Saturday, September 5, 2020


September  5, 2020


BLADE  OF  GRASS


Lord, if I were a blade of grass,
I hope I’d  like the color green.
If I were a blade of grass, I hope
I’d stand tall, shine, enjoy both
the night and the day, enjoy the
rain, the snow, the sun and the
feet of those who step on me -
especially kids either with a kite
or tossing a Frisbee or having a
catch with their dad – before I die
getting a crew cut on a summer evening.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020

September  5,  2020

Thought  for  Today



“If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it  is still a foolish thing.”

 Anatole France
 [1844-1924]
French writer

Friday, September 4, 2020

September  4,  2020



COFFEE  BREAKS

Wouldn’t it be interesting if we 
found out that clay coffee cups 
and mugs met every night and 
told each other what they heard 
that day?  Wouldn’t it  be a shock? 
Wouldn’t that be a surprise? 
Gossip – envy – jealousies – joys ….
Brags about kids getting almost
a perfect score in their S.A.T’s ….
A daughter’s marriage is in
trouble and the prayers of a
Ladies Prayer Group and Coffee….

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020


September   4,  2020



Thought  for  Today

“Until one has loved an animal, a part  of  one’s soul remains unawakened.”

Anatole France
[1844-1924]
French writer



Thursday, September 3, 2020

September   3,   2020





SOUNDS   LIKE

The first cry of a new born baby ….

A violin being played by an 8 year old girl 
at her grandmother’s funeral ….

A dog barking as we come up the driveway ….

Shaking trees creaking on a cold night ….

A commuter train screaming it's coming 
into a railroad crossing ....

A "Phew!" coming out of the confession box ....

An  “I’m sorry” from a daughter who’s been
out of the family loop for 11 years ….

Hearing the name called out of a family member
at a college graduation …. Summa cum laude ….



© Andy Costello, Reflections 2020
September 3,  2020



Thought   for  Today

“It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes them cruel.”

[1844-1924]
French writer

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

September  2.  2020



SO   MUCH   TO   READ


Sorry to say, I’ve seen so many people
reading James Paterson and Mary Trump,
best sellers and off beat books – while
never turning a page from the life of their
grandfather or old neighbor sitting in a
wheelchair – next door - on a back porch -
getting some sun or some fresh air.


© Andy Costello,
Reflections 2020
Painting by Albert Anker
[1831-1910]
Swiss painter.