Good and Bad

Posted in Greetings, Poems on January 31, 2016 by Bill Pearce

ANIMAL’S GREETINGS

Hello my friends

It’s been another weird week gone by and it
looks as though we have yet another to follow.
Today’s high is supposed to be 37 F and right
now it’s 36 F. Totally bizarre. It was snowing
off and on yesterday. It looks like we will have
a sort of warm week this week. It’s quite a bit
of a change from our previous years. Most of
the snow storms that we usually got have gone
below us. Anyways, I’m sure winter has quite
a ways before it is over with. It’s coming like
a lamb this year, but for all we know it might
leave as a tiger. I had let the boys out to go
potty a little bit ago and I just now let them in
and they’re pouncing on Judy in the bedroom.
Judy was trying to sleep a bit more, but they
put a stop to that LOL. I went ahead and got
up, being I knew they were not going to let
us sleep. So I figured I’d go ahead and start
writing this to you. Judy just got up and she
should be in here in a moment. The boys are
in a feisty mood this morning of course not
unlike any morning hehehe. They’re always
excited to see Judy and I up, but if we aren’t
up they are more than happy to wake us up 🙂
Gotta love em. Yep everyday is a new page
with wagging tails and smiling faces. These
boys are alive wires, especially Rocky LOL.
The day has begun. Of course ours starts
after 12 noon being we don’t go to bed until
early in the morning LOL. Judy and I are
& will probably always be night owls. I just
looked at my weather program and 44 F is
the forecast for Monday’s high LOL. This
is freaking February. Yeppers, this is a
weird beginning to the year. Hopefully it
doesn’t follow suit throughout the year ;(
I can’t handle too much heat. I am better
in cold temperatures or at least below 80 F
I’m very hot natured and I dehydrate easily.
The heat of Texas is what that almost killed
me along with my bout with Ulcerative colitis
and loss of my colon and a 3rd of my small
intestines. Yep, I should of been up here
all along hehehe. Well, I’m here now and
I reckon I will probably die here. Judy and
the boys have joined me in here now. We
might eat breakfast in a bit, but Judy just
took her medicine and she has to wait an
hour before she can eat. She just said she
has 20 minutes before she can eat. So until
then I will keep on writing. It’s a bit cloudy
outside. It’s supposed to snow a lil bit this
evening and then snow and rain later after
midnight. It ain’t nothing that I’ve ever
seen in this time of year, but it is taking
an easy on our heating oil thank God LOL.
Normally we would already be sending out
for more oil by now. The first of December
we bought 500 dollars worth of heating oil
which filled our 250 gallon tank, but as I
said, in the past, we would already be out.
Though we are pretty close to empty right
now. I’ll be ordering more this week when
Judy and I get paid. Thank God the price
of heating oil is down. We won’t be able
to fill it completely, but we will be able
to buy over a 100 gallons, possibly 150.
That’s how it goes up here 🙂 Life in the
fast lane. Benny and Rocky are enjoying
the snow. Benny loves it a bit more than
Rocky though. Benny doesn’t want to come
inside if it’s snowing hehehe. He loves to
watch it fall and play in it. Rocky is sort
of like Milo was. He prefers to stay inside
and barks at the door until you let him in.
Aside from that, he is nothing the same.
Milo didn’t care much for the snow, but
Rocky plays in it with Benny. The funny
thing about Rocky is when Benny chooses
to stay outside and play in the snow, he’ll
bark and whine until we get Benny to come
back inside LOL. He loves his big brother.
Of course, Rocky is about the same size
as Benny, but Benny is older than him by
a few years :). Benny will turn 5 in July,
but we never got Rocky’s actual birthday.
Though when we got him, we all figured
him to be no more than about a year old
and we gave him Benny’s birthday, not
the year. So Rocky should be about 2
years old July 16 and Benny will be 5 🙂
LOL we got Rocky on Benny’s birthday
and that sort of also gave us the idea to
make that his birthday as well. When we
got Rocky, he was very shy and would
not do nothing but lie flat on the ground
if you put a leash on him, but now he’s
a changed pup. I think he finally found
out what it is to be loved, the same as
Benny and Milo. Yes, we still think of
Milo. I will often feel his presence in the
house. Most nights I will go in the living
room and look up at his ashes and say
goodnight Milo. I love you. Family is
family no matter the breed or blood, at
least that’s how we feel. The Grace of
God covers all living things. He has
purpose in all that we see. Sometimes
though we might not see the purposes
and think things useless, but reasons
are there. There must be good and bad
in life to help us to strive forwards. For
without the bad, we would not appreciate
the good, for it would be just another
day gone by. Find the blessings in every
sight you see. They are there, but at
the moment not seem clear, or seem as
something that should not happen. Life
needs a rough road to strengthen it or
it will wither in the wind. OK so now I
believe it’s time for me to search through
all of my rambling to find a word or phrase
that I can use for the title of today’s brand
new poem. So, it’s away I go to that little
place that I call RECOLLECT VILLE.
I think I may of found a good title, but
the proof will be in the pudding hehehe.
So here goes……….

Good and Bad

Without the bad
within the day
the good of times
would fade away.
Good and bad
of then and there
will make more clear
what’s right and fair.
Past to present
signifies
the good and bad
before our eyes.
Lessons displayed
in our sight
are good and bad
with wrong and right.
So the next time
you perceive
a bitter time
of which you weave,
know that truly
it can teach
the better view
of which to reach.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 31, 2016

There ya go. I hope it made some sense to
you. Also I hope you enjoyed my rambling.
I know I will often drift off into a cloud of
hazy thoughts LOL, but that’s my thoughts.
The good and bad of ventures trod, seen by
some might seem real odd. I couldn’t help
myself hehehe. That little rhyme just flew
out of my head 🙂 I guess you might find
that weird. OH well, that’s the way that
my brain works. I’ve given up on trying to
figure it out. I guess I’m just bizarre and
that’s the way I’m supposed to be hehehe.
OK so I need to ask once again for your
prayers. My sister is doing well as far
as I have heard from my mom, but my
buddy Mark is still needing your prayers.
I also have a few of my other friends and
family that are needing prayer, so if
you pray, I’m sure God will know why
and who to aim it towards. So, now I
think it’s time for me to be telling you
what I tell you almost every week and
that is, I wrote some more poems and
haiku. Yeppers, 10 more poems, but
none are Christmassy this week hehehe.
Also I wrote 22 more haiku for all of
the haiku lovers out there. I hope you
can find 1 or 2 of either or both that
you like. Now, I reckon it’s time for
me to begin my search for that hardly
elusive off switch, but not before I wish
you a wonderful weekend or whatever’s
left of it and a truly blessings filled week.
Remember, Jesus loves you and we do
too. So to begin that search for Mr. silly
off switch. Where oh where can you be
hiding, maybe providing a sight to see?
Where oh where can you be hiding trying
to hide from silly me? Hehehe I know,
another poem LOL. Anyways, guess
what? I think I see ya hiding behind
my orange juice glass which is rather
dumb if you ask me. It’s empty and it’s
see through LOL. Don’t run now LOL.
Gotcha, see ya CLICK zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

God bless from Bill, Judy, Benny, Rocky
and the spirit of Milo Pearce

Now it’s on with the poems and haiku
10 and 22 hehehehehehehehehehe 🙂

When Is Then

Where and when
is then and there,
when here we sit
just anywhere?
When is then
when now is found
there and where
with sight and sound.
What and who
with how and when
bring alive
the there and then.
Did and done
from do and does
leaves ones with
their just because.
When is then
when there is where
while what and how
might be right there..

