Christmas Wish

Me without you during  the holidays

Is like Santa without his rein deer

And Rudolph and the rein deer sleigh

Without beautiful toys for all of us .

 

Me without you during the holidays

Is like having missal - toe out in the snow !

Me without you during the holidays

Is like a fire place all decked out

With bright ornaments to honor

The Christ child and the warmth

Of the fire in the fire place is out .

 

Me without you during the holidays

Is like going to mass At 12 AM

Alone with old people

And no young people do I see  in the chapel

I only have memories of the past this holy morning

In this quiet chapel ,

The lights  never seem to shine bright ,

So that Rudolph may miss my house this  Christmas morning,

But will you be with me during the holidays

So we will have a silent night

Together where Christ love will be shares ?

 

                                        By Brock

 

 

 

 

 

You Have Value

Whatever you do don't quit ,

Because it could become a habit .

They that sow in tears

Shall reap in joy .

Remember the love we share in our name .

Your life is a life time .

Seize the moment and give all you have .

When you get old things go by much faster .

Do what you can when you can .

Speak your mind .

You may lift someone's eyes above the arisen .

No matter your age ,

You will always have value

To yourself , to your loved ones , To your friends ,

To those you help along the way .

Everyone has value

No matter what some people say .

                                 

                                            By Brock

I Pray

I pray each day

For a day in heaven

Here on earth .

Each day we have on earth

Is a day in which God offers us

The opportunity to know his life

For us and to share it .

Each day is a golden opportunity  .

I pray not to waste one day .

I  do what I can each day ,

But its more important to help  someone

New than what I do each day .

                           

                                   By Brock

Turkey Dumping Memories

Do you remember your Turkey dumping memories  ?

College kids bring their laundry

Home to mom to be cleaned during Thanksgiving .

College kids bring home to mom and dad

Their new friend and they know he /she is the one.

Everyone goes to grandma's house

For true turkey dumpings .

We all sit down to eat .

All the kids from 5 to 60 are dumped to eat turkey

At the kids table so they can watch parades and football games

On TV  even me .

Grandma , may dump his face in the plate .

All the kids will laugh .

Grandpa will then get up and get into his special chair

and rock and rock and the chair will squeak and squeak

And grandpa will go to sleep .

There is always someone who snores and is on the couch all along .

All the mothers are dumped with all the dirty dishes .

They get everything cleaned up

And then we all get up to go home until next year .

Except grandpa .

Do you remember your turkey dumping memories ?

 

                                                  By Brock

Take Time

Take time to be quiet

This holiday season

Or any time you can .

Get up early any morning

And go outside and look around

And be thankful for what you

Have in your life  that  morning .

Take time to be quiet

And step outside any night

And feel the air

Look around and look up

And look what  you have for free .

Be thankful that it was quiet

These few times .

You have to thank God

For these quiet times

And what he has given you

And how special it is to take time

To find  any quiet time .

When ever you find quiet time ,

You must thank God .

 

                   By Brock

Your Child

Talk to your child until you are hoarse .

Never keep score with your child .

You will never get sick of your child

Wanting hopes and dreams .

Not everything can be solved in a day

Or over night .

Make sure you lessen to them .

There is no price on love .

Remember , to the world you may be

Just one person ,

But to your child you might just be the world .

Always find time for them

And be there always for them

Even if you don't understand

At the beginning

Remember  a child is a beginning to an end .

 

 

                                               By Brock

Mom And Grandma

    

Their smiles always happened in a flash

Their memories last a life time .

Mom and grandma would hold my hands

For a while , but my heart forever .

Their quiet silence is in tonight's sky .

Their real secret was sacrificing

Their needs to save others .

My memories of them will always

Be in my heart forever more ,

Because of them  there is something

Inside me that makes me

Strong , when I have to be ,

Even If I feel weak ,

For I know they still believe in me

Even today ,

Because of them there is more to me]

And their memories .

 

                       By Brock

Grandma's house

I would go to grandma's house

To get out of the cold.

I would get more than 1 of grandma's cookies.

I would not have to ask for a hug or a kiss ,

Because grandma knew me  .

