Got to thinking today of
My inspirations in life
People, places and things
Morning, noon and night
Men like Hays and Yastrzemski
Armstrong, Kennedy and Lightfoot
Men who took the world by storm
Gone down in history with high note
Women like Earhart
Guthrie, Whitford and Ride
Brave, competitive and monumental
Be it in race cars, classrooms or planes sky high
Places like Scituate, Massachusetts
Minot Lighthouse and Lawson Tower
Spaces deep inside of me
Colorful as radiant flowers
Of Mothers and Fathers
Adoptive and birth
All I’ve learned from them
My personal worth
Animals of character
Whales, Blue Jays, Dogs and Cats
What they teach us humans
What I wouldn’t give just to chat
Memories of days gone by
Lost in rear-view mirrors
Childhood haunts
Heart’s flowing rivers
Thankful for my life
To be among the living
To pay it forward
The power of giving
First love
Treasured thoughts of her
Her mid-western drawl
Emotions in my heart she stirs
All these inspirations
And so much more
Define who I am
Down to my very core
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