http://slow.writerscafe.org/unclecharlie The original writings of author unclecharlie en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776014241 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 They say he doesn't serve the country any moreYet at the School he guards the doorMaking sure the kids are all safeRenewing in some of us human faithDresses in his combat fatigues he shouldn't be seenHe's ready for combat is what that should meanThey have threaten.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/1118920/ They say he doesn't serve the country any moreYet at the School he guards the doorMaking sure the kids are all safeRenewing in some of us human faithDresses in his combat fatigues he shouldn't be seenHe's ready for combat is what that should meanThey have threatened to take h.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/1116393/ Got her a ring and down on one kneeAsking her Darling won't you please beNot just my Partner and best Friend for LifeBut won't you become my forever WifeWe've been 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The dreams we chase seem so closeYet we catch up to nothing but a ghostWhat's going on in my life really isn't clearHow much more will we lose is all that we fearOur Faith and courage are now lostTo get them back we'd pay any costNot the person that anyone else ever really knewJust wish we could mak.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/1014846/ Today we moved in finished up the houseRolled out the Harley gave it a little bounceTook a minute to just look aroundProjects , Comfort , Love and Freedom I foundThought about the ones that made all if this realPrayed for each of them to let God know how I'd feelWent into the house and made a little.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/999890/ Got on the bike and gave it a kickThe youngster thought that I must be sickTo start it why would I even tryOn the other I only push the button to get byMy total pleasure and past memoriesAre something they won't ever seeLike the days when riding with friendsKicking to start is how they all would be .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/967047/ Now I can only watch as she slips awaySo much I wish to change but nothing I can sayEverything is packed and sitting by the wallNothing to show she was here is left at allNot a chance she would turn the other cheekBetter off just to watch and not try to speakThe last few years so much has became cle.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/958219/ Life is nothing but an endless rideUp and down side to sideWon't ask others for a handLove and caring we don't understandBrought up most of the time aloneThere's was no voice even on the phoneSo much we longed to shareBut we looked around and no one's ever thereThen one day we get a strange callThe .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/953398/ I've watched as she spent every dimeEven put all she's got one the lineI've sat and watched her cryEver time she says Good ByeI've heard her sniffles as she sleepsTare out the door to run off the creepsShe's spent many hours banging her headPicking out the right words that need be saidOthers may hav.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/952690/ If into the future I could seeHow much easier your life would beI would cover you when the storms coming nearNothing in this world would you ever fearPain is something you could do with outYou'd shed no tears or have reason to shoutLike the Beaver inside the picket fenceI'd be there no matter what m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/942153/ I grab her gently around the waitThose lips I really need to tasteSlowly pulling her nearNo doubt that my reason is clearA smile spreads across her face As I pull her into placeEyes shut she tilts back her headLips that taste like the finest of wineAnd for now their all mineWe start of dancing nice .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/942124/ Old Glory istattered and faded,Wearing jeans that are way outdated,Protesting what has come and gone,Plus the war that'sgoing on,The end doesn't seem at all near,Nor is the meaningto us even clear,Kids that won't make it home,Families simplyleft alone,Lives that are torn apart,Why did th.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/845014/ As Christmas comes our wayGod Bless you all on this special dayThe children are wrapped around the treeEach wonder what Santa has delivered for meA smile is on every single faceWith wrapping paper all over the placeChristmas songs and plenty of noise As we  play with all the toysFrom the table .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/840946/ Flash backs continually playAs we go through each and every dayFriends and family that we now findUsing the air waves just being on lineThe memories some good and some badLiving a life that many have hadThe picture of before afterSome bring smiles and others bring laughterWonder what we could have b.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/836260/ Riding the bike but no wind in my hairIt's just a little cold out thereDressed completely to the gillThis thing on my head feels like steelThe wife thought it was just a jokeUntil I gave it some gas and pulled out the chokePushed the button and listened to it roarStrapped on my lunch backed it out t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/833124/ It's December and there's no snow or iceBeen riding the bike it's just that niceSome mornings I get all dressed upWishing for a place for the coffee cupPut on may jacket over a sweat shirtPull the chaps so tight at times they hurtBut if the weather is good enough for a rideDown the rode on the scoot.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/832156/ What do we really pay the Government forTaxes, Social Security and so much moreBut until we want some of it backWe really don't know all the factsThey will send us here and then over thereHow long it takes they don't seem to careWe get a voucher for this and an application for thatDoctors poking&nbs.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/830158/ Started the bike for a ride to no whereCompletely bald no longer wind in my hairJust riding up and down streets in this little townWondering what else may be aroundThen I see her walking slowly down the streetJust one look and our eyes easily seemed to meetLet up on the throttle and slowly started s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/827828/ Thanksgiving day Oh what a feastGot fat and calmed the beastMany groups having idle chatFinding out where the others been atFilling a plate made for threeEating watching the game on TVKids are bigger then they were beforeDidn't know who was who any moreThe family meetings that now seem to be fewWay .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/826971/ Today I set back and shake my headNot at all sure why I said what I saidMany time left others wonder WTFWondering myself I don't usually have that kind of luckToday I must confess or just right out sayI sure wish I could turn the clock back for at least one dayThis life I am leading is full of the u.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/826173/ Felt and couple of drops and knew it was going to startJumped on the bike and down the road we would dartDidn't get more then a block or soGod opened his hand and let it all goPulled over needed to get ourselves dressedMaybe sitting it out would have been bestDidn't matter because head on was how we.