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

Storms Of Fancy

Clouds of thunder
fill the skies
with their many
what’s a why’s
Storms of fancy
fill the minds
with so many
different kinds.
Scenes of lightning
scattered true
storms of fancy
with it’s view.
Seeming painted
going dark
storms of fancy
then embark.
Bringing portions
to and fro
storms of fancy
where they go.
Skies of wonder
come to be
storms of fancy
then to see.
Some with raindrops,
some with hail
storms of fancy
then set sail.
Even snowflakes
might fall from
storms of fancy
to become
whitish patterns
in the sky
storms of fancy
then to fly.
Then as minutes
carry on
storms of fancy
then are gone.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

Lesser Of Evil

When filled with anger
and it seems to grow
sometimes it’s better
to let someone know.
The lesser of evil
can find hope from two
as a friend becomes help then
to bring calm to you.
The lesser of evil
is sometimes in time
ticking with patience
as minutes unwind.
Often the pathway
of footsteps we make
brings us to problems
that then come awake.
The lesser of evil
of sometimes to be
can become peaceful
with prayerful degree.
Allowing some healing
to live in your heart,
the lesser of evil
finds peace to impart.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

Looking Inwards

While looking outwards
you might just see
people much better
that might not be.
For many people
will wear a disguise
not showing truly
the fear in their eyes.
Try looking inwards
and seeing what’s true
of all the wantings
that you want for you.
Are you comparing
yourself with another
while looking outwards
at sister or brother.
Often what’s showing
is not really there,
for they’re looking outwards
at your everywhere.
So looking inwards
to see what that’s true
you might also find that
they might be like you.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

Along For The Ride

A trip through scenery
car wheels will roll
onto a journey
as pages unfold
Along for the ride
my eyes look around
seeking for beauty
of both sight and sound.
Each minute counted
is filled with a scene
worth taking pictures
that look like a dream.
Time becomes countless
as each day moves on
while I take pictures
from dusk unto dawn.
My camera is ready
to be then applied
filled with the photos
along for the ride.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

A Year Or Two

A time that’s passed
a year or two
can become lessons
you now can view.
With all the pages
of your times ago
a year or two
might now seek to know.
Drama found portions
of yesterdays times
a year or two
might show as land mines.
Things that we wanted,
but misunderstood
a year or two
what’s bad and what’s good.
Sometimes the lessons
are too rough a road
a year or two
with a real heavy load.
That’s why to God
we need pray every day,
so a year or two
isn’t just Hell to pay.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

The Depth Of Life

The stages we set
from birth until end
display the pathways
that our lives transcend.
For the depth of life
is a journey begun
with every footstep
things that we’ve done.
Often our footprints
ones find in the sand
show us with Jesus
in life hand in hand.
Yet many moments
might show only strife
us in our sinful
with the depth of life.
That’s why a minute
a moment should be
the depth of life
with you prayerfully.
Do your best then
not hiding away
all of the lessons
you’ve learned day to day.
The depth of life
is a learning view
good and bad journeys
that show what to do.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

Winter’s White While

Soothing are snowflakes
while they float to Earth
in white winter’s while
from their place of birth.
The sky looks like ice-cream
so fluffy to flow
in winter’s white while then
with fresh fallen snow,
A dreamers storybook
that opens to pour
a winter’s white while
with a blessings allure.
Seen in the morning
as oceans of white
snowflakes then fall down
a dreamers delight.
Each one is counted,
but looks not the same
in winter’s white while
for time to attain.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

Lost Bits Of Time

Back in my younger years
I can recall
fishing on the lake
from spring unto fall.
Lost bits of time
still leave holes to find
things I’ve forgotten
from time after time.
Yet I remember
my Papa and I
floating in the boat
till time would run dry.
We’d fish all night long
and return by dawn
with many fish
and then give a yawn.
Standing side by side
we’d clean all the fish
and grandmother’d come
to make them delish.
She cook them up
and we’d come to eat
that evening later
what she made so sweet.
Yet lost bits of time
still evade my view
things I’ve forgotten
and things that I’d do.
Surely as time goes
I remember a while
some lost bits of time
that bring me a smile.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

The Sleight Of Hand

A magic trick,
a sleight of hand
can sometimes seem
a magic man.
A wondrous moment
time has seen
the sleight of hand
might then agleam.
Sometimes people
fool the eyes
a sleight of hand
with sad demise.
Sometimes truth
is hard to see
the sleight of hand
for you and me.
A moments focus
might portray
the sleight of hand
a truthful way.
For a minute
seen as a fool
the sleight of hand
can seem so cruel.
Yet if you look
with opened eyes,
the sleight of hand,
you’ll see the lies.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

Haiku
for Jan 30, 2016

Within a whirlwind
holds time seeming magical
as it consumes it.

Tree leaves found blowing
leave only slight trails of time
as they flutter passed.

Changes of the year
are clearer as time passes
leaving their footprints.

Within our heartbeat
lives the fashion of God’s love
that keeps us alive.

A circus clowns smile
is just painted on his mouth
that might hide a frown.

Beyond perception
are the things we overlook
because we’re busy.

When pouring water
the flow is governed by you,
as some things you do.

Harvesting memoirs
as a lifetime of moments
might display sadness.

Within memories
are things that keep us alive
that are called lessons.

Pointless is thinking
when your thoughts are just of dreams
and not what can be.

The bloom of tulips
becomes as a tapestry
with many colors.

Fluorescent skylines
display as the clouds move by
creating a haze.

Jumbled emotions
come from explosions of sight
inwards and outwards.

Choice is a blessing,
but can seem as a nightmare
when chosen wrongly.

Glimmers of daylight
come from the trees of shadows
that let light peek through.

Placing a flower
on a mornings arrival
might help it to bloom.

Need shows your human,
while acting as you need not
shows a large ego.

Flames of a fire
will become brighter in time
if fuel is added.

The looming starlight
becomes the ceiling of night
to give room for dreams.

Hurry is deadly
when it gets out of control
and does not slow down.

Horror of a dream
is often brought on by fears
of what you don’t know.

Looking at someone
and discerning who they are
might prove that you’re wrong.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 30, 2016

My wife Judy’s Poetry books 🙂
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Ben Geurts Drawing Art site
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My Animal’s Greetings site below
https://www.animalsgreetings.com/
One of my friends sites below
http://christianpraise.net/
and once again the poetry contest at
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http://www.blueturtlecrossing.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christian_Free_Style_Poetry
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/poets_playwrights_prophets_pixies
Me on YouTube
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Your frosty friend Bill 🙂

