MOVE’S WISDOMKnowledge Versus GuiltThrough Move, I’m everyday aware,Of how to, health, achieve.Their message is a simple one,To, in myself, believe.With patience, they have guided me,To always be aware.Perfection is impossible,When for myself, I care.I must each day be diligent,As I pursue each goal.Yet being of a human ilk.Success, becomes the toll,There is no judge nor…
Author: David Devaney
No Place Like Home
“There’s No Place Like Home”In this land of opportunities,To serve became your choice.In every branch of Service,This nation heard your voice.This world you’d circumnavigate,On ships and submarines.Across the “Oceans Blue” you sailed,Midst life’s idyllic scenes.Then soared above this Mother Earth,Through “Yonder’s Wild Blue”.Defending our democracy,Did mankind’s dreams renew.Responded first in battle,When war was imminent.“Semper Fi”…
When People Come
When People ComeTreasures EverywhereWhen people come to City Park,Great treasures they will find.Of every known variety,Of every sort and kind.There’s forests filled with ancient oaks,Great palm trees by the lake.Museums, where great intellects,Imaginations make.There’s gardens too, botanicalAnd those with sculptures filled.Amusement parks and choo choo trains,Where new dreams are instilled.Friendly people everywhere,Who share the joy…
Footprints In The Garden
There is,this pathway mystical,Where footprints do appear.Of red bricks and old concrete squares,Their names, all draw you near.These were those benefactors,Who gave their time and worth.To make this “Garden Beautiful”,A special place on earth.For decades they have guided friends,Through beauty uncompared.And though the names and footprints fade,Life’s memories are shared.Revealing recollected times,When this garden came…
A Fergus Cat Trilogy
A Fergus the Cat TrilogyNight Time EscapadesA little push,A little nudge,He silently, does creep.Then quickly through the bedroom door,Where Harry’s fast asleep.He softly tiptoes Cross that room.Is anyone aware?From top the bureau,To a bench,The depth of night he’ll share.Then leaping through the darkness,One step, And he’s soon gone.Into the hallwayemptiness,This cat is moving on.He lingers by the foyer…
Behind The Waterfall
City Park in New Orleans It’s here behind the Waterfall,I find Serenity. Midst swans and great museums,That share their history. The beauty shows its elegance,To friends all passing through.The sounds of spring revealed to me,How life does here, renew. This is a place of mystery,So vibrant and alive.Beneath great skies forever blue,Life’s energy does thrive. It’s…
The NOMA Sculpture Garden
I walked the Mississippi,Meandering a bit,Crossed below the water’s edge,To see where I might fit.I found great beauty on display,In art, diversified.And every statue that I passed,Had secrets to confide.I found here endless beauty,And warmth beneath the sun.Shared too Renoir’s greatness,When steps were first begun.I sensed here too, the energy,Creatively expressed.By artists and observers both,Now…
Its End
On Esplanade, near Carollton,Where the Street Car finds its end. The wonderment of New Orleans,With beauty, starts to blend.The springtime trees all blossoming,Reveal sweet nature’s charm.With “Serenity” life’s watchword. The beauty, fears disarm.This is a place of fragrances,Of friends, diversified.Where every lover’s dreams come true.As secrets they confide With skies each day. forever blue,And winds soft whispering.This realm…
Nook and Cranny
Nook and CrannyBass Fishing in City ParkIn every Nook and Cranny,Of every human ilk.In camouflage from head to toe,Each line, like finest, silk.Gathered here in City Park,Near downtown New Orleans.This Saturday as Spring begins,Idyllic were the scenes.This city’s fishermen appeared,All challenged to have fun.Cafe DuMonde did welcome them,To greet the rising sun.Along the Bayou’s, on…
Oak Trees In City Park
I had this conversation,With oak trees, just today,In City Park they’re bountiful,Their beauty on display. They told me that for centuries,They’ve nurtured all, mankind.Sharing too the wonderment,That humans sought to find. They said so many passing through,Could not them recognize.Saying their magnificence,Was, too, a great disguise. First seeded when the world was born,And spread about…