| LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL
I sit on my balcony and gaze at the light blue sky
Pocked with small white clouds drifting slowly eastward
And I see the wind as the leafless trees sway gracefully to and fro
And a bit beyond the ponds trying to ice over
And I confine my sight and my thoughts
To what lies before me and to the instant
Fleeting yet fixed in time
And I shut out the rest of the world.
And I am at peace
I smile and am happy
And life in beautiful
WHAT ELSE IS ONE TO DO?
(Thinking of polar explorers)
When burning ambition
Falls short of fruition
There is a temptation
Born of frustration
To seek compensation
In exaggeration
WHAT ELSE IS ONE TO DO?
And so, concluding – We all lie, whether to others or
To ourselves and lies like all actions and inactions, like all words, spoken or
unspoken, have consequences and who is to say whether they are good or bad, except for the guy on the golf course
ABIDE MY FAULTS
Allow my inconsistencies
Allow my contradictions
It cost you naught
And so you aught
Abide those minor faults of mine
As humans we are not divine
To help even up the scores
I do the same with all of yours
With faults galore and more to come
We manage to get things done
At times we seem to do quite well
At other times it’s hard to tell
As humans all, we manage yet
So do not worry not, do not fret
The human race with all its flaws
Races forward without pause
Abide Those Minor Faaaults Of Mine
This is an exact copy of what Lou wrote and shows his sly sense of humor.
1Lou provided his family and friends with periodic updates to what he called “Louis Costrell Muses.” The many topics mused upon ranged all the way from family events to politics. We chose these three because they represent Lou’s own last days of contentment, his passion for polar exploration, and things we all deal with. Are we consistent and error free? |