Previous Years

Posted in Greetings, Poems on January 24, 2016 by Bill Pearce

ANIMAL’S GREETINGS

Hello my friends

It seems January has begun sort of mellow
for us this year. Of course that’s not so, for
the states below us. I feel for those that are
getting slammed by the snowstorms down
south of us. Of course I’m pretty sure they
didn’t feel no sympathy for us up here when
we were being hit in previous years LOL 🙂
Yep, this year it seems Maine is getting a
reprieve from the snowstorms at least during
January. We still have a few months to go,
for winter to do its thing hehehe. Right now
it’s 23 F degrees. Not too bad. OK so what
else is there to tell you? Well, this passed
week has been a sort non eventful one. We
have been taking a lot of pictures of the boys.
Of course most of them with us holding them.
Yep, not much going on up here. Judy and
I took a drive to town Saturday to get some
groceries and there was a beautiful sunset.
I took a number of pictures of it while a few
people waited to get by me LOL. I walked
over to get a better shot of it while we were
at Walmart and a lady sat in her car while
waiting for me to get done so she could get
passed me hehehe, OOPS. She didn’t seem
to be bothered too much as she gave a grin.
I saw a few pictures and videos that were
posted on Facebook of the storm down
south of us. Washington DC was having
a dickens of a time along with New Jersey,
New York and a few other states down
south of us. We’ve still got snow on the
ground, being it’s still freezing up here.
Though most of the snow has hardened
turning into a sheet of ice hehehe. Yep,
it’s a weird winter for us. I’m reasonably
sure that we will get our fair share of the
snow come February, but then I could
be wrong LOL. The weathermen aren’t
even sure about what will happen. They
are always guessing for the most part,
for the weather has a mind of its own 🙂
Our grandson Christian came over to
spend the night yesterday when we got
back from town. We spent most of the
night watching videos on Youtube as
we always do LOL. We have a couple
favorites that we like to watch together.
I think one of his main reasons that he
likes to come over here is because we
have internet and his mom doesn’t LOL.
Life in the fast lane hehehe. Anyways,
we love having him over. I just a few
minutes ago fixed us all some breakfast
and we ate. Now Christian is back at
the recliner in the living room sleeping.
I think he stayed up all night watching
videos and downloading music which
he can’t do at home. So now Judy and
I are doing our thing in here. She’s on
her computer looking for recipes. She
likes to browse and find new things to
cook. We take turns in the kitchen 🙂
Though most times she only cooks for
family gatherings and such. Benny and
Rocky are doing well. They’re both in
their ornery little moods hehehe. Right
now they’re bugging Judy for treats and
she ain’t given them any, because they
have eaten. I fix them two sausages a
piece when we have Eggos or pancakes.
We love them dearly, but they can get
on our nerves with their constant wants
for treats LOL. They both love to be
held and it seems that Rocky likes for
Judy to hold him also. Up until a few
weeks ago, Rocky would only let me
hold him, but now he pesters Judy for
her to hold him hehehe. If I hold either
Benny or Rocky, I will have one or the
other in the floor whining for me to pick
them up and hold them too. I don’t mind,
but I can’t hold them long. They tend to
cut off my air, being both of the together
combined weigh 50 pounds. They both
weigh 25 pounds. Yep, they’re pert near
the same size. Benny doesn’t whine much
when I hold Rocky, but he does look up
with those soulful eyes hehehe. Rocky
will raise a ruckus whining until I either
put Benny down or pick him up hehehe.
We love our boys and yes we spoil them.
Would you think not hehehe? So, it seems
that the sun has gone down and darkness
is upon us. Though the moonlight seems
to make it not so dark as it reflects off
of the snow. I know you might think me
weird, but I wish it would snow. I love
watching it snow. I don’t like it when
it gets colder than ever and puts a hard
icy shell over it though. The reflection
off it then magnifies the sunshine even
more harder to see. Anyways it sounds
like Helena, Christians mom is here to
pick him up. Time for the boy to wake
up and go home LOL. He was sleeping
really sound in there. I went in to talk
to him just shortly after we ate and he
was OUT. I pushed on him and he was
not waking up hehehe. Yep, he stayed
up all night playing, watching videos on
his tablet LOL. I am so grateful for all
the blessings that God has given me. He
is so great. I haven’t lived the way that
He would of wanted me to, but I lived
the way He allowed me to, because He
knew that lessons would be the outcome.
Not one of us has lived exactly the way
that God would want us to, but through
His Grace and His Son’s love we can be
forgiven if we will just ask sincerely.
Sin is in our genes and humanity. We
often sin before we even open our eyes
to begin the day. With just the smallest
thought a sin is born. Be grateful for
the chance to repent and make better
your life. Of course due to our human
nature, we will sin again, but His love
never fails. I can remember many times
that I found myself looking at the walls
of Hell through my mind and wondering
if I could ever find peace. God showed
me a way to move passed those days
and to use what I learned to help others.
When you’re at your lowest is when you
need to make a choice to reach up to
God or to live your life in misery. Yes
misery still finds its way into my life
from time to time, but I know what to
do to get out of it. Look for His Light.
Find the memories of goodness and let
them explode as greatness to allow you
to find greatness for the future. For if
you remember what you went through
you can also know that it can get better.
Maybe not today or tomorrow, but it
will get better. We must have faith in
God. So I reckon I need to get off of
my soapbox and begin my search for
a word or phrase that I can use for the
title of today’s brand new poem through
all that I’ve written here. So it’s away I
go to that place of my recollection that I
always like to call RECOLLECT VILLE.
I think I found a decent title near the
beginning of my rambling hehehe. Now
to see if I can do anything with it LOL.
Here goes…… Wish me luck hehehe.

Previous Years

Times from passed days
come to view,
the previous years
of thereunto.
Things remembered,
good and bad,
the previous years
of which we had.
Life so abundant
fast and slow,
some with rainstorms,
some with snow.
Echoes repeating
over agin,
the previous years
remembered when.
All of our lessons
that prevail,
some seemed Heaven,
some seemed Hell.
Yet with a moment
learned from tears
lessons are gained from
previous years.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 24, 2016

LOL there ya go. Yea, I know, it ain’t all
that good, but hey, it’s the words that came
to mind to write using that title. Believe me,
I’m always just as surprised about what I
write as you hehehe. I often have to read it
back to myself to see what I wrote 🙂 Well,
hmm, is there anything that I’ve forgotten
to tell you. Oh yea, an update on my sister.
Peggy’s surgery went well. She is at home
now. Her kids are looking after her as well
as our mom making a trip over time to time.
Also my old bro Mark Green is needing
some prayer. He has blood clots in his legs
and his stomach. He is undergoing a lot
of surgery himself. Please keep my bro
in your prayers. Me and him began the
first grade together. We grew up together.
He’s my brother through life. We did that
little thing when we were kids. Ya know,
cutting our fingers and becoming blood
brothers hehehe. Anyways, we go back
a long way. Please God keep him and his
family under Your Loving Grace. So, that
seems to be all I can think of and now I
guess I need to be telling you what I tell
you almost every week and that is I wrote
some more poems and haiku. Yep 10
more poems with 1 of them being sort of
Christmassy. Also I wrote once again
22 haiku for all of the haiku lovers out
there. I hope you can find one or two of
either or both that you like. OK, now
I believe it’s time for me to begin my
search for that hardly elusive off switch,
but not before I wish a most wonderful
weekend or whatever is left of it and a
truly blessed week. Remember, Jesus
loves you and we do too. Now to find
that off switch. Hmm, I think I see a
bit of movement from behind my PC
camera. Yep, I see ya. That’s not
the greatest place to hide dude being
the camera ain’t that big hehehehehe.
Gotcha, see ya CLICK zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

God bless from Bill, Judy, Benny, Rocky
and the spirit of Milo Pearce

Now it’s on with the poems and haiku
10 and 22 hehehehehehehehehehe 🙂

The Sky Up High

With mornings sun
and wind that blows
the sky up high
has much it shows.
The scenes we see
as oceans depth
the sky up high
will take our breath.
So much beauty
displays above
the sky up high
and flight of a dove.
As the day grows
and minutes tick on
the sky up high
shows sunshine gone.
Then the starlight
comes with the moon
the sky up high
with songs of the loon.
Night drifts onwards
till dawn is nigh
and then the sun is
in the sky so high.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Loves Display

Two hearts beating
words they say
often is with
loves display.
Ones united
gathered true
loves display can
change the view.
Sometimes eyes will
look and see
only portions
you and me.
Yet when true love
comes in frame
loves display then
changes name.
Two are beauty
joined so true
found together
with their view.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

A Sideways Mind

A sorted soul
without a clue
can sometimes be
both me and you.
A sideways mind
from lack of sleep
can make a day
to seem too deep.
A sideways mind
finds many things
sights so blurred
with rainbow rings.
Maybe even
a sight that’s seen
might be found
a scary dream.
So get some rest
from time to time
to prevent the
sideways mind.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Kindred Soul

Beyond our eyes
and inner sight
a kindred soul
might then unite.
The ghost of others
gather around
sights unseen
that we have found.
A kindred soul
might one day be
a midnight sight
of which you see.
They might even
come so clear
a kindred soul
of yesteryear.
Those true spirits
of time and space
might be blessings
with God’s Grace.
Angels from Heaven
of which you know
might be of a
kindred soul.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Disgruntled Theory

Many of our notions
are found as impaired
a disgruntled theory
sometimes we’ve shared.
Finding only anger
as others will decide
a disgruntled theory
makes others collide.
When your own thinking
is left then unheard
a disgruntled theory
becomes every word.
Don’t let the ignorance
of others to chime
a disgruntled theory
that becomes your mind.
Learn to look truly
and see what is there,
a disgruntled theory
that many compare.
A disgruntled theory
that might just explode
as the truth comes alive
somewhere down the road.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Check Your Pulse

Look inside
your daily life
and try to find
what’s good or strife.
Check your pulse
of living phase.
Find the truth
within your days.
Search and find
what that exist
the real true you
or liars mist.
See what others
see in you
within a mirrored
moments view.
Check your pulse
and then decide
is this something
that you hide.
Then seek truthful
better still
what you should be
that you will.
Will you find that
you convulse
with what’s seen
as you check your pulse.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Winters While

Seasons greetings
becomes sights
with the scenes of
Christmas lights.
Red and yellow,
green and blue
winters while
becomes the view.
Christmas settings
in a yard
often are a
Christmas card.
Then as Christmas
fades away
winters while
still shows the day.
White and snowy
scenes compile
Christmas blessings
winters while.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

A Thin Dose Of Truth

A liars domain
finds walls with shame
filled with deception
of what they attain.
A thin dose of truth
that began in their youth
finds ways of leading
them without ruth.
Yet as they continue
their daily lie menu
a thin dose of truth
will find ways to view.
A page in their porthole
of their weary soul
will show the deception
found in their goal.
A thin dose of truth
might show them uncouth
as time then displays
their every untruth.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Imagine A Day

Can you imagine
a day without love,
a day without passion
come from above?
Imagine a day
where life is no more
and we’re just memories
nowhere to soar.
That would be saddening
life filled with hate,
no sign of blessings
found as our fate.
Can you imagine
what life then would be
without Lord God’s help
for you and for me.
This would be awful
with no one to pray,
to help us with answers,
imagine a day.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Today’s Tomorrow

Mornings bring chances
to leave all our sorrow
found as beginnings
of today’s tomorrow.
Time becomes footsteps
needing a chance
to take you to somewhere
with better stance.
Today’s tomorrow
can be lessons growing
learning from passed days
times are bestowing.
Don’t let your night to
end filled with anger
for today’s tomorrow
might be in danger.
Find peaceful outcomes
and then go to bed
and let your tomorrows
be better fed.
Don’t allow yesterday
to shine in your window.
Find now some peace in
today’s tomorrow.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Haiku
for Jan 23, 2016

Tomorrow’s thinking
can make yesterdays better
by looking ahead.

