Brummet's Conscious Blog

 -- Quote of the Day --  "Books are the compasses and telescopes and sextants and charts which other men have prepared to help us navigate the dangerous seas of human life. " ~ Jesse Lee Bennett   -- Poetry -- Today I'd like to share an excerpt from my first book of poetry: Towards Understanding ... which includes poems written between the time period of 1987 and 2002. These poems were selected to reflect my unending, immense love and appreciation for my husband - Dave. We're celebrating our 24'th anniversary tomorrow (July 19th).  I Love You That Much Can you hear the fan blowing Trying in vain to cool On this hot summer day? Holding you close, so strong Feels as though nothing  Will ever go wrong.  I part the hairs on your chest,  just to feel them curl around my finger Like a chick cuddled in her nest. Your eyes bathe me in their embrace. And it feels so good for it to be this way;...