Prompt: What’s your favorite thing about yourself? Obviously, my incredable good looks!
Author: Joseph R. Mason
Published author, poet, orator, blogger, father, grandfather, evangelical christian, theologian, counsellor.
Retirement… The Golden Decade.
Prompt: How do you want to retire? I have! And it's been the best ten years of my life! The Golden Decade. The alarm clock sleeps, a silent, dusty friend,No morning rush, no schedule to attend.The world outside can hum its busy tune,My stage is set, beneath the afternoon. Ten years have flown, a blink, …
Father’s Day – what’s it all about?
Father's Day, as we know it today, primarily originated in the United States in the early 20th century. The most widely credited individual for its creation is Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington. In 1909, after hearing a sermon about Mother's Day, she felt that fathers deserved a similar day of recognition. Her father, a …
A Love Without End
Describe one of your favorite moments. Here is a poem that I wrote some years ago about the birth of my son Jonathan. A beauty that beguiles the eye A splendour that can’t possibly lie I am compelled to look and stare To see if he’s not really there Straining every optic nerve I look, …
What notable things happened today?
What notable things happened today? Personally, nothing as I've only just got up. However, in the real world... Today, June 13, 2025, several notable events are happening:Geopolitical Events: * Israeli strikes on Iran: Israel has reportedly initiated air strikes against Iranian military and nuclear sites, and carried out assassinations of top military officials and nuclear …
Fairytale World – An Acrostic…
An acrostic poem is a form of poetry where the first letter of each line, when read vertically, spells out a word or phrase. This word or phrase is often related to the poem's subject. Fantasy takes flight on whimsical wings,All around us, enchantment sings.Imagination paints scenes anew,Reality bends, and dreams come true.Yearning hearts find …
Wizard Grump – New Novel Coming Soon.🤞
My new WIP A very funny take on a horror story involving a Wizard Detective, a very much alive and dapper skeleton, a talking cat whose IQ outshines them all, and a teenage werewolf in denial. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Absolutely everything! Where do I start? Publishing before Christmas 2025. (Fingers Crossed!) Here …
Autumn – a poem…
Prompt: What is your favorite season of year? Why? When summer's blaze begins to fade,And green gives way to gold and red,A magic whispers through the glade,As autumn's gentle hand is spread. The air grows crisp, a cooling sigh,No sweltering heat, no humid press,Just perfect breezes drifting by,A welcome, sweet, and soft caress. From emerald …
Maturity, a poem…
Prompt: If humans had taglines, what would yours be? Maturity is something I've never fully embraced... They say I'm in my seventies now, a seasoned, silvered sage,Supposedly filled with wisdom, turning life's final page.And yes, I've seen a few things, endured a laugh or two,But that wild, impish youngster? He's still kicking, strong and true.Maturity? …