Displays of beauty
come as turquoise rose petals
on a windy day.

An artist painting
finds a world inside his mind
found upon canvas.

A clear morning sky
shows of many beginnings
that God has given.

Belief in a myth
might seem silly to many,
but right for others.

When counting your eggs,
some might not hatch a chicken,
for they’re not fertile.

In an ocean deep
lives a world of the unknown
that holds mysteries.

Snowflakes of winter
bring forth all of their beauty
as scenes come alive.

Wasting a moment
might leave you found in despair
for then it is gone.

Organizing time
could become very boring,
for the flow is stiff.

A shower of rain
comes with life giving moments
that could turn sour.

Simplistic patterns
find ways into our lifestyles
as sunshine and rain.

Wonderful mountains
rise high in the sky afar
painting the distance.

A cloud of wonder
comes from a minute of time
that moisture compiles.

Lanterns of the night
shine brilliance in the darkness
to help us to see.

Turning right always
will turn into a circle
if you continue.

God’s distant places
found in fields of creation
will heighten the mind.

Change cannot begin
without letting loose of time
to grasp tomorrow.

Solitude awakens
with the sound of wind blowing
and peace from within,

Two hands together
can weather the storms of time
if they hold tightly.

Today’s guiding light
might seem to be a person,
but God sent them there.

Links to yesterday
are often in form of fear
that prevents movement.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 23, 2016

Near The Same

Posted in Greetings, Poems on January 17, 2016 by Bill Pearce

ANIMAL’S GREETINGS

Hello my friends

OK, so another week has passed and winter
is bearing its teeth at us in the shape of cold
and snow. Of course me being the weird one,
I don’t mind the cold and snow. I especially
don’t mind the snow. I love to watch it snow
and see the beauty unfold right before my eyes.
Yep, I guess you could say I’m a wintertime
guy. I don’t care much for summer being I
can’t handle the heat. Thank God it doesn’t
get as hot up here as it does in Texas where
I’m from 🙂 We’ve got a winter wonderland
outside right now. It snowed a little more
yesterday (Saturday). Me and the boys had
a great time playing in the snow. I got a few
pictures of us that I’ll put in the stationery.
Yep, last week was pretty good. Judy went
over to her sister’s house yesterday and they
did their craft night. Judy made a beautiful
objet d’art that she hung on the wall beside
her. We took the boys to the vet and they
got their shots and claws clipped. Also we
got them registered. So they’re all set for
another year or so 🙂 It seems Benny and
Rocky almost weigh the same 25 pounds 🙂
They are pert near the same size and all.
Yep, and when they both wanna lie in my
lap at the same time it does get a bit hard
to breathe hehehe. Judy snapped a few
pictures of them both lying in my lap the
other day and a few with Rocky and I
together as we both nodded off while in
the chair LOL. My neck never forgave
me for that one hehehe. Right now it’s
nice and peaceful in here as I write, being
Judy has gone back to bed to rest for a
while and she took the boys with her so
they would not be bothering me. They
are both lying at the end of the bed and
Judy is sound asleep. I’m supposed to
wake her up when North Woods Law
comes on at 8 PM. I’ve got a enough
time to get this journal finished before
then I think, It’s 6:42 right now hehehe.
It is almost too quiet in here. I’m used
to the boys trying to get my attention 🙂
It looks like though that they have both
gone to sleep as well. I walked through
to go to the bathroom and Rocky raised
his head, but then he laid it right back
down and closed his eyes. Benny didn’t
even open his eyes LOL. They don’t
get much sleep due to me and of course
I don’t get much sleep either hehehehe,
being I spend 85 percent of my time
going to the restroom LOL. That’s
life without a colon or colostomy bag.
Not much sleep, but after 2 decades
of it, I’ve grown to accept it and cat
nap when I can, which explains me
sleeping in my chair holding Rocky 🙂
Life could always be worse, but I’ve
got so many blessings here with me
I cannot count them. They make my
problems easier to deal with. NOT
easy by no means, but easier hehehe.
Judy loves me truly even with all of
my health issues. The boys love me
unconditionally. What more could a
man want? Yep, I count myself as
very lucky and blessed even with all
of the problems. Judy and I have our
moments that things go astray, but
we’ve learned to forgive and look at
the good. I love her not only as my
wife, but as my best friend. We are
there for each other when one of us
is having a bad day. The boys also
help us with their little wagging tails
and smiling faces. It’s not about the
things you haven’t got, because if you
look around you might find you have
more than many. Of course I know of
many that are totally hurting. I wish
I could help them, but that’s where
prayer comes in and God sends what
they need. Maybe not what they’re
wanting, but what they need. I have
had many times in my life that if I
had gotten what all I was wanting
I would have wound up dead, but
then as I look back I saw where God
gave me what I needed at the time
to get where I needed to be. Though
much was about me accepting His
help and not just sidestepping His
will. Yes sir, I’ve screwed up more
times than I can count, but I lived
to,learn, thank God. Don’t become
so stubborn that you look passed
the will of God. Now I guess it’s time
for me to be taking my little journey
back through all that I’ve written
here to see if I can find a good word
or phrase that I can use for the title
of today’s brand new poem. So it’s
away I go to that little place of my
recollection that I always like to call
RECOLLECT VILLE. I think I’ve
found a good title near the beginning
of my rambling hehehe. Now to see
if I can do anything with it LOL 😉
Here goes nothing, hehehe maybe.

Near The Same

The days ahead
that times attain
might at times
seem near the same.
Yet the ticking
clock on the wall
might show the times
much different than all.
For near the same
a heart might beat
without the sight
of their defeat.
The truth is found
sometimes inside
where near the same
will choose to hide.
Life brings portions
lose and gain
maybe seeming
near the same.
Yet a lifestyle
here and there
near the same
does not compare.
We’re all different
you and I
and near the same
does not apply.
We have struggles
times record
and near the same
needs our sweet Lord.
Jesus walked on
through His life
near the same
with pain and strife.
So remember
now and then
that near the same
is within Him.
He understands
your day and time
for near the same
His day did find.
Let Him help you
find some peace
near the same
through His release.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 17, 2016

OK, there ya go. I hope it made a little
sense to ya. Yeppers, I can remember
times that I felt so alone that I would be
amongst many people and still feel alone.
It helps when you are not around others
just to be there and not being happy with
being with yourself. I know that feeling
all too well. Though years have passed
and I’ve learned to allow others to know
me. Let others to know you and don’t
hide behind a wall of shame. Hehehe
Sorry, It seems I took off on the road
to Rambles Ville again HUH hehehehe.
Ok so I have a prayer request for my
sister Peggy. Her cancer came back
and she is going through treatments
again. Please continue to pray for her.
I love ya sis and if you ever need me,
give me a call. I know I’m many miles
away, but I am with you in spirit 🙂
Ok now, I reckon it’s time for me to
be telling you what I tell you almost
every week and that is, I wrote some
more poems and haiku. Yeppers 10
more poems with one of them being
to my beloved brown eyed wife and
another a kind of sort of Christmas
poem hehehe. I also wrote 22 more
haiku for all of the haiku lovers out
there. I hope you can find 1 or 2 of
either or both that you like. Now it’s
time for me to be searching for that
not so elusive off switch, but not
before I wish you a most wonderful
weekend or whatever’s left of it and
a blessings filled week. Remember,
Jesus loves you and we do too 🙂
Now to find that cantankerous off
switch that is the worst and hiding
than I’ve ever seen or not seen LOL.
Where Oh where can you be hiding
ya little bugger. LOL I think I see
ya. Trying to hide behind my tissues
that I used to stop the bleeding from
my broken nose huh. Well you need
to change your color to red then LOL.
Gotcha, see ya CLICK zzzzzzzzzzzz.

