March  17, 2018

A TRIP THROUGH IRELAND

Trips and dips - down dirt roads - 
embraced  - by low lying stone walls -

sheep and cows and rugs - of green grass -
covering - dark brown - fertile earth -

a cart - a car - a truck - every now and then -
and big solid strong rocks - standing there -
in the middle of a field - sacraments of God.

It’s a silent St. Patrick’s Day Parade -

in the middle of nowhere Ireland - that is - till -
a dozen freckled faced kids start waving -
and oh yes three have Irish red hair - and 
two are dancing in front of - a white cottage
- with a black wooden door - and a barking dog.. 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018 

March 16, 2018

Thought for today: 

“Gossip, unlike river water, flows both ways.”  

Michael Korda, Reader’s Digest, June 1976

March 16, 2018

MARCH

Here in the north - March is often

an enigmatic month - cold, warmth,

snow, rain, a weather guessing game.

Then there's March Madness, Spring Training, Spring and the Ides of March.

March begins as a dark barren tree month.

March has Purple Lent - with lawns 
that will soon be green - with  buds 
and crocuses - signaling new life. 
Resurrection is about to arrive. 
The winter of death never wins. 
Christ is with us all days.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018 

March 15, 2018 

Thought for today: 

“What  people  say  behind  your back is your standing in the community in which you live.” 

Edgar Watson Howe, Sinner Sermons, 1926

March 15, 2018

HIGHER  MATH

The Life Cycle: Learning how to add,

more toys, candy, experiences,

education  friends, geography.

Next there is multiplying all that

till middle age -  then discovering

life also calls for subtraction -

learning how to let go. 

Then there is a reality called,

“division”.  Sorry: it too happens.

It's part of every family and every life.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018 

March 14, 2018

COUGHING

You have that March cough 
again this year. Bummer!

But it tells me you're here, you're
breathing, you're continuing. Good ....

At times it seems to rip your ribs,
as you put your hands to your chest.

It seems to wince your face as well. I see
the stress  and strain on your  jaw and chin. 

Cough .... Uh .... Cough .... Aaaah.....
Cough .... Uhhhh .... Cough .... Aaaaaah ....

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2018 

March 14, 2018

Thought for today: 

“Egotism is the  anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.”  

Frank Leary, Look, January 10, 1955