Grandma had all the answers

To all of my unknowns .

She would end about every talk

With me  with take one day at a time .

She always said she was good for the shape she was in .

She always told me

To count my blessings .

She would say say the Lord's prayer

And she would always be with me  .

 

                                         

                                             By Brock

 

Just Ride

Me and my horse

The best of inside me

Is being outside with my horse .

Peace is steered on a horse .

I can always talk to my horse ,

Because she always hears well

With those big ears , 

And my horse talks a course .

On a horse you can not shut down .

With my horse anything can heal .

My horse bonds with me for she trust me

And I trust her .

So we will just ride on together .

Help Me

It helps me to be free ,

When I sit outside in the morning

In my back yard all alone ,

With my old man vision .

I can see the yellow birds not far from me

And the big morning doves ,

As they fly   quietly away with  the morning wind .

 

When I sit out side in the dark of night

It is not truly dark ,

Because the sky is bright  with the beautiful

Stars light up above .

At night I can lay back and relax

And the day's wind has gone down

I can count the stars

Until I go to sleep under the stars

Or until I get under the clean white sheets

Inside the house ,

 

Being outside in the early morning

Or late at night  it  always helps me to relax

When I am all alone out back

During  those short beautiful moments  I am free .

I can think of the past

And  also my tomorrow 's dreams .

 

 

                                       By Brock

Someday

Someday I would like to speak my mind .

Someday I will just howl .

I will be enlighten .

I'm going to the confessional .

I wish , I could put my mouth in my pocket

So that I could just sit on it  .

Someday I will have more than tenacity

Soberness and no more of these fits

Because then nobody wins  !!

 

                                      By Brock

Wishes Come True

May all your hopes turn to  wishes

May all your wishes come true  .

May each day bring you love and hugs .

Nothing shall be impossible for you .

I hope you always have sunshine

Freedom and little flowers in your hands .

I will always watch and pray for you .

 

Believe In Yourself

Don't be disappointed in yourself .

You should believe .

You have to face each day

Or you will fade a way .

You should never quit

Because it becomes a habit .

You have to make the day begin

So get up and believe in what you do each day

And do it correctly .

One day at a time !

 

                   By Brock

Dad Knew

He knew the difference between

Right and wrong long before I came a long .

When I' done wrong

He could just look at me

And make me cry .

He had a saddle cinch

Hanging on the kitchen wall .

He would use it on my back side

To teach me from right and wrong .

There was always dying love in daddy's hands .

He knew how to set me on the straight and narrow .

He knew how to lift me up

When ever I needed to be .

He knew how to help me feel good to be me .

                                        By Brock

Dad , You Had Soft Hands

Dad , you had soft hands ,

When I cried and asked why .

It is not the way it is today .

You were always strong .

You told me I should be seen not heard ,

When I was young that was hard to understand .

You told me you would never be to far away

And that I could always talk to you

Morning noon and night right !

No man is rich enough to buy back the past .

I understand that but still I wish  you could hold me today .

My memories of you will be in my heart forever more .

Because of you , there is already something inside me

That makes me strong .

                                                  By Brock

Coach Knows

Practice practice practice !

You have to work at whatever you do .

It is not how you start

But how you finish .

You sacrifice sweat that is inside and outside you ,

When you practice right .

Trust yourself at practice and take chances .

Practice against perfection .

Coach Knows !

                By Brock

The Mirror

Did you look at the mirror down the hall

And look at yourself ?

This world is not a dress rehearsal

So make the best of what you got

And who you are.

Nobody who looks into a mirror

Is ever an idiot  .

When you look into a mirror ,

You will feel and see the faith

And courage and strength in you .

When you look into the mirror you

Are never alone  .

So smile when you leave home ,

Because someone is always looking at you .

Smile and say how lucky I am this day .

Inside you , you will feel it.

Just say it , loud and say it proudly

I am lucky today to be me  .

 

                           By Brock

 

The 72 Team

The big band played the beat of the horse

When the beautiful 72 stallions  ran

From  the fields onto the floors

Of many arenas through out the state .

They kept their heads held high

Even when they didn't have the ball .

They ran with total spirit .

