The Webb of Life
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THE WEBB OF LIFE
For eighty-one years I’ve lived the Webb of Life;
For over sixty years so has my wonderful wife.
We both are as grateful as we can possibly be;
For we know of the love God gives to her and to me.
When I think of what I couldn’t live without,
I would still have plenty to smile about.
When I changed my attitude, things started glowing;
Found the glass is not half full, but overflowing.
I try to treat every acquaintance like a good friend,
But sometimes I feel like I will have to just pretend.
I don’t always play the game like it is sink or swim;
For I know it’s just for fun and I can’t always win.
I don’t believe in ever giving anyone a blank check;
I know that, then, I would be a nervous wreck.
I found out how I could have a lot of good days;
Things got so much better when I changed my ways.
I do believe when you realize who you really are,
That’s when you will start to shine like a great big star.
It takes so many years to learn just what to do;
When suddenly you realize life is almost through.
GRANDMA’S APRON
Remember the apron that Grandma wore,
And the many things she used it for.
There was nothing that apron couldn’t do;
Grandma wore it the whole day through.
She used the apron to wipe the children’s tears;
She also used it to clean their ears.
Often the little kids, under it they’d hide, if shy;
From the oven, it was used to remove a pie.
Grandma’s apron could quickly dust it all,
Should relatives or friends happen to call.
She uses the apron to dry her wet hands;
It helps to open fruit that she has canned.
My grandmother had to be the world’s best,
With her apron held by two safety pins on her chest.
But I can never forget that wonderful scene,
Grandma sitting with her apron full of green beans.
SERVES YOU RIGHT
When I was a nine-year-old kid,
I’ll never forget what I did.
With my mom I went to the market;
I took candy and put it in my pocket.
Outside, I had the candy in my hand;
My mother said, “Take that back to the man.”
I started to cry and shake, as if I was cold,
But you can bet I did as I was told.
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About the Book
This is a book of poems to give you a lift,
And it’s my appreciation of God’s gift.
For I enjoy writing poetry just for fun;
I’ll write about anything or anyone.
I don’t care what the subject might be;
I’ll turn it around until it suits me.
I hope you find this book to be a joy for you;
Then, I have accomplished what I wanted to do.
I’m writing this book with friends and relation in mind;
I wanted it to be in poetry, making the words rhyme.
I’m certainly not writing for fame or even glory;
I just want to tell about things in a poetic story.
This book will hopefully inspire, make you laugh or cry;
Being so grateful, I want to encourage others, so I’ll try.
The Webb of Life is poems of people and events important to me;
Look at your life and perhaps you, too, God’s blessings will see.
This book turned out to be a lot more than I had planned;
Now it’ll be wonderful to get it into some other hands.
For I want you to remember when I’m dead and gone,
That, hopefully, this poetic book will carry on.
About the Author
At the age of forty-nine, Eugene, who dropped out in his junior year of high school to join the Marines, went back to school. He graduated with a B.A. (1981) and M.A. (1986) in Health and Safety, along with a certificate for the Specialist in Alcohol and Drug Problems. It was in college that he started writing poetry and his Master’s thesis was a book of poetry entitled, An Alcoholic’s Poetic Story, which he later published. In recent years