Category Archives: Journey

Turning A Corner

Posted on October 9, 2025 by oldmainer

Well, for better or worse, I’m back. After stepping away from the keyboard about seven months ago, I finally feel the time is right to re-enter the world of blogging that I have truly missed. And Kramer is here too. … Continue reading →

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Me

Posted on August 26, 2022 by oldmainer

And after all is said and doneWhen everything that was begunWhen all the battles lost or wonAre left for me to live And after all the stress and strifeWhen all the things that touch my lifeWhen acts of violence run … Continue reading →

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Kramer’s Korner

Posted on May 31, 2021 by oldmainer

Hello again to all my friends and fans. Kramer here. Someone said Summer is around here somewhere, but except for one day, I haven’t seen it. I hope that wasn’t the whole thing. There are so many things I want … Continue reading →

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Kramer’s Korner

Posted on May 17, 2021 by oldmainer

Hello again and welcome to Spring, finally. Well, at least it is a little warmer then it has been and all the trees are in bloom, and the motorcycles and mosquitos are back. I love this time of year because … Continue reading →

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Kramer’s Korner

Posted on May 3, 2021 by oldmainer

Hello again friends and followers. Kramer here with another fascinating episode in the life of the world’s most famous Pekinese. Well, maybe not famous, but certainly well known. It has been another two weeks since we chatted and what a … Continue reading →

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Salvation

Posted on April 2, 2021 by oldmainer

And when the door swung wide In the lustrous light stood a child Come, leave the darkness she said Cross over, join me in the light Your journey does not end here It simply changes form The you that you … Continue reading →

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Guitars and Barstools

Posted on January 15, 2021 by oldmainer

Another night, another townLike those I’ve left behindHonky tonks and cheap hotelsAnd girls that are inclined To drink your whiskey, tell you liesLaugh at all your jokesDance real close, head on your shoulderTrying hard to coax Another drink, another dollarTil … Continue reading →

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Lonely Is The Road

Posted on December 3, 2020 by oldmainer

Lonely is the roadThat wanders Without directionStretching Walked in solitudeReluctantly No beginning or endSuspended Wrapped in ones-selfChallenge the sensesWhat lies aheadExpectations Caught in a dreamMotion without reasonCloaked in possibilitySearching

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Cycle of Life

Posted on September 12, 2020 by oldmainer

The rains came, as they always did. Prickly wet fingers, beating a staccato rhythm loudly upon the galvanized tin roof of the shack.  Rivulets of mud transforming the previously dusty road into an impassible bog.  Outside the shack, all signs … Continue reading →

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Whispers

Posted on August 9, 2020 by oldmainer

Not again he thought silently, slightly shaking his head as if warning them off.  Sounds, unintelligible, always lurking just beyond comprehension.  ‘Leave me alone’ he thought.  I already have enough problems without you adding to them. “What do you want”?  … Continue reading →

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