Their spirit was never broken .

They were never totally road

But someone did hold back

On their reins 

Once and a while or they would have ran

With the wind but no matter what

They were totally free to play

The way that it was to be .

It was marvelous just to see them run

Out of only time but never their spirit

Or their freedom  .

The old and the new Rustlers

Could never even steal their special memories

Or the joy in their eyes

As they ran

As I finish this with no time to spare

The 72 stallions and their fans

Are still having fun after all these 40 years .

                                By Brock

A Dad Too

 

I know a mother's hug and kiss

Can sooth a child's aches and pains .

Dad worries too .

A mother knows many things

To keep her children happy .

A dad just wants to see

Smiles on his children's faces .

A mother is always her children's best friend .

A dad can  not and should not

Always be a friend to his children  .

He has to teach and push them

From time to time so they learn .

A dad should always give his wife her does

On how she raises  the children

And how she raises  or handle her husband

Even when he is sick. .

Dad might get a hug ,

But not a kiss

When he is sick .

 

                             By Brock

 

The Family Hunt

 

We come from all over for a few days of  hunting .

It does not matter how many pheasants

We shot and cleaned .

The thing is we are together as one .

We talk about last year's hunt

And who is not with us this year .

Oh the birds we can hear .

I will take snap shots when ever .

We all try to stay worm one day and cool the next .

We always talk about the birds that got away .

A hunter may loose his hat and his cool

And also the bird in the same field .

The hunting dog may not find  the bird ,

But she will stay cool even when her neck

And belly gets scratched up  .

Our little bird dogs had no luck.

We may get 10 birds in one day and 5 the next .

Nobody really counts .

 

One night we all eat lasagna

And we talk about who eats to much

And about who drinks to much of this and that

Even those who drink from a box !

We always talk about how much

Sleep we all miss ,

But we will all get up tomorrow .

As a family we will have fun .

We will shut and shut and even miss ,

But we will talk and laugh

And play in the fields .

Who  has the keys to the pick-up

At the end of the trees !!!

The birds are in the field

And in the air .

Who is missing the birds

And who is laughing ?

Who is counting what ,

Because we are family !!!!!!

 

                     By Brock

Between You And Me

I will always go to church on Sat. night .

I will always pray for you .

I will always protect you 

If you ever get into a fight  .

I will always love you .

I will always do what I can for you .

I will always try to teach you the right things .

I always feel like I am in school learning something .

I will always be coach Brock in my dreams .

I will always lessen to you .

You only give me what I can handle

But at that time I don't always believe it .

I will always have a picture of you in my house

And my house is always open to you .

My hands will always be open to reach and to hold you.

I will always be here for you ,

Until the end of time  .

The only person that can

Always use the word always

And always mean it is  God .

Between you and me God ,

Thank you for lessening to me

This sunny Sunday morning

While I had a nice run

Oh God  thank you for always being with me .

 

                                       By Brock

Sunshine On My Shoulder

You are so beautiful to me .

Speaking of gems , nor do I liken any

Priceless gems to you ,

Because all gold or silver

In view of you is just a little sand .

She has the splendor of her never

Yields to sleep  .

All good things come to me

In her company

And all those countless riches

In her small hands .

I love my sunshine on my shoulder .

 

                               By Brock

Be Like You

You start simple and start right .

You are a hero to me .

You can handle any situation

Day or night .

You are a man of few words

But you know how to make them count .

When there is something worth saying

You say it .

Heroes always achieve a stunning feat .

I wish , I could be a hero to someone one day  .

You are a hero to me every day .

 

                                      By Brock

Grandma's Rocking Chair

I feel old when I sit in

Grandma's old rocking chair .

My feet rub the floor

When I rock back and forth .

I worry as I watch as the world turns .

I know worrying is like sitting

In this rocking chair ,

I go up and down up and down for hours

But never go any place .

I have my rosary in one pocket ,

My snoot rag in the other .

As I sit in this rocking chair ,

I look out this window

And see the pheasants and I can

Hear them talk .

In a way and after all these years ,

I feel like I am sitting on grandma's lap

And together everything will be fine in time .

