An actor I knew
I saw him sitting alone in the dining room
of a small hotel, drinking brandy with coke
his handsome face was bloated, and he was
deep in his cups
I told him of the Humblebee story when
he played Schultz, and he chuckled
he was a man in agony drinking had
become relentless, whatever reasons
he drank, but the hurt didn't go away
he had lost his wife to cancer and thought
of killing himself, as a trained counselor
I knew better than to give advice
on how to stop drinking
His girlfriend came, had been in the bar
playing pool, a woman with a fake smile
was driving him home to his cottage
she, also when the actor was away looking
after the cottage
The last time I saw him, he was struggling to
walk up a hilly road, I drove to his home
again, he mentioned suicide.
I said, no, my friend, you have to live and
suffer as the rest of
that was the last time I saw the news
of his death saddened me
Categories:
schultz, anxiety, color, culture,
Form: Blank verse
Today I’m thankful for Valentines day…
and I agree with Charles Schultz who had the wisdom to assert:
all we need is love on Valentine’s day…
but a little chocolate doesn’t hurt.
Categories:
schultz, valentines day,
Form: Rhyme
Easter rabbits surrounded the beagle and he began to dance
Springtime grasses urged Snoopy on, so he began to prance.
More rabbits arrived at the meadow on Charlie Brown’s hill.
Lucy and Charlie came too, and Pigpen who smelled like dill.
Charles Schultz is smiling as he draws a dancing Snoopy today.
If there is one thing this cartoonist knows how to do, it is to play!
Categories:
schultz, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
George Schultz
1898-1917
I was reposing voiceless on my deathbed,
As with the silent fog on a winter’s morning,
On the way out of here from kidney failure,
And as I closed my windows there,
On north Painter Street,
I tried to recall the greatest day of my life.
In pain, I remember grimacing there,
And then, ten minutes before my heart said “no,”
To this sad comedy called “Existence,”
I saw inside my fading mind
That still moment in time,
That priceless artifact of mere memory:
I saw Georgia Brown and me,
Embracing and shivering like two birds at sunrise,
Holding on to each other in the December drizzle,
Of a long-forgotten morning in 1913,
By the tall flagpole at the high school,
There on busy Philadelphia Street.
And even though I knew her heart,
A loving heart which belonged to another, and another,
She still accepted my romantic entreaties;
My hushed whispering words of sweet infatuation;
And that, my friends,
Is what I miss the most:
The fragrant audacious flirtations,
The deeply passionate naïveté,
Of the one and only Georgia Brown!
Categories:
schultz, death,
Form: Epitaph
Naysayers
You know those people whom
Always have something negative to say,
Got you believing you set your hopes too high.
I could care less about the things you say,
The only real voice that affects me
Is the one in my own home,
The people raising me day by day.
Understand that some dreams,
Are tougher than others,
And it's a competitive field;
But that doesn't mean,
It's impossible to make it real.
I know a guy, a friend of mine,
He's about 16 and he made his dream real.
So, don't give up until you make it real.
To be honest, I'd rather take the chance and fail,
Rather than not take a chance at all.
Sometimes taking chances
Can lead to the opportunity of a life time.
It's like science all over again;
Howard Schultz, Thomas Edison, or even Graham Bell.
Three ordinary people with visions and dreams,
The world wouldn't be the same,
without their passion to succeed.
The world is full of naysayers and unbelievers;
The people whom don't,
Believe you can succeed.
It's up to you to prove them wrong
Live your life and find out where you belong.
Categories:
schultz, bullying, conflict, dedication, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
Of His Very Own
He is a Lutheran because Martin Luther
Was a church builder and also a roofer
On top of things and steeples liked to stay
Making sure marvelous churches were on display.
Why laugh a little when you can a lot
Each church for people in choir have sought
While his voice up in air was held suspended
He joined choir knowing it was so splendid.
As a baby was great at building blocks
Hanging on fireplace place Christmas socks
People want quality and won't leave him alone
Now he has construction business of his own.
How is this poem as an introduction for
Steve Schultz of Southern Comfort Homes
who built our house for us? Jim Horn
Categories:
schultz, character, humorous,
Form: Couplet
Awaking a bit early, amid her crisp Autumn's air; Sunday October 13th
Just past his first watch and slightly pleasing this soothing melody; Love's....
Child rising at the dawn of another day; somewhat intriguing as fitting perhaps
Symbolic's place in space, be time ? Nefarious meaning no bejeweled these
horizons
Beyound the skies a light so bright and diamond eyes; their vertical cross ?
Nineteen sixty-six
Seven years of age; Charles Schultz his Charlie Brown waiting for Lucy within,
this pumpkin patch..
Je t'aime, sequined in rhinestone such scenes ? Cosmetic, her purely feminine;
an infants, anniversary.
Categories:
schultz, angel, baby, jesus, love,
Form: I do not know?
Awaking a bit early, amid her crisp Autumn's air; Sunday October 13th
Just past his first watch and slightly pleasing this soothing melody; Love's....
Child rising at the dawn of another day; somewhat intriguing as fitting perhaps
Symbolic's place in space, be time ? Nefarious meaning no bejeweled these horizons
Beyound the skies a light so bright and diamond eyes; their vertical cross ? Nineteen sixty-six
Seven years of age; Charles Schultz his Charlie Brown waiting for Lucy within, this pumpkin patch..
Je t'aime, sequined in rhinestone such scenes ? Cosmetic, her purely feminine; an infants, anniversary.
Categories:
schultz, anniversary,
Form: I do not know?
your voice now silent
never to see you smile again
you left us heartbroken
unprepared
shocked to silence
we remember
your laughter and your
“I can go on attitude”
never complaining
just being you
even when fighting
this battle
we'll never know why
you had to leave us so soon
we'll always wonder
we'll always have questions
God knew your journey was complete
when He selected the perfect rose for His garden today---
IN LOVING MEMORY OF A FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE,
MICHELLE SCHULTZ 26092011
We, at BABS miss you already
280920111335
Categories:
schultz, death, friendship, work,
Form: Free verse
Captured by the Nazis,
Destined for compound,
The many came together
Though, seldom ever frowned.
I often sat and wondered
Through all the tragedy
How this could be made light of
And portrayed there on TV.
The humor was astounding.
The situation’s wild,
But Hogan’s Heroes was
A favorite of this child.
I remember, weekly, tuning in
To see if they would bolt.
Truly what I remember most,
Is the quote from Sargeant Schultz,
“I see nothz-eeeng!”
Categories:
schultz, funny,
Form: Quatrain