God bless from Bill, Judy, Benny, Rocky
and the spirit of Milo Pearce

P.S.
Oh yea, I forgot to tell you that I
tripped over Rocky Thursday and I fell
into a folding chair and broke my nose.
It bled all over the place. Good thing
is, that I broke my nose a long time ago
and I since then have had a little trouble
breathing through my nose, but it seems
that this fall has reset my nose and I can
BREATHE without any trouble YEAH 🙂

Now it’s on with the poems and haiku
10 and 22 hehehehehehehehehehe 🙂

Disturbed Reality

When time finds conclusions
through all that we see,
the moments that display
show disturbed reality.
Seconds we have counted
might seem to unwind
and become disturbed reality
as times on our mind.
The truth is often found
in days later read
with memories awakened
of what’s done and said.
The true disturbed reality
is often in a dream
that turns into nightmares
with times in-between.
So to find some peace in
those times that you see
find the lessons within the
disturbed reality.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Beyond Tomorrow

Today brings a glimpse of
tomorrow’s to see,
but often that tomorrow
is not what will be.
For even beyond tomorrow
the changes are made
with the way that things go
in life’s lemonade.
For beyond tomorrow is
time continued changing
with our previous thoughts
and how it’s rearranging.
Even the weather man
cannot truly say
that tomorrow and beyond
will be a great day.
For it might show sunshine
or raindrops or snow
when on beyond tomorrow
the minutes bestow.
So don’t let your worrying
of all tomorrow’s sights
to become all you see
as nows days and nights.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Snowy Skies

As winter continues
displaying so true,
its own arrangement
of all that we view,
the skies fill with wonder
with snow falling down,
landing in the places
without not a sound.
Yet the winds blowing
dispersing the flakes
land near some children
where a snowman awakes.
Then as the snowman
stands big and strong
the snowy skies find then
winds continue on.
Scenes are created
as Maine’s apple pies
some as snow ice cream
from snowy skies.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Storms Will Cease

Portions of storm clouds
might display fear,
but then some others
have a rainbow appear.
True that in a storm
you might be afraid,
of all of the things that
a storm might degrade.
Yet storms will cease
as time goes its way
and then with the sunshine
be a brand new day.
Yes, we will suffer
and yes we will fall,
but God sends His angels
to watch over all.
We might not see them
those angels of love,
but they might be friends
sent from Lord God above.
They might be someone
you see every day
to help in the moments
that you’re feeling gray.
So yes storms will cease
and rainbows will come
with the strength of Lord God
through Jesus His Son.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

The Simple Times

Those time long ago
when I was so young
I saw a different day
with a new setting sun.
A saw many moments
riding my bike
doing all the things
of many alike.
Playing with my friends
as each day would pass
the simple times went by
way too fast.
Walking through the woods
nowhere intended,
seeking for a sight
of pathways extended.
Those nights sat out looking
up at the moon
while hearing whip-poor-wills
singing their tune.
Even an owls song
is sung as if rhymes
with the sound of the wind
in the simpler times.
I remember clearly
those times long ago
the simpler things
that now does not know.
Now’s just confusion
with things that I see,
not the simpler times
from my history.
I often dream of
those greater designs
found in my childhood
the simple times.
A toy truck to play with
not a Xbox or Wii
and not a playstation,
I climbed a tree.
Yes the simple times
were playing out doors
not on a gameboy
sat in the floors.
I played a few games
Yahtzee and Uno
along with some Checkers
as time seemed to flow.
Those times I remember
now live in my heart
yes, the simple times
were the best work of art.
The days now display
only technology
with playstation, gameboy
Xbox and Wii.
With many others
that come into frame
losing the perspective
from where that we came.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Door To The Heart

Pathways to true love,
Heaven shall start
entered with God’s Will,
door to the heart.
When through a heartbreak
some baggage is gained
God can bring peaceful,
timeless attained.
The door to the heart
is a wonderful thing,
found as a blessing
joyful to sing.
Time might show sadness
as days move along,
but time can begin your
sight of new dawn.
Allowing God’s blessings
to do the best part
will allow some true love
in the door to the heart.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Winter To Spring

Winter brings stories
of Christmastimes joy
that of a little girl
or little boy.
Winter brings phases
of seasons delight
glimmers of snowfall
each day and night.
Winter brings changes
found in the phases
then comes springtime
with mornings daisies.
Winter to spring is
time counted on
found as the snowflakes
until they’re gone.
Each day with wonders
paintings of God
winter to spring needs
greatest applaud.
For as the seasons
show birds that sing
there are the blessings
winter to spring.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Lost In Your Eyes

My heart starts racing
each time I see
your brown eyes gazing
right here at me.
I get lost in your eyes
and lose track of time
as I’m found gazing
yours within mine.
Your eyes just glisten
with starlight so sweet
that is like candy
that I wish to eat.
Time ceases moving
with my eyes on you.
You make the seasons
much greater the view.
I find your beauty
that of the skies
when I am here now
lost in your eyes.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

To Judy Ann Pearce
From William Earl Pearce II

Clinging To Then

Past is a story
that many hold to,
not allowing now days
into their view.
Some make yesterdays
all that they see
when the future holds more
than their history.
The future can grow
a better display
from what you do
in now and today.
Clinging to then
will just hold you back
and not allow now
to finds ways on track.
So release yesterdays
heartbreak and sin,
for baggage grows larger
clinging to then.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Left-Ways Meets Right

Directions perception
of day unto night
find their connections
left-ways meets right.
Time becomes seconds
minutes are counted
left -ways meets right as
more are surmounted.
So many portholes
open and close
leaving the choices
many have chose.
Each scene of fragments
finds its own place
within the time frame
of its time and space.
Life is a doorway
that goes day to night
giving the choices
left-ways meets right.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Haiku
for Jan 15, 2016

Life is a journey
that finds many perceptions
as time moves along.

As springtime arrives
it shows life awakening
in colors abloom.

Fragrance of winter
is of a cold morning breeze
often with snowflakes.

A lavender sky
comes as the days expressions
from clouds far away.

Lost in a circle
that seems as never-ending
might have some lessons.

Living in a dream
might awaken some nightmares
in reality.

Destined emotions
often come as confusion
to describe ourselves.

A bluebonnets bloom
is a Texas memory
that lives in my heart.

A field of flowers
becomes a great photograph
that ones have taken.

Beyond the forest
lives an unknown desire
that holds mysteries.

A free floating leaf
finds its home in the distance
landing on the ground.

When closing a door
it does not end the chances,
but allows others.

Many descriptions
of our problems to others
might seem as pointless.

A billowy cloud
can turn dark in an instance
with raindrops to fall.

A wormhole of space
might unlock a mystery
beyond perception.

Sitting in a field
some aromas of flowers
might engulf your mind.

A true friend of time
will stay your friend no matter
what life throws your way.

Pets that passed on
wait for us at Rainbow Bridge
to leave for Heaven.

The roads we travel
might have some misdirection’s
that lead us astray.

Nowhere is somewhere
being wherever you are
is surely somewhere.

Losing a loved one
gives a way for their spirit
to be where you are.