We all have to get up and not rock

The day away .

                                By Brock

As Your Father

I will pray for you until I die ,

You are always on the go .

It is a tragedy that you are

Not with me today  .

We are a reflection of the people

Who came before us that is true  .

You are like a windsock

At the airport .

I hate to fly  ,

Because the first word you see

At any airport is the word terminal ,

And that is not all

But that is just me .

I will stay within one zip code of home

And go fish or hunt or run and pray for you

Every night and day

I will do whatever I can for you smiley.

Don't push any more manure in front of me

Because I will not step into it but

I will clean it from our path.

I will always love you .

Because I am proud to be your father ,

I will always pray for you  ,

Where ever you go

Where ever you end up

Because you are a reflection of me  .

                          By Brock

You're Hunting With Us

You left us beautiful memories

Your love is still our guide

You guys will always  be

By our side all the time

Not just during hunting season

Our family chain and our family hunts

And hearts are broken

And nothing will seem the same

But as God calls us home one by one

The chain will link again

And then we will have the greatest

Family hunt and none of us

Will miss that hunt

And no one will miss a shot

and God will say it is ok

To lie just one more time

One of you can then go way ahead of us

and see the pheasants that the rest of us

Can not see

One of you can then shut from inside a van

Because we know you can

We all love you guys

                                      By Brock

At Age 60

When I turn 60 , I went out for a run ,

I will not retain water like a bath tub ,

At age 60 , but because of the love to run .

I still do not run like a Grandfather clock

But with a little luck

I may be in the autumn of my life,

But when I ran this morning ,

I saw the blush of autumn .

It is beautiful this time of year .

I will stop when I get home

And let things sink in

When I run I know I am never alone .

                          By Brock

High Jacked

You high jacked my dreams .

You say , I can not have everything .

I resent the limitations

That some people put on my own imagination .

I like to create my own vacation

Destination if only it is 50 miles from home ,

Sometimes I like to go there on my own .

Once in a while when I do get to go

To where I want to go by myself

Or with a friend

I still feel like I have been

High jacked back home

Because my heart and mind

Got high jacked by you .

Some may say it is love  that may be true

But at some point I will feel like

Being high jacked all over again

And it never matters how old I am .

                             By Brock

In October

 In October the sunflower are sleeping

And pheasant hunting is coming .

Summer's sun no longer to shine .

Maybe the flowers are crying ?

Maybe I know why ?

I think , it's the end of many things

Our days of fishing long days ,

Our long days in the sun ,

Our days lean toward a grayer end .

The snow may come

Not the long slow rain .

I have a friend who will share my sadness

And who will wait for me

No matter how long it will take

And together we will wait

For softer winds and brighter skies .

I know and he knows

I get older in October .

                      By Brock

Our 40th Reunion

After 40 years of being out of school ,

We where all to meet up on the same street

Where we all once started school .

We did not get lost coming back to our old home town

And  the same old street to see each other .

We recognized almost everyone .

Everyone looked almost the same

Everyone 's voice was just like yesterday .

Our eye sight was lacking .

Our body WT. in 40 years did not change !

We once gave slaps on the back  to one another

But know we give hugs .

We talked about the good old days ,

Not about the pain in our legs .

40 years ago we did not need to sleep !

Today we all need our beauty sleep.

Before 10 o'clock even if coach did not  gave us his orders tonight !

We have to watch the local news .

We all have to watch what we drink  and eat

Because of all the pills we have to take  .

We went to a dance before it got to late

And only one couple fell down on the dance floor,

Before I had to tell everyone

I had fun at our reunion

Before I went out the door .

I needed my sleep

Because II am getting old  !

                    By Brock

I Will

I will hold ice chips

To the fevered lips

Of my spouse .

I will bring water

To my frightened child

In the middle of the night ,

I will do what ever my family needs ,

As we lay down our life's for one another .

I know I will lose some sleep

With toss and turns .

I will not speak out of turn .

I know my Lord will take care of me .

I will fish and hunt and run and pray

For my Lord's reward .

 

                           By Brock

 

A Morning Run

At break of dawn and down

The road I run .

