Even The Wise Cannot See All Ends…

J.R.R. Tolkien penned, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful words concerning what I am about to write about. He said, “Many that live deserve death. And some die [...]

You Aren’t Serious…

People will ALWAYS surprise you. I feel this is one of life’s laws, or rather, one of life’s certainties. It’s right up there with death, taxes, and God’s vengeance. You [...]

Cloths of Heaven

Here is yet another one of my favorite poems. I think I’ll only post like two more, but for now here is this one. It’s a beautiful message about trusting [...]

Reluctance

Hello, and welcome to part deux of our poetry series. My name is Josh, and I will be your host this…morning? Why am I awake! It’s about 4:35 a.m. where [...]

‘If’

I have been reading a lot of poetry lately. What follows is a piece of verse that I read a long ago but that I had long forgotten. I’ve always [...]

The Gift of Mortality

I know what you are thinking. You’re thinking two things. The first is, “Josh, this sounds ridiculously depressing.” To which I say, it’s really not that bad, so suck it [...]

Entertainment vs. Pleasure

Eat. Pray. Love. If you are alive then you most likely have heard about this book/film. If you haven’t, you clearly have been living under a rock and I would [...]

Justice vs. Vengeance

There’s no doubt that if you are reading this you have heard the news: Osama Bin Laden is dead. The New York Times front page reads: BIN LADEN IS DEAD [...]

The Bucket List

“We live, we die, and the wheels on the bus go round and round.” This sounds very depressing but I think it speaks volumes. The moment we are born we [...]

New Beginnings, Engagements, Weddings, Family and Friends

There’s something strange about the spring. It’s a season of new beginnings, both in the physical and metaphorical sense, and something about that fact touches people. It stirs them to [...]