Meetings

A meeting today
Sober by Higher Power,
Serenity now

Dave C, Lamps 9-29-2008

Ken R's Passing

Dave's friend Ken died this week, and Hobie of AA Men offered this:

A friend has passed on
Prayers sent, sympathy offered,
Memories live on.


Hobie, AA Men, 4-24-2008

Michael's Haiku

Lamps posts in haiku?
I wonder who could do it.
Crikey. Worth a try.

and --

Sorry to intrude
With so jejune a verse form:
It's been 30 days.

Michael O'S, Lamps 4-21-2008

Step Four

Fearless and Moral
Inventory - Step four!
Learn about ourselves.

Dave C - Lamplighters
3-2-2008

Our Favorite Monk

Visit Assisi
St Francis -- monk for all time.
Prayer for living.

Dave C - Lamplighters
October 2007

Literary License

Home today with flu
Running at both ends, ugly!
Time to write haiku.

Dave C - Lamplighters
1-23-2008

Drunks in the News

Shutter clicks. Shudder.
Gut wrenching remembers, there
I but for God's grace

George T - AA Men
1-30-08

Happy Birthday

Celebrate birthdays!
We and our God stopped drinking
One day at a time.

Dave C - Lamplighters
3-2-2008

Rose Ann

Rose Ann, and Sammy
Her special friend, the squirrel.
We shall miss her so.

Dave C -- Lamplighters
1-25-2008

Haiku in Computer Language

'!'!*
&-|$
<> BOOZE

Tick bang tick bang splat
Ampersand dash pipe dollar
Waka waka BOOZE

Dave C -- Lamplighters
1-5-2008
(Translation courtesy of
Eric)

The Accountant

Fred had no defense.
After short, good business trip,
Days-long drunken spree.

Dave C -- Lamplighters
(1-23-2008)

HP

Find our own Higher
Power, Greater than ourselves.
Be willing, believe.

Dave C -- Lamplighters
(1-22-2008)

Character Defect

Character defect
identified, owned, now proves
formidable foe.

(George T. -- AA Men
1-23-2008)