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Love Locked Down

On a desert island, middle of a plague, Love that never falters, never will it fade. The only one to touch, nestled here at home, Though we sorely miss the places we did roam. In these turbid times, we pick each other up, Though it should be empty, you did fill my cup. Fifty yearsContinue reading “Love Locked Down”

Jackpot

Life is just a gamble, a-rollin’ of the die, might become a shamble, never knowin’ why. Take a spin on the wheel, let the number ride, if it’s y’er turn to deal, never stand aside. Blackjack’s just a game, you win or you lose, love is much the same, gotta’ pay some dues. I headedContinue reading “Jackpot”

Virgil S. Thill

October 27, 1940- January 8, 2022 APACHE JUNCTION, AZ. Virgil Stanley Thill crossed the Great Divide on January 8, 2022 after a short battle with lung cancer. Virgil was born to Rex and Marian (Wilson) Thill in Malta, Montana on October 27, 1940. He was raised in Glasgow and graduated from Glasgow High in 1958.Continue reading “Virgil S. Thill”

Out Behind the Chutes

Out Behind the Chutes Life is like a buckin’ chute, comin’ at ya’ hard, get’s a little better if yer brother is yer pard. Big brothers are the best, I’m lucky I got two, now one of them is gone, and I’m feelin’ blue, They taught me how to swim and how to ride aContinue reading “Out Behind the Chutes”

There’s A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere…

There’s a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere….* In the darkest days of the war, did they know what was in store? Toss that apron, roll up those sleeves, let’s go beat those Nazis. No more calls for America First, we see the world at its worst. Send our sons off to war, we must avenge Corregidor.Continue reading “There’s A Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere…”

Don’t Look Up

I don’t watch many movies. I rarely recommend them. The Netflix film, Don’t Look Up is an exception. It is a parody of and a metaphor for our time. The plot includes: A catastrophe facing humanity. A nerdy scientist who becomes a sex symbol. A beautiful whistleblowerContinue reading “Don’t Look Up”

Joyride

That old truck was faded red, it had a big hole in the bed. Blue Flame Six beneath the hood, as I recall, it ran real good. Granny gear to get it goin’ no matter what it was towin’ Cowboy tough, like the Old Man, it made the Thills a two car Clan. Starter pedalContinue reading “Joyride”

A Village Called Kin

Little village by the sea, the simple life was the key, A sandy beach, a coral reef, the China Sea, its own motif. Farmers, fishers, hard workers all, soil to till and fish to trawl. Sweating in the bath house steam, refreshing tropic island dream. Children in their sailor suits, off to knowledge, their pursuits.Continue reading “A Village Called Kin”

Somewhere….

Somewhere snow is falling, as families gather ‘round, happy voices calling, hear their joyful sound. Somewhere a fire crackles, warming up a heart, casting off the shackles, no more to be apart. Somewhere an infant lies, beneath a Christmas tree, got her Grandma’s eyes, that smile she got from me! Somewhere there are packages, wrappedContinue reading “Somewhere….”

Christmas Blues (1999)

Another year is drawin’ down, I’m sittin’ in a one-horse town. The gold that glittered long ago, went somewhere I can’t go. There’s been trouble strife and pain, enough to make us all complain. Lost some ones that we held dear, will those grey skies ever clear? Lost some hair and hit a cow, butContinue reading “Christmas Blues (1999)”