Category Archives: Insight

Leave The Light On

Posted on January 14, 2026 by oldmainer

If I were young again,I’d pay attentionTo that little known dimensionA taste of endless timeIt’s just like waterIt runs right through your fingersChris SmitherLeave The Light On In my youth, I had it good. Still do today. The difference is, … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on September 9, 2025 by oldmainer

Inspiration is like a lover Unexpectedly metExciting to engageUrgently pursuedCompelling to embraceOft gone by morning

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Weeds

Posted on September 7, 2025 by oldmainer

Cast upon the worldSeeds unbornWithout identityLife enter Origin unknownUnimportantA new lifeUndetermined An embryoDriven by genesCreating itselfWithin a new world Beauty subjectiveFlowers prolificSubduing the lesserGrasping control Yet the weedStrength emboldenedContinues to grow While value accused Seasons consume Blossoms wither Flowers retreatGardens … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2024 by oldmainer

I believe in holidays, I’m just not sure I believe in what they have become. As a boy, before I ever sat down to Thanksgiving dinner, I had learned in school why it was a holiday and why we were … Continue reading →

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Requesting A Friend

Posted on October 4, 2024 by oldmainer

I have had a Facebook account for longer then I can remember. However, I never used it until about five or six years ago when I started volunteering with the local Humane Society chapter. They have a group set up … Continue reading →

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Transferring The Blame

Posted on June 19, 2024 by oldmainer

Recently, I have been sitting in the bleachers, watching with a mixture of concern and amusement at the college protests that have been so prevalent in the news, regardless of where you access it. Students, (and I use that term … Continue reading →

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The Fish

Posted on June 13, 2024 by oldmainer

Damn you he said as he slowly reeled in the broken leader on his rod. I had ya. I was just a tad from reeling you in. If it wasn’t for the line breaking, I woulda had ya this time. … Continue reading →

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Silence Is An Unheard Sound

Posted on April 18, 2024 by oldmainer

I listen to the silenceHeard by only meWaiting for a visionMy silence sets me freeMy mind escapes realityEscapes to thoughts unknownMemories and yesterdaySome better left alone Silence is an unheard soundSpoken from withinTo only you as you perceive Where your … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Is What I Thought

Posted on March 23, 2024 by oldmainer

What I sawWithin eyesClosed to whatIs beyond me A vision and victimOf what I knewOr notMaybe its just what I saw A spectatorAt bestIn a worldUnfamiliar Watching a neverAt least to meTime valuedBeyond myself Make an enemyFriends will followStrength in … Continue reading →

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Being Happy

Posted on August 7, 2023 by oldmainer

I walked into a frequently visited mom and pop store recently and the clerk, one of the owners, said “well, you look happy today”. I said “have you ever seen me when I was not happy”? She said “No, I … Continue reading →

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