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/825683/ Usually very strong but today I am weakAs I type tears run down my cheekThe pictures are on the slide showReminding me that once Love I really did knowShe always meant the world to meNow she gone pictures are all I can seeCame to me as a complete surpriseTurn the PC on and they came up right before .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/824375/ What is there to be Thankful forWe're alive and so much moreRead so much about hunger in children the other daySo our feast we simply give away give awayIt's not about the ones that are grownBut the children that have no food at homeWe started with just one family in mindThe list grew fast we'd quic.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/823211/ Don't want to forget on this Special DayThanks to all the vets that helped us to live this wayWithout the soldiers where would we beAnd is there any chance that we'd still be freeThese people lay their lives on the lineNo doubt their all hero's of mineThese are the bravest people I could ever knowDo.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/820618/ Worked my a*s of and now I am beatJust can't get myself to got to sleepTried everything I can think of to doCounted sheep a by the hundreds not just a fewWatching shows I've seen many times beforeBut that doesn't seem help me any moreSpent hours staring at this computer screenUntil on it my head wou.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/820601/ On the surface it all can only spell gloomBut for Happiness and fun we'll find some roomSlowly everyone's body is falling partAt times staying focused is surly an artYet at no time will we just give inWe've lost before but this time could winTo slow down we may have a little bitThat doesn't mean we'.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/820059/ Sit back got coffee and smile as we take a lookAt the picture from life that we all tookRemembering times that were great and some that were sadSeeing people that in our life we once hadThe way we developed and the groups that we likeAlong with the trucks , cars and even the bikesPlus when we went o.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/817407/ Their ground they now want to standGot an idea and sign in their handVoices that many now seem to hearMany agree is what's coming clearIt's not happening in just one placeNor is it just one country or only one faceI am sure there is plenty that we'll never understandBut you got to respect the ground.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/810329/ Now their out there and their ground they standChanting got a sign in there handIt's not about where they goMore of what they want the world to knowWe bailed out their lazy assesThe Government handed out all the passesSpent our money when with nothing was thereWe saved their asses it's now time to s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/809920/ Got out all the cold weather gearThat's it will rain all week we didn't want to hearGot it packed and on the bike is where it staysIt's rained hard for the last 3 daysStill on the bike we will go out and sitSome times taking whatever we can getBought a new bag that holds anything we could needIf fro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/805966/ Listening to the rain pounding down on the roofSitting on the floor playing with the kids being a goofLaughing and remembering how it is used to beWhen threw them years gone by we once again can seeWe are rolling riding and taking up the whole floorWith the ones that we really adoreNo better way the.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/804843/ This day started off more then really greatStarted the bike sat there feeling it vibratePut the cap and goggles onPopped it into gear and we were goneThe day was sunny with just a bit of a chillBut there could never be any better thrillNot in a hurry no place to really go.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/802514/ The days come when our minds not a sharpAbout our health they all want to harpNot listening to what we have to saySaying they see things each and every daySo we go into to where they push stick and prodWhen they are done we leave thanking GodGet into the car to get away really fastNo coffee smokes s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/800004/ Getting Older and watching my friends as they fallIt could happen to me but I change nothing at allI work hard and hours I put in plentyBut in the end what good is having a bunch of moneyWe know smoking and other things are going to killYet millions of us take our chances doing it at stillDoctors we.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/799376/ For 3 days I've moved very lazy and slowPlenty to do but no motivation to goPlaying games reading the topics that around the world can be seenListening to the News wondering what it all could meanHearing about the rich that want to give moreThey would be better off just handing some out to the poorT.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/799361/ Walking by see it dirty and just laying thereOut in the weather uncovered just isn't fairStop of a minute and give it some thoughtMaybe it can be saved and I'll get it boughtI've got the book and I am fairly smart But Rebuilding I am told is some kind of an artWant to make it look once again no.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/798953/ Were some people born with this itchThat means each and every day they just have to bitchIt's not 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once again todayI was driving my truck as she scooted the other wayLeather jacket , black gloves and some chapsThen her little backwards biker's capI was surprised when she waved at meHad to look but another bike I didn't seeHow could she have known who was driving that truck.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/791694/ Didn't think we'd ever go through it againBut at least we know more as it beginsIt's sinking in a little bit fasterMaybe we can stop things before the disasterThis time it's starting some what slowSure glad for what we all now knowStill with the family it's hard to seeHow they seem to all go way bef.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/791681/ Afternoon comes and it's time for rideI'll go it alone no one on the back or by my sideRiding along lost in some kind of dreamThere's no way it was you I had just seenWe may have been traveling in the opposite directionBut that picture looks like the one in your personal sectionWavy blond hair blowi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/790434/ Today is one that makes for good drinkingMost the News is bad what's the use we're thinkingBuy a new toy to throw us off trackCould figure out how to use so we took the damn thing backNot like it's something we haven't done making it newBut it's not what we want to continually doThis it we won't jus.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/789851/ Went out today with an excellent planThought it would go smooth but didn't understandThe store and the Web really don't connectWhat you see on the Site don't always expectLooked at many Sites and had a route that would be quickIn the end my a*s  completely got kickedOnly looking for an item or .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/786586/ Through out our time we seem to playForgetting about what once got in our wayMaybe bio polar to say the leastHave those days where we're just a beastThen we calm and all little things just fade awayAs we wonder what really happened that dayBoth ways it couldn't have wentBut what we believe is to us .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/unclecharlie/785906/