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That's what Steve Jobs said in one of his Now famous emails Like we need reminding I saw a documentary on cable About Billy Joel's final concert in Shea Stadium As if that wasn't enough Paul McCartney flies from the UK To join him in remembering And the roadie whose cousin worked at the Port Authority Got Paul's plane cleared to land first And then whisked through customs And then another New Yorker Called in a favor to get A police escort Which meant Macca made it Just in time for the Piano Man Finale This may not mean anything to you But, for me, a man searching desperately for A miracle in a dark world where Coaches molest young boys And bureaucrats casually cover it up And then give speeches about tradition And honor to really big donors And those boys shrivel into despair And I ask what it means And you don't answer And I'm not sure why you are silent Is it because you don't know Or is it even worse than that Is it You do know but are afraid to say... B...

The woman was Disheveled And this is a Kind opinion she Wore clothes mismatched and A plastic bag with a zipper and Umbrella handle showing Dollar for a traveler She said to me clearly Though to others she Merely muttered lowly They did not hear Likely did not see her Particular fashion misstatements Dollar for a traveler Dollar for a traveler She finally awakened somewhat and left Agitated and Hurried Before her departure I gave her One US Dollar It was not enough  What she needs  No money Can buy Dollar for a traveler Dollar for a traveler We're all going somewhere Here's a dollar Good luck dg 11/14/11 Sent from my iPad http://jdavidgamble.blogspot.com/

3XM Three letters in white I saw it while waiting for The light to change This marker Laid down in a peculiar spot Had I not turned my head Just so I would have missed it This banner of accomplished mission Was delicate to me While obnoxious to some Illegal to others To me, I heard a Dif rent song It was not my work but I knew it A statement a One finger salute to An in dif rent world I Was Here I use paint You use plastic I want U2C me dg 11/14/11 Sent from my iPad http://jdavidgamble.blogspot.com/

I remember the knowing And not simply suspecting I saw it on the men's faces The bewilderment The terror The realization we were not up to the task It was a birthing class Monumental, to be sure But it was only the first Of many more opportunities I find it ironic, but instructive The words of the teacher >> Two things to remember >> Relax and >> Breathe She stated very calmly With a child at her breast This thing happens Every day You can do this Just remember Relax And breathe Now, I am reminded of my favorite maxim I heard it delivered in jest >> It is hard to remember >> Your primary mission >> Was to drain the swamp >> When you are up to your ass >> In alligators No matter how silly It is true We forget We tense We hold our breathe We wear ourselves weary With worry and doubt Our fears overwhelm us Just like the teacher said Birth is hard work The baby has to come out And so it is Who we are Who we will be Who we must be Demands ...

The courting couple Seated in Starbucks Was not young But neither were they old They were, like me Of that age that says you have Lived enough to learn your limitations But not enough to have answers To the questions that follow Obion County, Tennessee has some of the Richest soil in the state Possibly even the world And soybeans and corn almost Leap from the ground My father-in-law told me this once On a trip there His world was Laid down over decades, possibly millennia Eyes that see without blinders or Shades tinted with a pleasing hue Grow over years and miles The gray hair I own the Wrinkles in my brow that are deep and fixed Were not given as thoughtful graduation gifts These accoutrements of living were earned And learned through endless cycles of Gain and loss Having spent the small change of easy schooling Years ago It is now with haggard patience I have begun The slow, settled accumulation Of the dark, rich soil that One hopes - in my latter years Will begin to pass For wisdo...