The clock is ticking, ticking, ticking….
Time is running out
on Poetry Month ’22.
No time to mill about.
I need to think of something quickly,
thoughtful and worthwhile.
It’s getting close to eight o’clock.
My thoughts I must compile.
Tomorrow is the first of May —
a special month, for sure.
The temperatures are warming up,
so this we must endure.
In California, spring and summer
don’t get too severe.
In fact, this is a perfect time
for barbecue and beer!
We’ll celebrate some birthdays,
and some graduations, too.
I’ll also have a book launch
if there’s nothing else to do.
My new book, The Ambassador…
is selling very well.
How successful will it be?
I simply can’t foretell.
The most important thing right now?
To focus on the good
that people do throughout the world
and in their neighborhood.
The world is never perfect,
there will always be despair,
but each of us, in many ways,
can show how much we care.
A simple act of kindness,
or a word to heal one’s soul.
These are things we all can do,
so this should be our goal.
As April ends, and May begins,
let’s make our attitude
a gift of positivity
and simple gratitude.
