Words to inspire those of us of a certain age.
There may be snow on the roof, but there's still fire in the belly.

Words to inspire those of us of a certain age.
There may be snow on the roof, but there's still fire in the belly.

I accept that at some moment, some place not so far down the road from here, we will find ourselves in that moment at the end of waiting when an anonymous and wholly superfluous whisper or shout of "here they come" will signal the beginning of decision.

One way or another.

Stand. Indeed.

"A noble death is a treasure that no one is too poor to buy" - C.S. Lewis

When I first read this poem in college, it baffled me; I couldn't figure out what the hell it was about.

Now I am nearing the end of my fifth decade, and it makes more sense to me with every passing year. In another twenty years, I think I'll understand it completely.