THE BROOK

The slowly "trinkling" brook of time

It sings a song, each turn a tune, each fall a rhyme.

Weaving it's way along the meadows edge,

New life as melting snow slips slowly from mountain's ledge.

Never ending, ever bending, ever running fresh and cool,

Watch it ripple, running swiftly, see it whirl and pool.

Sand and rock clean water, clear as the sky above,

Never hating, never cheating, pure and simple sign of love.

Stream of love flow strongly; let us walk near by,

Let us feel the strength and happiness within your banks does lie.

Dip and swirl, bubble and toss, sing freely thy happy song,

Give us faith and courage that we could do no wrong.

What a lesson of peace with flowing harmony,

Aw, what beauty flowing through the valley for all to see

From the brook's water pure and clear

"Trinkling" brook, our lesson learned, we go - we see - we hear.

Glenn O'Neal

MOLDING YOUTH

We are not building castles of concrete and steel;

We are building character around muscle and will,

Not molding a statue of clay;

But guiding a boy along the way.

Three things I see as I look out at you,

God's will, true Americans, The will to do,

Fine people, ready to employ

Your time and talent for the life of a boy.

We may never build a mansion or structure so fine;

But how better could we spend our time.

And where could we find more joy,

Than taking one hand and molding a boy.

Glenn O'Neal

JUST A THOUGHT

There is never time to be dismayed,

That would cause a life to be delayed.

Nothing should ever be a real surprise,

Or cause you to say, "I can't believe my eyes,"

We are living in a "Baskin-robbins" world

With people out of control and in a whirl

You can't worry about what others may involve

Only those problems your strength can solve.

Glenn O'Neal

WILL ROGERS NEVER MET ALL

Will Rogers said, "I never met a man I didn't like".

Now I've admired 'ole' Will since I was a "tike"

And always thought he was quite a "hoss",

But, I'm sure he never met my foreman/boss.

Glenn O'Neal

BOY'S VIEW OF ANATOMY

Your head is kinda hard and round

Inside your brains can be found.

The top is all filled with hair,

I don't know why it's there.

Your face is in front, with a mouth to "holler",

And your neck keeps your head out of your collar.

That neck is kinda hard to keep clean,

Your shoulders are shelves either broad or lean,

Your spine is a long bone and no matter what you do,

That old bone is always behind you.

The arms are what you have to pitch a ball.

Without them it's hard to do much at all.

Your fingers; out from your hands they stick.

They are for holding a pencil when you do arithmetic.

The legs are what, if you don't have two

Makes it hard to do some things you want to do.

That's about all there is to you and me,

Except what's inside and that I cannot see.

Glenn O'Neal