Color of the day
Let’s go out and play.
We choose and pursue
Fun and adventure,
Living, loving and laughing all the way.
 
Purple and pink flash in a wink;
Yellow and green let us be seen.
Red and blue or any other hue
Brings you forth into
A colorful day.
For Those We Take for Granted
By Helen Anderson Glass
VA Medical Center—Tucson, AZ
Sometimes we take for granted
The great things that people do,
Making things pleasant and safe
For all of us, for me and for you.
Dad, for providing food
And a roof over our heads.
Mom, for cooking and sewing
And seeing our prayers are said.
The police officers on the corner,
Facing danger on their beat.
The firefighters putting out fires,
Enduring danger of flame and heat.
Our military on land, in the air and at sea,
Guarding our nation—you and me.
Being taught by our teachers,
Learning in the right way.
Spiritual guidance from ministers of God
About the Golden Rule and how to pray.
We all together make a wonderful “family”
Right here at home, the way it was meant to be.
I pray that I will never again take for granted
These things that they do.
I’ll make this a solemn vow to them:
If I can do it—how about you?
Long History
By Carl Kerwick
VA Medical Center—San Francisco, CA
Writing poetry in my head,
There it will stay till I’m dead.
No one ever knowing
What poetry is in my head,
The beautiful, tranquil verses
That are ever flowing,
The songs I remember of yesterday
Never really changing,
Just transforming for today.
Writing poetry in my head,
There it will stay till I’m dead.
Writing poetry in my head.