I'm Not Old

I am not old  .
I just get older ,
I am not Peter Pan  .
I am Irish clean .
I see things differently  .
I hear what I hear .
I do understand people
Much better these days .
I will never be old at heart .
When I hunt or fish or run ,
I am in no way silky  .
I am just me .
At my age
I try to have fun every day .

                         By Brock

Your Anchors

I will sing To Ra Loo Ra Loo Ra

Don't you cry

It is an Irish la-la-by

So do not cry .

Together we will dance  the bad things away .

Whenever I pray ,

I will always mention your name .

The Lord will send his love

From up above down to you and me .

The Lord will put his arms

Around you and me .

The Lord is always here

to hear us .

The Lord and I will be your anchors

Of hope always .

So let us dance and I will sing

To Ra Loo Ra Loo Ra

Don't you cry .

We got our arms around you .

You will be ok

For there is always hope little one .

                                              By Brock

When Grandma Died

When grandma died ,
We all gained an angel .
She never knew what a grudge was .
She had no punishing silence .
She had more patience
Than anyone I ever knew  .
There was no abruptness
In her body  .
There was always a purpose
With every step she took .
She was always sincere .
She always gave hugs and love .
She always said she was fine
For the shape she was in .
She always got her job done .
God was with grandma
While she was here .
I feel like God and grandma
Are watching over me all the time ,
As she flies with the angels
And from time to time
She will rest on my shoulders
When I need her .

                                     By Brock

Hope Grows

Hope always grows .

Hope should be a driving force

In in your life .

With hope you should be positive .

With hope you can always push

The delete button .

You are a master piece .

Do not ever forget that

With hope you will find your

Safe have .

With hope do not let

Your thinking or your dreams

Limit you ,

For hope will never die

When it is in  you

You will feel it and see it  to

Just start every day with Joy !

                           By Brock

Spread The Words

Words are like seeds .

Plant the right seeds .

Your world will go in the right direction 

Of your words  .

Say the right words .

You will get better each day

If you believe .

Don't speak of defeat .

When you spread the right words ,

And there fore the right seeds

They will follow you

In the right direction always .

Go spread the good news .

                                  By Brock

An Eagle Soars

When you spend time
With the chickens  ,
You can not soar
With the eagles .
You should always
Be with the right people .
If people pull you down
It is time to fly ,
Try to be with people
Who will pick you up
And show you the right way  .
If you follow the good people  ,
You will be good  ,
Always be with people
That give you good qualities
That they have
And you can pick them up
And share them .
You can then soar with the eagles
More often .

                                      By Brock

Grandpa Knows

My grandson has learned
To turn off and on the light .
Today he likes to turn on the light .
He loves the light .
At some point he will have to a just
To the dark parts of life .
His grandpa even today has to walk
A delicate balance
Of when to sit in the dark
And when to turn on the light
For himself and his grandson .
Grandpa will know when

                         By Brock

God Has Everything

God has all the things of yours
All you need to do is ask him for them ,
You can not pray to much .
Leave the phone off the hook always
So you can talk to God
When ever you need to .
There is never a time not to pray .
Thank God for teaching
You how to pray  .
Take the first step
And pray to God
For you can get much more
From God if you ask of him
So pray always .

                              By Brock

Time Comes Back In Time

I wish , I could turn back
The hands of time for old time sake
And try to remember .
I try to remember some fun times
When no one wept
But the old tree in the back yard .
I get steamy eyed .
Oh the time that passed me by
So fast years ago is coming back
So slowly these days
For nothing not even father time
Ever stays the same
Even when it comes back to me today .

                                       By Brock

Acceptance, Love And Kindness

Grandma said he is your grandson
In so many ways.
He has acceptance, Love and kindness
In his heart already.
I hope , he has the butterfly effect.
I know he will have to go away someday.
I hope, he spreads acceptance
And love and kindness
Where ever he goes.
With his butterfly effect of
Acceptance, love and kindness,
I hope , he changes the world
To a better place.
That is also what my grandma
Wanted of me.
I hope, I passed on to my grandson
Acceptance, love and kindness for always.

                                          By Brock

Back Away

Oh to back away !
I need to back away

So that I can see

More if you know what I mean .

The morning star will shine

On me and the golden sunshine

And the evening star will shine

On me  .

Even the stars I wish upon

Will shine on me .

All these simple things

Are more much more

Than a simple mind set to me  ,

When I just set back and think .

A Friend

God treasures you 

So that you can treasure

Your friend .

Sometimes a friend

Needs you

When he tells you

He does not need you  .

Show compassion

Not judgment  .

A love for a friend

Will never expire .

When you listen to a friend ,

You will find comfort

But also the truth .

Dark days do not last forever

When you are a friend for a friend

In need  ,

Just being there for them

Is sometimes all a friend needs .

                                      By Brock

The Super Hero

My super hero does everything

For me  !

He is so special .

He washes the bar of soap

Before he would us it .

He goes crazy even a little dizzy

With the possibilities with each new day .

Every morning he feels and sees

The sunshine on his shoulder .

My super hero is always

With me and he is always clean !

He makes my live enjoyable .

He makes me live to the fullest ,

                                         By Brock

Dad And I

Dad is a true man to me .

He understands me always .

When I was little

I felt 10 feet tall

When I was by his side

Even in church up stairs .

When we rode horses together ,

We were a special team .

He smiled when he saw me

And I smiled when I saw

Him walk in .

Together we found how lovely

Heaven will be .

We tried to inspire each other .

I will always try and inspire

You by calling you smiley .

                          By Brock

I Want To Fish

I like fishing in sunset country .

A fisherman can unlock the water .

A good spot to fish

Is around a broken rock .

A fish likes to set up

In nice weather .

When fishing and getting a small fish ,

The fish in time will get bigger .

I want to go fish

Now and do something else later .

When fishing

I master being happy .

                                         By Brock

1972 Basketball

The 1972 basketball team

Was the true start of transition

High school basketball .

The team just broke their opponent down .

They started in Britton and ended up

In Sioux Falls

The number one undefeated team .

They man up man to man

Much more than the boys

In short shorts from a small town .

They got better as the game went on .

They came around to be a great team

They had their know how .

Now we all have their memories .

Nobody can take that away .

I am today a coach who still does not get paid !

                                                         By Brock