Leavin’ a few crumbs along the trail ...

My daughter Rachel was born in 1979. Dad got to hold her when we moved to Tampa. Didn’t take a photo that day. Why bother? We’d have years to do that. But we didn't. Dad died a few weeks later. I'd give almost anything to go back and get that picture.

Why tell you this? Great question.

I’m a private person. Retired. Don’t leave the house much. (Doctor’s appointments. Birthday parties. That’s about it.)

About five years ago I started piddlin’ with poetry. Enjoyed it. Three years ago I stumbled across The Prose. My second posting (first poem) was “Baseball Haiku.”

The ball is round.

The field is big.

Randomness.

It’s a sad little poem. Just nine words. Never got a like. Never got a share. Never got a comment. … Sad, sad, sad.

But back to my point.

I’d like to leave a legacy for my family and friends. Just a few crumbs. Nothing fancy. Having someone read my poems would be nice. But that probably won’t happen.

What to do . . . what to do.

That’s why I’m recording my poems. They’re crumbs—crumbs along the path of life.

Do I think anybody will watch them all?

Nope.

Do I think a friend or two might watch a poem or two?

Maybe.

That’s why I’m puttin’ ’em on YouTube.

What about you? Imagine someone watching you read your poems. (Even just one. Even just once.) Imagine that.

“Ah, Jim. I’m so busy. Plus, that sounds like a lot of work. Technical work. Geeky. Nerdy. Boring. Mebbe next year. Or the year after that.”

Or maybe never.

My daughter Rachel has her own kids now. Love ’em. My other grandkids as well. Hopin’ to see each one grow up. But one day I’ll not be around. Gone. “Poof.”

I’d like to think that my grandkids—and even their kids—will one day ask about Pops.

“What was he like? Was he funny? Was he mean? Would I have liked him?”

Great questions they can answer by punching j.s.lamb into the YouTube search bar. Watch a poem or two. Decide for themselves.

Wouldn’t you like your family and friends to do that?

Sure you would . . . Get started today.

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LINK: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJqNYnzrJ5PhZfIHIrdqpsA