Scout, October 6, 2009. One month into hour fostering him. #kindness #EnglishShepherd #lemonstolemonade #love #beingkind #kindnessrocks For several days now I've been thinking about kindness. What does the word kindness mean? Is my society, the American society, kind, or has it lost its ability to be kind? Am I kind--still? Kindness was a trait that I took for granted. Most people when I was growing up, and indeed, for most of my life were kind. There were some who seemed more barbaric, unapologetically unkind, but they were anomalies. If there was any type of suffering, someone would step in to assist.

So, yeah, no idea of when I last tried to write anything. I remain hopeful. Always. Mostly. Many thanks to dVerse for giving me the opportunity to turn lemons into lemonade. #poetry #poem #creativewriting #grateful #sunnyday #dogs #EnglishShepherd #birds #dVerse #LemonsToLemonade Gratefully Somedays sunny days refusejoy opposing songs & poemsprofessing sadness with thunder, rainhappiness with golden embracing warmth.But the sun’s starkness sometimes highlightsthe wrong: it’s a beautiful day---shouldn’t you be happy, grateful?Sure, I should, then shrug.Give me a few minutes.Give me a song.