I hear the wings of a few pheasants

As they flap their wings

As they  go by me .

To hear the sounds of the outdoors

Of an October in South Dakota .

The thoughts of hunting ,

The smell of the autumn leafs ,

The sweetness of the early Dakota air ,

The cool air on my cheeks  .

Oh what a beautiful morning run .

Thank God for this great morning  .

                                By Brock

God's House

In the summer time it is cool

In the winter it is warm there ,.

When you are in his house ,

You can feel the spirit soar .

You can always hang in and around

His place and feel strong .

His place is for me and you .

Some times my throat gets so dry

There I even cry there

From time to time .

There is only holy water

In his place

I am ok with that you see

For it's God's house .

God would say things will get better

And I will protect you until the end of time .

My children , never give up on hope and love ,

Keep you head up high and watch

The soaring of the dove

As you go out my big unlocked doors .

                               By Brock

Me

I have lived a long time

Much longer than the years.

The Lord will always be-hold my life .

There have been so many lonely hours

From boyhood on

To these hours of contemplation .

I always tried to fit in

When some people did not make it easy

And that happens off and on these days .

I don't need to shoot off fire works every night .

I sit out side many nights .

I watch the stars up in heaven ,

The milky way in all its glory

The sparkling display

Of the Northern lights .

When I sit out side with the dogs at night ,

I thank God how lucky God has been to me .

                                         By Brock

A Best Friend

A  best friend will calm  me down,

When I ask why God and I cry ,

When I am angry and yet so sad .

My best friend will wear my hat

Of responsibility while I cry ,

If only for a short while .

These moments contain the extraordinary

Best friend of mine .

My best friend will never leave me .

He will leave me optimistic

About tomorrow the next day and the next day ,

He said , just wait and see .

I hope , you have a best friend like me ?

                                        By Brock

A Place

A place that can take you any place

A place where you will be pleased

To be where you are

A place where you are as strong as you

Want to be

A place where time is precious always

The next best thing is here

When I pray here some one touches me

I just woke up from my dream

By Brock

Habits Of The Heart

Habits of the heart

Are the most powerful

Influence of a child

That is good news

But that could also

Be bad news

So just think

Where your heart is right now

You have to have a heart

To share it to show love

You need also to have a back bone

A laughing bone and a wish bone

But most of all you need to share

Your great habits of your heart and all your muscles

And your bones or anything you have

Will not matter to the people you love

By Brock

A Happy Child

When I am with a happy child ,

I always found peace

At the end of the day .

We shared a laugh .

I called the child smiley

And they became squeaky !

Oh yes , these things

I will truly miss as they grow up you see .

I will wish you sunshine for tomorrow

And happiness always .

By Brock

Phantom Pain

Have you ever had phantom pain ?

The pain that can hit any part

Of your body even if you don't

Truly have that part

If you know what I mean .

The pain that feels real oh so real .

Any part of your body can go at any time .

I have an heightened awareness

I feel a live each morning

Even when I have some phantom pain .

I feel like one tiny little grass

Stand on this earth I see.

I am not guaranteed anything

But I take each day

And try to have fun and joy in it .

Some phantom pain will go away

Even if nobody but I have that kind of pain .

Someone may say

You don't have pain

You don't know what true pain is .

I would never ask anyone

If they have pain .

It is not for me to say or even ask

But I will say I care

If you tell me .

At my age I can see pain

in the people I love ,

Pain or phantom pain or pain hurts

The people who have it

And the people who love the people

Who have it.

By Brock

A True Man

Walk like a man .

Act like a champ today .

Always give your all .

Remember little things affect little minds .

Never take anything for granted .

Don't be an if only person .

Squeeze as much as you can out of each day .

Always stay cool .

Don't talk till you have some thing to say .

You will then be a champ in your own eyes

But more than that you will be a true man .

And also a champ in someone else's heart .

By Brock

Fishing

I went fishing on this early August morning .

The bright sun shinning through the trees

On Lake Louise .

The trees are so green .

The wind is blowing lightly .

On the quiet still water

The water looked like clear glass to me

The trees looked beautiful

with their reflection on the water .

How lucky I feel to be free this morning .