A dogs compassion
might not be perceived by us,
but they understand.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 15, 2016

Silly Thoughts

Posted in Greetings, Poems on January 10, 2016 by Bill Pearce

ANIMAL’S GREETINGS

Hello my friends

Here I am once again with possibly another
bit of rambling to put you to sleep LOL. It’s
36 F degrees and a bit rainy outside right now.
My PC weather program says we might get a
little snow this week, but I’ll believe that when
I see it hehehe. This has been totally one of the
strangest winters that I can remember. As I
recall, we have always had snow to be falling
and below freezing temperatures beginning in
December, but we have quite a few days with
it above freezing here lately as we do right now.
Oh well, it might make up for it later on in the
month LOL. In any sense, there is tons of the
white stuff outside right now, but much of it is
mostly just ice that’s white LOL. Hehehe, yes
I know, that is what snow is, but this is not
fluffy by no means of the word LOL. It’s just
ice. I’ve had to go out with the snow shovel
and clean up the dogs poop land mines and
toss them aside. These boys have been doing
a whole lot of pooping hehehe. I just wish
they would not do it where everyone walks 😉
Ok, so off of that EWW topic hehehe. Now
it’s onto a hopefully less EWW topic. It’s
been a rather slow week for us. Judy and
I did though buy 6 POWERBALL tickets.
LOL we won 4 dollars YEAH. Like we had
a chance. Hey it could happen, maybe LOL.
Those are the very first lottery tickets that
I have ever bought for myself. I bought some
for my dad for a Christmas prank years ago,
but never for myself. I always figured if I
don’t spend my hard earned money on those
wishful dreams, I would have won and had
money to eat. I know of many that wasted
their paychecks on those things and ended
up having to borrow money to eat and that
in my book is stupid. I had one friend that
I worked with years ago that used to buy
5 scratch off tickets ever day. LOL I used
to call them scratch and sniff hehehe. He
came in one day and said I WON and I
said how much did you win Jay? He said
50 bucks and I said how many tickets did
you have to buy to win that 50 bucks and
he started figuring and said well I almost
came out even LOL. Anyways, you see
my point. So, back to the POWERBALL.
It seems that no one won it this time either.
We are going use the 4 dollar that we won
and buy 2 more tickets LOL. Hey roll it
over. You never know, we could win maybe.
So it’s onto another realm of our existence.
It seems that most of our favorite programs
to watch on TV are at their season breaks.
We’ve been just drifting around on the
TV channels trying to find something good
to watch in the mean time. Would you
believe it, 250 channels and nothing good
to watch aside from maybe the Weather
Channel LOL. I forgot for a moment that
it was Sunday, but when I started thinking
of what we could watch on TV it hit me 🙂
Hey Judy, it’s Sunday and I better get
started writing hehehe. That’s the life of
a retired person. Every day seems as the
same. I no longer look forward to Fridays
and get depressed when Monday comes
a dawning LOL. Every freaking day is
the same hehehe. Oh well, that’s life in
a nut shell for a person like me that many
think of as a nut LOL. Yes I can be silly
at times, or nutty if you will. That’s what
makes life more enjoyable. Not taking
things too serious that might be just a
moment that has fallen off of the shelf 🙂
I try my best to not let things get to me,
but sometimes they catch me off of my
game. I tend to drive Judy bunkers with
my silly thoughts and songs that I make
up off of the top of my head. I do have
a bizarre mind. Ask Judy, she’ll tell ya 🙂
Judy says that she would miss my weird
thinking if I were to go away hehehe.
I consider it one of my many gifts from
God. Judy is definitely one of my best
gifts. My daughter and granddaughter
are also some of my best gifts. My mom
and dad were gifts from the beginning
to show me right from wrong and they
are still some of the greatest gifts, for
even my dad being not of the living is
still my guide as his spirit watches over
me always giving me little nudges here
and there. My dad is alive in spirit as
he is my angel from Heaven. I’m sure
we have many angels watching over Judy
and I. Even Milo is watching over us
and is often more than likely playing
with Benny and Rocky for we cannot see
sometimes what or who they are looking
at and playing with. Life is a mystery
that comes into focus as we breathe our
last breath of life into our Earthly bodies.
Let God live with you and show you
the correct paths to take. Sure you
will have bumpy rides, but often those
bumpy rides are necessary to give
us the lessons that we will need in the
future. So now I believe it’s time for
me to cease my rambling and look
back on all that I’ve written here to
see if I can find a good word or phrase
that I can use for the title of today’s
brand new poem. With that, it’s away
I go to that place of my recollection
that I always like to call RECOLLECT
VILLE. I think I found a fairly decent
title just a little ways back. So now
I need to see if I can write anything
worth reading using it LOL. Here goes.

Silly Thoughts

Thinking of a minute,
a moments surprise
some silly thoughts
might find peoples eyes.
Thoughts of illusions
various to see
are silly thoughts
in time frames from me.
Silly bits of wording
or a face altered way
might bring a laugh or two
to you one day.
Silly thoughts arrival
might give you a smile
that you have needed
for a long while.
So don’t be so quick to
think ones as crazy
for their minds might be
anything but lazy.
A silly thought emotion
might be from Lord God
to help you in a moment
that you’re feeling flawed.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 10, 2016

LOL so there ya go. I know, it ain’t that
great, but that was what came to me and
in a matter of maybe 5 minutes, I think it
was pretty good if I don’t say so myself 😉
Yes, I write fast. It’s always been how my
thoughts come to me. I never have a clue
to what I will write even while looking at the
title, but I just start writing and it all comes
together. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed my
rambling and hopefully even the poem LOL.
If not, then I am so sorry hehehe. Maybe
next week 🙂 I went in to get me and Judy
a soda water and Benny was barking at
something. I went in the living room where
he was sitting on the recliner barking at
Milo’s ashes that are sat atop of the TV.
They say dogs can see spirits that we can’t
see and he might of been looking at him
for all I know. I do believe in ghost and
spirits. Even the bible speaks of them.
I don’t fear them but only allow good and
peaceful spirits in our home. Milo is a
part of our home and he will always be
our family. So if Benny is enjoying the
visit from his big brother, I think that’s
great. Ok so I reckon I need to hush up
before I get caught up in rambles ville
again hehehe. Now I believe it’s time
for me to tell you what I tell you almost
every week and that is, I wrote some
more poems and haiku. Yep, 10 more
poems and 22 more haiku for all of the
haiku lovers out there. I hope you can
find 1 or 2 of either or both that you
like. I guess now I need to see if I can
find that darned off switch 🙂 , but not
before I wish you a most wonderful
weekend or whatever’s left of it and a
truly blessing filled week. Remember,
Jesus loves you and we do too. OK,
so where are ya hiding this time ya silly
varmint? Where can that off switch
be hiding hmm? Wait a minute, I see
ya you little whippersnapper hehehe.
Trying once again to hide behind my
tiny salt shaker has never worked for
you in the past. Why do you continue
to try to hide behind it? You silly thing.
Gotcha, see ya CLICK zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

God bless from Bill, Judy, Benny, Rocky
and the spirit of Milo Pearce

Now it’s on with the poems and haiku
10 and 22 hehehehehehehehehehe 🙂

Scenes Within Scenes

A cloud floating by
brings changes within
scenes within scenes
for more to begin.
Some look like people
we’ve seen time to time
and many scenes display
a different design.
A stage set for building
a dream essence way
scenes within scenes
of our day after day.
Scenes slowly changing
from daylight to dark
give stages of sightings
that we can remark.
Scenes within scenes
with turnstiles to find
often as images
that are inside our mind.
A cloud that is floating
might glisten with gleams
pictures with portholes
scenes within scenes.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 9, 2016

Inside Right Now

This moment’s minutes
connect to the past
and also the future
within its contrast.
For inside right now
holds seconds to count
future and passed days
now to surmount.
Now gives the chances
to learn what you can
from what was gathered
a good or bad plan.
Then as the future
is found in our sight
inside right now then
can make it right.
So use those passed days
to help show you how,
so to make better then
inside right now.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 9, 2016

The Smallest Thought

Agitated thinking
can start a fire
inside of your mind
with wrongful desire.
The smallest thought
can become so large
allowing the wrongful
to then take charge.
For with a seed
of a flowers design
it can grow thorns
inside of your mind.
The fuel for disaster
is held in a hand
with the smallest thought
you don’t understand.
Often our wantings
are better not bought,
for they might be troubles
from the smallest thought.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 9, 2016

New Life Begun

With breathes of time
and moments passed,
a new life begun
is our shadows cast.
Chances for changes
from what all we’ve done
displays the glimmer
a new life begun.
Simmering passed days
need to cool down
allowing the future
with lesser a frown.
Look with new eyes
and see what can be
a new life begun
from our history.
Lose all your prejudice
past setting sun
and look with new eyes
a new life begun.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 9, 2016

He Never Fails

When we are weak
and cannot walk more
God will then enter
if you will implore.
For He never fails
to be there for you,
but often it’s us
that creates the view.
He never fails us
though we might not see
how God has sent angels
to you and to me.
The times that came
which left us so dry
might be the times
we’ve ceased to try.
No, He never fails us,
but we lose our way
and that’s when we need to
take time to pray.
Let God to help you
to find your way back,
for He can then help you
to get back on track.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 9, 2016

