My Four Reasons

While winds begin to chill my spine

And leaves ignite with colored threads

Like an early Autumn sunrise

Her radiant smile captures me

While the world is buried under a powdered blanket

And ice begins to descend these outer walls

Like a fresh Winter snowfall

Her skin appears as soft

While beautiful gardens begin to bloom

And thousands of leaves return to green

Like a calmly flowing Spring brook

Her hair flows smooth and free

While the sun sits high up in the sky

And sandy beaches fill with souls

Like a breathtaking Summer sunset

Her warming eyes steal me away



Ode to Grilled Steak and Shrimp

O juicy scrumptious delight

Thou has been seasoned just right

Though it may be you once went moo

Tender sirloin you make me cookoo

Lying lifeless on your back

Slowly turning from blood to black

I listen to you sizzling

A scent ever so relaxing

O juicy delectable side-dish

The seafood that does not taste like fish

Plucked from your shells

For my grill to create alleviating smells

As you lay roasting in your olive oil glaze

Catching everyone's hungered lasting gaze

Oh how well you accent my sirloin

A perfect meal for everyone to join

O grilled steak and shrimp

Over my charcoal you lay so limp

Only my favorite birthday meal

Appetizing as you make me feel

The fact i get to eat you but only once a year

Surely from my eye will fall a tiny tear

As happy as you make me

My grill and you were surely meant to be

Brothers in Arms

When we were kids we fought eachother
When we were teens we fought our fathers
Now as adults we fight standing side by side
Though you stand tall fighting overseas
I remain strong on the homefront with family
We are brothers bound by far more than blood
For I am always right beside you in your travels
As i trust you are with me in mine
We defend the same country
The same innocence
The same freedom
Nomatter what field we battle on
We fight a battle our forefathers once fought
For all the right reasons
To prevent and overthrow treason


When we were kids it was pretend
When we were teens reality set in
Now as adults we see the world
For all it truly is
For all that it once was
For all that it should be
The morning those towers fell
Thousands of tons of plummeting steel
We watched
Thankful for our family
We realize family is most important
That we would do anything to protect them
Anything to save their lives


As kids we were brothers
As teens we grew became more than that
As adults you are not merely my brother
But you are my best friend
Everyday you carry that rifle
I will grow more and more proud of you
As for everyday the love for this world i carry inside me grows
I pray that you too can maybe be proud of me
While you defend our country
I will defend our family
So that when you come home
We will have something left to defend together..






Dedicated to My big brother....Seargent Michael Charles Klipp.. Who is serving in the Army Infantry to defend all that we hold dear in Iraq. 


Love you bro, come home safe