Tag Archives: loss

Our Loss

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Ferrell’s famous one-in-a-million shot of JFK’s son saluting his coffin. BORN JOHN ASSASSINATED OUR LOSS

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One Plus Two

Posted on November 5, 2023 by Dick C Waters

3-sided trail shelter Title: One Plus Two Since my wife passed, it has been a lonely world. I can’t relocate things that remind me of our time together and the love we had for years. I prayed often but really … Continue reading →

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Journey to Happiness

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Image courtesy of Google Images Title: Journey to Happiness A young lady was taking a leisurely drive on a country road. The sun was out and there had been no rain for days. It was a road she had driven … Continue reading →

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An Angel, Just in Time

Posted on July 17, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Photo courtesy of Photolamus.com Title: An Angel…Just in Time Sitting at my family’s cemetery plot, I was contemplating my future. It has been six months since cancer took you. We had eight years of bliss, followed by two years of … Continue reading →

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Moon’s Tears

Posted on May 15, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Photo courtesy of K.S. Brooks (www.indiesunlimited.com) Title: Moon’s Tears We had been here many times, but I was alone once again. Our empty house had been driving me crazy, and I thought of our romantic connection. We were strangers that … Continue reading →

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Handkerchief Lesson

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Photo courtesy of K.S. Brooks (www.indiesunlimited.com) Handkerchief Lesson As a teenager, I couldn’t really get into the ‘village thing.’ My dad owned one of the shops. I never told him I was upset about being the designated ‘counter’ for the … Continue reading →

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Love Affair of the Heart

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Love Birds – Interesting picture which I took on our Honeymoon, what is the third bird thinking? Dedicated to George and Jeannette’s “Love Affair” There are many paths life can take. To my knowledge, there are no sign posts to … Continue reading →

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Next Chapter – Found

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Dick C Waters

Photo courtesy of K.S. Brooks (www.indiesunlimited.com) ___________________________________________________ ‘Next Chapter Found!’ ‘Yaquina Bay Lighthouse = January 2023’ ‘This makes it official – ‘ ‘The bones of two bodies were found recently during the reconstruction of a portion of the Yaquina Bay … Continue reading →

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Old Cowboy

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Dick C Waters

Photo courtesy of K.S. Brooks (www.indiesunlimited.com) “Okay, Bud, do you want to tell me what that was all about? You’re going to kill yourself, that horse, or both. I know we haven’t seen each other for months, but that was … Continue reading →

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Focus!

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Dick C Waters

Focus! A tall stack of boxes filled to the brim with photos, which resembled my life. There was only one thing I should have focused more on, but it’s too late now. Someday, I’ll have to go through them and … Continue reading →

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