The Lighthouse Of Time

Motions of oceans
of waves rolling on,
the lighthouse of time
displays dusk to dawn.
Rocks in the distance
jagged and true
the lighthouse of time
will protect you.
Found as an echo
of friendships delight
the lighthouse of time
is there in plain sight.
Yet many waves will
come and destroy
your sight for a moment
as friends say ahoy.
The lighthouse of time
is there as a friend
to help when your weak
with time to transcend.
A friend as an angel
sent there from God
as the lighthouse of time
to help you abroad.
Sometimes surroundings
might seem as a haze,
but the lighthouse of time
can show better days.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 9, 2016

Sands Of An Hourglass

Each grain that falls
from the minutes that pour
sands of a an hourglass
show their contour.
Pouring down slowly,
but some wish to hurry
thus bringing patience
into such a flurry.
Sands of an hourglass
might seem too slow,
but to some others
fast as they flow.
Our time is a moment
that has just a frame
called by so many
a different name
Our lives are as grains
to fall in their place
sands of an hourglass
found with our face.
Scenes that are displayed
time frames to pass
minutes are then
sands of an hourglass.

©By Bill Pearce
Jan 9, 2016

Awakened Thoughts

Yesterdays thinking
is not now the same.
Time has awakened
a different frame.
Awakened thoughts
lessons learned
showed me times
how I discerned.
Yesterdays thinking
found from desire
often but only
stoked troubles fire.
So many problems
come from our wants
becoming later
what all that haunts.
So as the beacons
of time shows its cost
you might find one day
awakened thoughts.

Wings Of Silence

A bird in flight
in the sky of blue
surely looks down
with a different view.
Wings of silence
floating with ease
in the sky so blue
above the trees,
It gives a song
in winds romance
wings of silence
song and dance.
The bird looks down
and gives a smile
while it flies
another mile.
Wings of silence
show their grace
seeming as
an angels face.

Silent Joy

A child without
a voice to speak
might display
what it might seek.
A silent joy
without a word
is found with signs
that are not heard.
A hopeful dream
to say and hear
a silent joy
could disappear.
Look beyond
what words you find
for some can’t
with words entwine.
Some can’t hear
or speak their name,
but try their best
to say the same.
So if someone
that you know
cannot speak
or hear you so,
look for light
inside their eyes
and speak to them
with loves device.
Let them know
that God is there
for silent joy
to kneel in prayer.

Haiku
for Jan 9, 2016

Today is anew
giving chances for better
and learning from old.

Wintertime’s snowflakes
bring their solitude to Earth
and paint it with peace.

Scents of lavender
are expelled into the air
as the flowers bloom.

Spring is but a dream
that wintertime’s awaiting,
as its winds will blow.

Fashioning snowflakes
is what billows from the clouds
as they fall to Earth.

Belief in journeys
gives meaning to the displays
as they are changing.

Disgruntled people
will often look for the bad,
instead of the good.

Life’s aforementioned
could become your destiny
if it’s not let go.

Links to family
only connect through the blood
and not our actions.

A simple flower
can change someone’s existence
when given through love.

Sought after seasons
often lead ones to forget
the beauty of now.

Various turnstiles
will seem to have the right room,
but with exceptions.

Nows desperation
can cause a whirlwind to form
and become problems.

Seasonal flowers
will show themselves and then die
as seeds will catch wind.

A treeless forest
holds no truth to existence
other than its roots.

Rivers of snowflakes
hold their pathways underneath
as melting of snow.

The sands of moments
flow as the scenes that we see
and often record.

An ocean has words
that roar upon the coastline
and then disappear.

Change is a value
that presents itself as chance
that many don’t use.

Mornings decisions
can make or break the future,
so use them wisely.

Grinding gears of life
could leave you standing empty
without any gears.

The suns arrival
shows sights of a brand new day
to choose your pathway.

Again One Day

Posted in Greetings, Poems on January 3, 2016 by Bill Pearce

ANIMAL’S GREETINGS

Hello my friends

Happy New Year
&
Belated Merry Christmas

Well, I’m back. Sorry about not posting
last week, but we were still spending time
with family. It was after all Christmastime.
My daughter and granddaughter made it
up and we had a great time. I didn’t want
it to end, but they had to go back to Texas.
They had a rough time in travels with their
flights being canceled due to weather and
all, but they made it home after having to
wait for what might of seemed an eternity
at Chicago O’Hare Airport. Their flight
was canceled first at Boston Airport, but
got an earlier flight. I’m sure they were
tired campers when they finally got home.
We did get a lot of great pictures of us all
together. LOL we even got some Claus
family photos being Jamye brought her
elf outfit. We spent Christmas with all of
the family over at Judy’s sister Trudy’s
house Christmas Day. There was good
food and games to play. I took Jamye
on a little sightseeing trip up north of us.
We went to BigRock Ski Resort and
watched the skiers while taking a few
pictures and videos of them. We then
went to the Governor’s Restaurant and
enjoyed some good food. I wish they
could have stayed longer. Sunday the
27th, when they came by for one last
visit it had begun snowing and Jamye
and Sami had a snowball fight hehehe.
It was the best Christmas ever and I
didn’t want it to end. Oops let me do
a little back tracking here hehehehe.
My granddaughter Sami and I did a
little music video together with her
playing the guitar and me of course
on my conga drums. She’s getting
good on the guitar. I think the video
came out pretty good. Time seemed
to pass faster than normal. I wish I
could rewind and enjoy those moments
again. God willing, they will make it
up again one day. That would be the
best. They did manage to see a white
Christmas even if it wasn’t snowing,
being it had snowed the day before
they got here and there was still a lot
of snow on the ground. LOL we took
our Claus family photos of us out in
the snow. Claus family photos means
I was wearing my Santa suit and Judy
was wearing her Mrs. Claus dress 🙂
and yes Jamye was wearing her elf
outfit. Sami just wore what she had
on hehehe. She had a Santa hat on
in one picture though. Yep, we had
a great time. I hope that because of all
the flight problems Jamye’s not afraid
to come back and see us. Judy and I
went over to her sister’s house for New
Years Eve and we played games until
about 11 PM and we made it home in
time to watch the ball drop to welcome
in the new year. We brought Christian
home with us to spend a few days. We
spent much of the night watching Youtube
videos as we did the next 2 nights LOL.
His mom is here now to take him home.
It seems our grandson loves to hang
out with Grandpa and Grandma hehehe.
I think I will have to pause here so that
Judy and I can head to Town to go to
Walmart and buy me some more sodas.
I have 2 Mountain Dews left, due to
it being Christians favorite soda too 🙂
I’ll be back in a bit to finish this……….
I’m back. Oh yea I forgot to mention
what the boys did for New years LOL.
They took down the Christmas tree and
tried to eat the tinsel hehehe. Needless
to say it was tinsel town in the living
room hehehe. So Judy and I cleaned up
their mess and picked up the tree and
put it away. They didn’t break any of
the ornaments which is a miracle if you
ask me LOL. Normally we leave the tree
up for a few months after Christmas LOL.
I guess they figured it was time to come
down hehehe. Yep, it looks like the new
year is gonna be a wild one if that’s any
indication 😉 It snowed a little bit today
and it’s supposed to snow a little tonight.
It’s supposed to be a high of 11 F Monday
and -1 by Tuesday morning which isn’t
too bad for this time of year. Judy and
I are thankful for the blessings of love
that fills our home. We have each other
and our 2 little boys to wake up to each
day and be glad. Yet, we do know that
these times are only limited, so we’re
thankful that God answers prayer and
heals our hearts when we lose a loved
one. God helps us through prayer as
He gives what we need that we cannot
get or do for ourselves. Thank You
God, for Your love and patience that
You have, for You allow us to strive
in our own directions so to learn to
look in Your Way for guidance when
we have lost our way. So, I reckon it’s
time for me to be taking my little trip
back through all that I’ve written here
to see if I can find a word or phrase
that I can use for the title of today’s
brand new poem and so it’s away I go
to that place of my recollection that
I always like to call RECOLLECT
VILLE. I think I may have found a
decent title about halfway through the
journal, but now I’ve gotta see if I
can write anything that makes any
sense using it LOL. Here goes….

