Rhyme is writing with the use of similarly used words to end a thought or line. Poetry flows freely with lines expressing authors though changes. Let’s see how will Rich does it for fun with:

Rich’s Philosophy in Rhyme and other bits of Poetry

Hi, I am Rich Hoback , just an average old fella with sometimes fleeting thoughts:

Sittin’ on the Dock

Sittin’, Watchin’ and Waitin’,
Even tho’ nothin’ comes my way.
Nothin’ changin’ but don’t matter  none
Anyway.
Can’t do what people want me to,
‘cause I’m busy 
sittin’ on the dock in life’s bay.
Rich 2022

Solitude

Solitude

She stepped down from her back porch.
A wisp of a breeze was awakening.
A smile came across her face.
The sound of the wind chimes, captured her thoughts.
It seemed for her, to be entering another world, 
in another time.
So many thoughts traveled across her mind,
as she walked carefully into the flowers.
The sweet aroma of the flora
reminded her of that first true love in her life,
The multi-colored blossoms painted images
in her mind of both the heat
and the softness 
of their love for each other.
She needed this time today.
I did also, 
Thank you, Mom!
Rich Hoback 9.2.2022

Across the Creek

In the summertime....
across the creek
where everything grows,
across the creek
where no one goes.
In the Autumn 
when nearly all 
goes to sleep,
it becomes a world of Magic.
In the Winter 
as all lays down to rest
beneath
a carpet of pure white snow,
the only sound we hear is
that of our own breath.
Yes, again in the Springtime
it becomes a carpet 
of green
with only the sound 
of singing birds.
It's what I see from standing
Across the Creek.
Rich Hoback 8.10.2022

Black-Capped Chickadee

Come to me
my little Chickadee,
it is not the size
that matters as much
as it is the Life
you bring to us
In Your Song

Rich Hoback 3.30.22

The Ant

As I sat perplexed one day,
with my back against a tree,
My mind was deep in thought,
of the matters that troubled me.

I glanced at the bark
of this large forest tree.
What had been placed there
just for my eyes to see?
an Ant........

My first impulse was to crush it
beneath the weight of my foot,
but something inside me said:
“Don’t kill it ........ Just look....”

At first, as I watched
this simple ant,
all that I could see.... 
was how unorganized his aim in life
really seemed to be.

My mind wandered further,
into his miniature world.
Did he indeed have a brain?
Quickly he moves to the right,
to the left and to the right again. 

Was it his eyes
that guided him around
the many obstacles ........
in the light that seems so dim?

Or was it just Instinct
that carried on past
the barriers formed 
right in front of him,
and to his goals at last?

As I sat and watched him
on that sultry summer day,
My thought then turned from problems
to lighter, joyful thoughts of Play.

I resolved in my mind that day,
after watching this new friend,
that I might learn from the message that he sends.

By replacing the words in my mind
.... ‘I can’t’,
I would do well to savor 

The Will of simple Ant !

         Richard L. Hoback  9.13.21

The Cardinal

A bright red cardinal

appeared in my yard today.

A sign that an Angel is near,

a sign the spring is now here.

He strutted about so that I may

notice his beauty ,

his confidence,

and the message that he carried

those who might see.

His message was one of Love,

of trust ,

of pride,

a message that someone is very near.

I am standing in Mom’s Garden

with the angel sent to me from her.

Rich Hoback 6.9.21

     Examples of Spring 

Give us, your wonderful examples of spring,
Oh please , don’t hold back !

Don’t save for them for a later time
that we could see your works.

Your talent in expressing
a love so deep for us,
is needed now and
each day of our lives.

Forgive us now as we stand 
with our mouths wide open 
in awe of your splendor,
as we watch the many wonderful……

Examples of Spring.

   © Rich Hoback 6.1.2021

Meanings

Just a closer
walk with thee——
What does that mean
to you,
What does that mean
to me?

A verse in a song,
a heartfelt smile,
a stroll in the park,
for just a little while.

What does that mean to you?
This is what it means to me.

A gentle touch of a
true, true friend,
one standing close by me
for the beginning
through the end.

One who knowingly
accepts my faults,
and pats my shoulder
in my pride;
who comforts me in
all my fears and doubts.

One who never leaves
my side.

All in All,
who else could it be,
when I think of……
“Just a closer walk with thee”.

R.L. Hoback 5.14.21

‘Pairs’
Smiles are a good thing
when shared by two.
Laughter is more fun,
when laughing with another.
Strength and Support is unapparelled
when Shared by two.

RLH 3.20.21

Worthiness

On my walk in nature

I passed a tiny bullfrog

on my walk today.

I stopped to listen

to the words he seemed to say.

“Please Mister,

You are in my domain.

But if you choose the stay,

I really won’t complain.

While you are here though,

I fell teat I must ask,

to help me, please with

a very simple task.

To my daddy bullfrog,

I need to prove my worth.

To catch this little housefly,

is my need on Earth.

If you could just shoo him

over here by me,

I’d have my lunch and better yet,

Prove my need to be.”

So as I moved on down the path,

on my walk today,

I thought and thought of the words,

that tiny bullfrog seed to say.

What die he say

that I might hear,

with that tiny little voice

so small?

He told me that

as each day passed,

I need to catch My fly;

I need to prove my work each day

……. and not let a day go by.

For there is a need

for me to be

here on God’s green earth.

All that is asked …for me to stay,

Is to continue to prove my worth.

…. For Me ….

The evening is early now…..

and as I sit,

the full moon rises.

At first it is very intriguing,

yes, …….even mysterious

in it’s warm glow,

larger than life,

as it quickly emerges

from it’s resting place on the horizon.

As it gains momentum,

the warm glow turns to a shimmer,

and it begins to spread it’s soothing light

across the field.

Just as I become spellbound in it’s beauty,

it disappears behind a low hanging cloud …

only to emerge again

even brighter, in it’s own majesty.

This time it’s face is clear. . . .

and I now it as placed there For Me.

Rich Hoback 2 21 21

Castaway Dreams

Castaway dreams

where sunshine beams

on some faraway

desolate isle.

Where careless

and free,

just you and me,

loving our lives

away.

Just want to say

on this blustery day…..

and the absence

of a desolate isle,

“Thank God” that

A man can have dreams!

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