I had an idea after finish “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” by Edmund Morris. What if Roosevelt had met other men and women that I admired? What if they sat in a coffee shop and had a conversation about all they had done and seen? So I want to start something about great people inContinue reading “Great Exchanges Untold.”
Author Archives: Nate Melugin
Yours
Take me by the handLead me to my freedomIn return I’ll be foreverYoursWe were like oil and waterSeparated, destined never to unite. You came for me in darknessIn the light I was blindBut I adjusted in time One word from you changed my lifeIt’s all I’ll ever need
No Moon
Cold afternoon, warm coffeeReading on the porch while youWork.The sun hides behind clouds and the shade is eerily similar to darkness, cold and empty.That’s what the world without you would be, cold and emptyYou are everything that is bright and warm and happy.Without you there would be no sun and with no sun there isContinue reading “No Moon”
Wild Horses
We were broke that year there wasn’t much rain. We took the horses out to the dry golden plain. A place that seemed you could see for days, riding the open space thinking things would never change. thinking back on that now grateful for where we are today To my wife, and Muffin and justice.Continue reading “Wild Horses”
A Voice Crying Out
The wind howl’s outside Like the voice of one Crying in the wild It seems to call me But I’m scared Terrified that it will call me Into the unknown places The reaches of which I have To go Far beyond what’s comfortable And easy Some where that is foreign And shaky I listen closeContinue reading “A Voice Crying Out”
Pathways Under the Stars
Under the stars is where I want to be Fire side, bed roll out thats where I truly feel free looking up from my back seeing what they saw In the past The night sky is a scary thing sometimes going beyond what our minds can fathom reaching far ahead of what the eye canContinue reading “Pathways Under the Stars”
Stand Alone
The tree stands alone, Unnatural for the middle of a forest. It is quiet and strong small now but it will grow the roots run deep reaching for life for security for stability it is strange that no trees surround like it was set out to be the one it stands majestic on its ownContinue reading “Stand Alone”
Some Down Time
At the beginning of every year I take time to get away from social media, TV, and all the other things that provide the daily distractions from what’s really important. This year I started a little early, and let me tell you, it was some much needed down time. My wife gave birth to ourContinue reading “Some Down Time”
What books impacted you in 2020?
I want to have an open discussion in the comments about the books that we loved (or didn’t love so much) this year. While we were locked down, what kept you focused in? What book took you to another world? What book took your mind off your present reality?
Forgotten Thoughts from my Typewriter #2
There I stood A mountain before me So big the shadow It seemed to swallow Earth whole I had a thought One of might proportions Yet small beginnings Faith the size of seeds Could crumble this mass In a moment confidence Welled up in my chest I spoke Down it came Light poured over meContinue reading “Forgotten Thoughts from my Typewriter #2”