Again One Day

Another time,
another place
again might be
repeated race.
Yet some moments
do not come,
times unique
a beating drum.
Again one day
might seem to be,
but be changed
by history.
Minutes recorded
timeless things
might just be
your wanted dreams.
Use what good
that comes your way,
for it my not
again one day.
The chances now
are great to find
a little girl
a learning mind.
A boy grows old
and moves from home
again one day
you’re all alone.
Use the moments
God gives you
to again one day
be great to view.
Moments heightened
in a way
from a photo
again one day.
The past is gone
and can’t return,
again one day
might seem to burn.
So don’t let
the grass to grow,
again one day
with bitter woe.

Ok, so there ya go. It’s not a New Years
poem, but can be construed as one hehehe.
I hope you enjoyed my rambling and maybe
even the poem hehehe. Judy and I have our
TV schedule line up for the night to watch.
I bookmarked the Youtube videos that we
were watching with Christian. So when he
comes next time we’ll pick up where we left
off 🙂 I hope you had a safe and happy New
Years EVE or DAY. We didn’t do a lot 🙂
Neither of us likes to do fireworks and we
don’t drink, so we just enjoyed playing some
games with family and then coming home
to spend time together. I’m thankful that
Judy and I have many of the same likes
and dislikes. We do have our differences,
but then no two people have every single
thing about them the same and yes that
includes twins and whatnot. Judy is not
the same as her twin sister Trudy. They
have different personalities. I have not
seen 2 twins that are exactly alike in their
actions and thoughts. Even mirror twins
have their differences. God made us each
one uniquely. So, I guess before I begin
rambling in 5th gear again, I better tell
you what I tell you almost every week
and that is, I wrote some more poems
and haiku. Yeppers, 10 more poems,
but 3 of them are Christmas poems this
week. Also I wrote 22 more haiku for
all of the haiku lovers out there. I hope
you can find 1 or 2 of either or both that
you like. Now I believe it’s time for me
to begin my search for that not so elusive
off switch, but not before I wish you
a most wonderful weekend or whatever
is left of it and a blessings filled week.
Remember, Jesus loves you and we do
too. Now, where is that dad burned
off switch hiding this time? LOL, you
have gotta be kidding! Hiding in my
box of Cordial Cherries hehehehehe.
Hard to fit huh, being I’ve only eaten
1 or 2 of them. You couldn’t squeeze
in enough to keep me from seeing ya
huh? Well, guess what dude hehehe,
Gotcha, see ya zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

God bless from Bill, Judy, Benny, Rocky
and the spirit of Milo Pearce

P.S
The last Christmas poem titled
Remembering Christmas is to my
daughter and granddaughter.
Love you bunches <3

Now it’s on with the poems and haiku
10 and 22 hehehehehehehehehehe 🙂

Total Chill Out

The cold of winter
finds its voyage
total chill out
to take charge.
Scenes as white as
Heavens face
finds their forms
most every place.
In the snow
found on the ground
total chill out
now is found.
The cold of winter
oh so new
now is our own
daily view.
Scenes as paintings
far and wide
total chill out
takes a ride.

Beyond Perspective

As Christmas passes
leaving traces
many still have
smiling faces.
Beyond perspective
though some find
memories tarnished
Christmastime.
Many not seeing
what that’s true
not the gifts
ones give to you.
It’s about Jesus
and of giving
sharing blessings
that He’s living.
Beyond perspective
look to find
a more thankful
Christmas mind.

Waves Of Life

A page found turning
good and strife
is our oceans
wave of life.
Different moments
come to be
waves of life
for you and me.
Waves found cresting
oh so high
often making
moments fly.
Waves of life
might surely grow
into goodness
Christmas snow.
Letting Jesus
end your strife
with His blessings
waves of life.
Christmas wishful
can come true
waves of life
for you to view.
So let Christmas
live and breathe
with sweet Jesus
to believe.

Cherished Memories

Within but a doorway
a footstep is made
cherished while walking
in life’s lemonade.
Seen in the windows
of yesterdays mind
cherished memories
will surely unwind.
Sometimes the pathways
will become real bumpy
making us daily to
become so jumpy.
Yet within moments
a smile might be seen
found as an echo
of a faraway dream.
Life can become better
as budding of leaves
spawned from the times
of cherished memories.

Lengthening Shadows

Glimmers of hopeful
as shadows display
become the portholes
to day after day.
Lengthening shadows
stretching so far
become the pathways
to how that we are.
Some find blessings
and some find despair
from all the shadows
that ones will compare.
Long winding journeys
to places unknown
find many standing
with peace all alone.
Some though are only
with sadness that grows
due to their lifestyle
of lengthening shadows.
They need to open
their hearts full of prayer
to lengthening shadows
of God’s love and care.

The High Ridges

Peaked of our pleasure
with seasons delight,
the high ridges painted
become a great sight.
Portions of hopeful
poured into tomorrow
becomes the high ridges
to see less of sorrow.
Looking passed yesterday
seeing today
the high ridges form
to a greater display.
Hope found in Jesus
and blessings we find
the high ridges show
a much better design
Sure we will falter
and might lose our way,
but high ridges hopeful
will come as we pray.
Then as our problems
come with a grind
we’ll find the high ridges
with a more peaceful mind.

A New Day Is Done

Morning brings changes
in form of our eyes
seen as a new day
to see brand new skies.
A new day is started
as minutes tick on
while nighttime is finished
to display the dawn.
Then as the morning
shows new things to see
the day becomes moments
of our history.
Found as a memory
sought through a time
a new day is done
with more then to find.
Evening grows closer
as nighttime’s begun
then what you have is
a new day is done.

A Year Has Passed

The past taught many
as some looked away
while a year has passed
to another fine day.
A better tomorrow
can come shining through
if we will stop fighting
the way that we do.
Find some agreements
this new year and time
and let peace to blossom
inside of your mind.
A year has passed
with shadows of hate.
Let us not to make that
become as our trait.
Find common ground
in the lives you see
a year has passed
so let be what will be.
Don’t let your grudges
to stay on your mind,
a year has passed
let’s love all man kind.

Remembering Christmas

It was a Christmas
I’ll always remember
a wonderful time
the best of December.
My daughter Jamye
and granddaughter too
came up to see us,
but now I am blue.
My granddaughter Sami
brought joy to my eyes
as we played music
that seemed as a prize.
I love them both dearly
and wish we could be
here now together
for more times to see,
but they had to leave
and I hold dear to heart
this special Christmas
as God’s work of art.
I hope that they’ll one day
come back to share
another grand Christmas
with God’s love and care.
Remembering Christmas
is now on my mind
a wonderful moment
I found Christmastime.

In So New

A new year comes
and gives a smile
bringing in
another while.
In so new then
time begins
a year of hopeful
laughs and grins.
The days might seem
as just the same,
but with maybe
a different name,
but in so new
there’s a way
to make good
another day.
Let this new year
end the war
finding peaceful
near and far.

Haiku
for Dec 30, 2015

Life is a journey
that many misinterpret
and fall prey to lies.

Lessons are a stride
which often comes our problems
real hard to hurdle.

Glimmers of hopeful
fall as a snowflake so white
that floats in the breeze.

A wind challenged bloom
attempts hold its place in time,
but winter will win.

Breathing in a breath
does not guarantee a life
if there is no pulse.

The darkness of night
might hold many mysteries
that are illusions.

As the Earth might quake
it might also be talking
telling of its pain.

Legions of problems
could become all that we see
if we allow them.

Found in the sunrise
are chances for a new day
to find a new start.

A tiny snowflake
falls at first all by itself
and then it finds friends.

Close-minded people
fail to see what’s possible
when two minds connect.

Winters arrival
comes as a window’s opened
to allow snowflakes.

A concert of life
brings forth many changing views
that need harmony.

A moments memoirs
might become as tarnished thoughts
that should of been good.

Lost in a blizzard
you might think that it’s useless,
but hope is in God.

A cup full of peace
can water many people
if done with Jesus.

Donning your armor
to head out to cause trouble
could cause your demise.

Clouds floating above
might hold a wonderful view
that only you see.

New years arrival
brings chances for a better life,
that must start in you.

As winter grabs hold
it lashes out with fury
that often seems nice.

A surfing snowflake
skims across tomorrow land
to create its art.

Our kindred spirits
watch over us as angels
sent from God above.

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