Character Counts
Guiding principle
Building lasting foundation—
Honesty always

Gift for Tomorrow
Righteous citizens
Preserving lasting good name—
Sharing goodwill

Setting the Table
Each generation
Integrity’s highest road
Inheriting trust

Guiding principle
Building lasting foundation—
Honesty always

Righteous citizens
Preserving lasting good name—
Sharing goodwill

Each generation
Integrity’s highest road
Inheriting trust

Buying up houses
Trading for largest hotel—
Monopoly’s wealth

Bandit on the run
Car’s battery fails to start—
Police bringing charges

Old shoes in tatters
Needing firmer foundation—
Meeting new solemate

First snowflake arrives
Autumn’s spirit carries on—
Lingering voices

Morning’s frost whispers
Autumn’s voice fading away—
Winter’s shadow calls

Winter’s coldest words
Warmest phrases lifting up—
Sunrise welcomed back

Deepest emotions
Hidden in life’s tallest grass—
Embrace heartfelt love

Asked to explain love
Filled with honest reflections—
Sharing sweetest thoughts

Marriage joins as one
Love’s odyssey of blessings—
Always one more dance

Coffee drinkers smile
Autumn brewing each fresh cup—
“Welcome Home Pumpkin”

Asking for black please
Lasting morning tradition—
Coffee without frills

Black coffee now served
Adding sugar plus creamer—
Sweet, caffeine milkshake

I usually drink my black coffee with a bit of Stevia sweetener in it, but I can handle black straight up as well. If you are are a coffee person, how do you like your coffee prepared?
Day’s quiet journey
Focus on vision’s outlook—
Seeing tomorrow

One more obstacle
Slowing down, being patient—
Sometimes life just asks

Walking endless maze
Life’s evolving transitions—
New door opening

Morning symphony
Coffee’s rock-steady rhythm—
Caffeine harmony

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
Coolest breakfast champions—
Snap, Crackle, and Pop

Wendy’s – McDonald’s
Choosing ultimate burger—
Dave’s Single – Big Mac


Sowing seeds of love
Reaping bountiful harvest–
Spirit plants kindness

Kindness breathing grace
Actions sweeter than honey—
Purging bitterness

Words packed with kindness
Unlocking life’s path of peace–
Melting hardened hearts

Another leaf falls
Bridging summer and winter—
Turning autumn’s page

Breathing much improved
Allergy sufferers’ praise—
Fall’s frosty morning

Photographer’s dream
Autumn’s bursting colors wave—
Camera smiles back

Note: Being red-green color blind, I couldn’t recognize the contrast in colors until I looked at this photo.
Life’s thorny issues
Tainting our experience—
Tasting bitterness

Sitting down to write
Rediscovering lost art—
Letter to dear friend

Sooner or later
Actions bringing correction—
Life’s daily cadence
