Into Each Life A Little More Snow Will Fall.

Groundhog sees shadow-
Six weeks more of snowangels,
And days off from school.

Copyright 2008

The Weekend: A Break From One Kind of Work, And Begining Of Another

A time to renew,
for rest and reflection
-then wrestle angels.

Copyright 2008

T.G.I.F.

On the computer
There are many windows up,
-yet we see nothing.



Copyright 2008

Ah, The Morning Grind!

Coffee mates
By Edward S. Gault

First thing in the morning
I get out of bed and straight to the bathroom.
Then it‘s time to start on the coffee.
Many mornings my daughter wants to help-
So I go to the crib and get her out
I go through the whole procedure
Of grinding the beans and brewing them
-One handed, as she inspects the work;
Always wanting to reach
Into the bag, to get one bean
And drops it into the grinder,
Like a little Juanita Valdez
-And I’m her burro.
My wife says we’re coffee mates.
After my shower, I’m running late as usual
My wife pours coffee
Into both the travel mug and thermos
It should be just about enough
She complains that I don’t
Leave her enough first generation coffee
And that I overfill the tank
Spilling water all over the place.
On my way out, I grab a tie off the rack
And stuff it into my jacket pocket,
So that I can put it on
-once I am on the T.
I grab the books
Due at the library two days ago
(These fines are really cutting
Into the coffee budget!)
My daughter sets my shoes before me.
They’re half her size at twenty months,
Still, she manages to pick them up
And carry them over
And watches as I struggle to get them on
Without actually bending over
To untie them (In under 10 seconds).
I fly down the stairs, and then look up to see
My wife is holding her
as she opens and closes her hand.
When I get to the station
I realize-
I forgot the travel mug.



Copyright 2008

Give Me A Break!

Between working shifts,
A couple of coffee shots
-restores life and soul.

Copyright 2008

Ever Get The Feeling You're Not Appreciated?

Silly! Damn those poets!
Publishing prattle on blogs,
-they need to grow up.


Copyright 2008

Take This Job and...

The Boss Speaks
by Edward S. Gault

You tell me
That you've worked
Your fingers to the bone.
Evidently
I haven't worked you
Near hard enough.
You wouldn't have
Any bones left in your hand.
Then I could let you go
There is after all
A budget you know.


Copyright 2008

You Only Live Once.

Boston's Sunday Globe
World events unfold on couch
-with rich black coffee


Copyright 2008

Finally, The Weekend!

Saturn's Day is here,
A Time to renew ourselves
-opportunity.

Copyright 2008

So Much For Nostalgia

A long time ago,
We thought we knew each other
-yet we never did.

Copyright 2008

Back To Nature

The Charles River flows
Into the Boston harbor
-in and out of ice.

Copyright 2008

Coffee Bean #5

Item: Two independent news organizations have published studies stating that the Bush administration had lied hundreds of times in the period leading up to the Iraq War.

I am a registered Republican, but quite frankly I hope this will end the 28 year romance the American people have had with the G.O.P.( Yes, we had Clinton there in the the middle,but you could hardly call him a Democrat). We need more balance now, not only between the political parties themselves but between the branches of government: the executive branch needs to shed its power, the legislative branch needs to take more of a leadership role, and Judicial branch needs have more liberal judges(or be more centered). We also need to rethink the greed, bring the jobs back stateside, and rebuild the middle class. Oh yes! and by the way, we also need to bring the troops back from Iraq and give to them as much assistance medically and otherwise to successfully integrate back into their communities.