"I'm accused of favoring dogs over people when in fact I favor whoever comes running when I whistle."
"I never hear of anything being part of a larger plan without wishing there were a smaller plan."
"If I distrust people different from me, it is because they are not different enough."
"You can reach an age, I've discovered, when even your sub-conscious has no desires."
It never fails. Ask me to name the Seven Wharfs, I always forget, "Dock."
There are mem'ries I choose to live with no more,
Though often we walk the same lonely shore,
Or pause in the night 'neath the same pale moon,
Or stop for a late one at the same saloon.
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| "Seaburn" Ken Devine at kendevineart.com |
Some are sad for none.
But saddest is the lonely heart
Who's sad for only one.
Deep in the desert I came to a stall
Surrounded by sand and cactus.
My steaming car needed water, that's all,
So I said to myself, "I'll practice."
I got my golf clubs out of the trunk,
Took aim for the open spaces,
I let 'er rip and heard, "Kerplunk!"
I'd found the nearest oasis.
How oft nostalgia conjures up
Some happiness of yore,
Or fancy paints some wistful dream
Of happiness in store,
Whilst all the while the happiness
Our heart so hungers for
Sits scarcely to our left or right
Or just outside our door.
"What says the secret whispering
Aloft among the pines?
What stirs the anxious twittering
Down deep amidst the vines?
What lures the mournful wail
From some creature in the shade?
What cosmic message circulates
This morning in the glade?"
"I personally favor a religion that worships a just God who rewards moral conduct. As for religions that worship a proud God who rewards mere allegiance, they have been tried, and the result is what you see."
Words Pilate might have said to Christ, "You are charged with unlawful doing unto others as you would have them do unto you."
Words you don't wish to have said at your memorial service: "He was a person who, if he chased a butterfly, it would take him to the office."
Words picked up from outer space: "Twinkle, twinkle, little star..."
Words from a graveside ceremony: "Before I begin, please silence your cellphones." Voice from inside the casket: "Sorry."
Words overheard on Judgment Day: "To begin with, I want to thank you for your service."
Words overheard at my house: "I don't crave recognition. I like recognition. I crave chocolate."