During the day you probably have a lot of tasks…or lists…or duties. Right? Or maybe you have one main focus, but it requires your attention all day. Correct? Either way…do you ever catch yourself daydreaming and wishing things were different? … Read the rest
Category Archives: Rhymes
I’d like to take just a few minutes to tell you about my lover today. And before you jump to any conclusions…this is a G-rated website, and it’s a G-rated article. In recent posts here on TonyFunderburk.com, I’ve been sharing … Read the rest
Imagine you’re a jellyfish…just jellyfishin’ along, mindin’ your own business. Suddenly you look behind you and see a huge cloud of mud coming your way in the water. You swim with all your might and as fast as you can, … Read the rest
Potato Chips
Have you ever read the ingredients for Lay’s potato chips? Just in case you haven’t, the ingredients are potatoes, salt, and oil. And with only three ingredients, just like their commercial used to say…I don’t think anyone can eat just … Read the rest
Carefree Life
Just because I might consider myself a whimsical writer doesn’t mean I’ve always had a carefree life. Look closely at the picture and see the pencil-printed words I wrote during a battle with a broken heart. Ah youth… I spent … Read the rest
Fooled Me
There have been people in my life who have truly fooled me. Not many, but some. Sometimes, all it takes to write something whimsical…something not very self-explanatory…is a negative experience. I think many of those kinds of experiences helped turn … Read the rest
Finger Painting In The Sand
I remember seeing an album cover…yes, I said album cover…back in the early seventies where the singer was sitting on a beach. And it looked like he was finger painting in the sand. The colors, the setting, the whole arrangement … Read the rest
Standing On The Brink
What do you think of when you hear the expression “standing on the brink?” Maybe you know that the definition of “brink” is either the extreme edge of land typically just before a steep incline or cliff or on the … Read the rest
Today I’m gonna do something I haven’t done in over 40 years. I’m gonna share the lyrics to the very first song I ever wrote. Ironically it’s a song with no name. And I only noticed that omission this very … Read the rest
Life is calling. It wants you…it needs you wide awake. Be clear-headed, vigilant, and ready. Stop living in a dream. It’s OK to dream. If it wasn’t, I sure would have wasted a lot of time writing all those lullaby … Read the rest
Down The River
Down the river there’s a ripple and a wake That doesn’t seem to end like it does in a lake. It doesn’t need a storm or a deep earthquake To shimmer and shudder and shiver and shake. Down the river … Read the rest
Love Is Snow don’t you know
I know you’ve heard love is patient. You’ve probably heard all those other descriptions like love is kind love is blind love is true love is blue But have you ever heard that love is snow? One day, as I … Read the rest