know is not important enough to share. Never be too proud to receive knowledge from others eager to share what they have just learned or figured out. For today's shared knowledge just might answer tomorrow's problems - for them and for you. Mentoring: it's a fair exchange, don't you think? :)
Legacy of Love
Have you ever thought about…
All the knowledge in the Universe?
Have you ever thought about…
Your place in millions of information bits?
Have you ever thought about…
Why your experiences were important?
Did you know that on the other end of that information
Lived someone waiting for you to tell them about it?
Did you know that in the world every day there is
A person sharing what they know with someone else
Who yearned for the solutions to their problems but
Did not know where to find that knowledge – until you?
The old speak of their long lives while the young listen.
The young shout their enthusiasm while the old smile.
When tough times strike we all stretch out helping hands.
When Life is sweet we lift up our hearts in shared Joy.
Kindness and sharing creates more kindness and sharing,
Giving comfort and ease to many hearts, lightening the load.
When at first we meet as strangers we become friends.
Sharing our experiences we relax into deep friendships.
Family we become when we give Love and receive Love.
Have you ever seen all the thoughts floating in the Universe
Wondering of their origins and how long they were seeking?
Sharing what you know is your legacy of Love.
Denny Lyon
Copyright 4 April 2010
All Rights Reserved
* * * Check out the Complete Poem List for more selections.
*** This post was originally posted first at The Social Poets blog on 4 April 2010 when Jaime Escalante passed away.
A Powerful Mentor: Remembering Jaime Escalante
Photo Credits
Galaxies and universes by Torley @ flickr
Cosmic consciousness by h.koppdelaney @ flickr
Fun in the rain by Nina Matthews Photography @ flickr
Looking into eternity by jasleen_kaur @ flickr
Helping hands by batega @ flickr
Artist's concept of the universe by NASA Goddard Photo and Video @ flickr
Walking into the sun by Harold Laudeus @ flickr
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