There is nothing out here but me .

I am so relaxed with the line laying on my finger

I could just go to sleep .

I wish I could do this more often .

Oh-oh-oh-oh oh my line is moving !

My tip is bending .

I better bring my line in and see

What more beauty there is out here

On Lake Louise .

Oh-oh-oh-oh fish on !

Look what I see

There is something tonight to eat .

By Brock

My Father

My father watched over me .

When I was with him ,

I always found peace

At the end of each day .

A friendship shared , laugh ,

Smiley and squeaky .

When we went fishing ,

We would go to lake Louise .

He would say lake Louise

Was named after my mother .

We fished for bullheads ,

Maybe that is why I am so

Bullheaded it is in my blood .

When we went hunting ,

He would have his J. C . Penney shot gun

And I would have the home made gun shot gun

My dad made for me .

Dad and I never missed a shot

When we hunted together .

When we went horse back ridding ,

Dad on Tilley me on Topper

We would ride easy

Time was always on our side .

Tilley would get her Hamms beer

every Sunday !!!

Without him I miss these things we once did .

I tried to listen to him ,

He used smiley to talk with and about kids .

He used the word and sound of squeaky

To get a smile on a child's face .

When he took snap shots of people ,

He would ask them not to say cheese

But horse ban ewer so we would smile

And we would think of his horse Tilley.

Without my father these days has left a void

But I fill it with the joy of remembering him.

I took his hand when I was young

When I heard his call or whistle ,

When I run today ,

I know he is with me .

He always wished me the sunshine of tomorrow

And always said take one day at a time

Dad always said you are to be seen not heard

Dad I am bullheaded just like you !!!!

By Brock

GIVING

G allantry in being noble with courage

I ndulgent in what someone wants

V erve is the enthusiasm

I mpulsive act

N ice in that you are pleasing yourself and someone else

G uarantee that everything you give in love will work

By Brock

My Grandma

My grandma was always able

To cheer me up

When ever I was down

Like nobody else could .

Some one would say

You are to be seen not heard

But at grandma's house

I could let myself go for I was always ok

Some one would always say

That I was spoiled by my parents

But I had my grandma to keep me grounded

And to keep me on the straight and narrow

When my world would become dark ,

Grandma would lead the way with her glowing smile

Grandma shined in the rain

My grandma was like a waterfall's rainbow

Grandma shined in the rain

She was a gift as a grandma

She was grandma to everyone she met

I wish , she was here today

By Brock

You Can Do It

You can not believe

You can breathe .

You can not spit ,

You can not swallow

And what is sweat ?

You may even shake

You do what it takes

It is ok to have nerves

You do it ,

I am your coach .

I believe in you

You see .

By Brock

Listening

As a young boy , I wanted to hear

All the stories my aunt and uncle

Would tell when they would let me play cards.

After a while they would say go away ,

They did not know that listening is important .

Listening allows the other person

To express , understand and appreciate

Their experiences whether its the excited chatter

Of a young child who is just trying to fit in

Or the repetitious stories of an aging uncle or aunt or grandparent .

Come Lord Jesus spend some time with me ,

So I can be ok with my aunts and uncles and grandparents .

By Brock

Dad

I was always a little afraid of him ,

But loved him and respected him always .

He always had a thick saddle cinch strap

On the small kitchen wall to help keep

us in line

He had a great impact on anyone he touched .

He made us all smile and every child was smiley or squeaky .

He was always an inspiration to me .

You always knew where he stood

He seemed to tell me all the time

You are to be seen not heard .

Everything was an effort to him .

He was always in pain .,

But he always wanted kids around .

He kind of had a can opener to his kids minds .

He showed us all his love for the outdoors

For horses , fishing and hunting

And just watching people on main street

On a Saturday night with him was fun .

He never complained about his pain .

I never really got a hug from him

But I always knew he loved me

Without him telling me .

He knew God and that God

Will take care of us always .

Enough

What is enough

When does our enough

Deprive another family

Of their fair share

We should live more simply

So that others can simply live

Does anyone know what enough means

When you give enough

You will feel it in your soul

Give until it hurts always

By Brock