Lyman Henderson’s Blog: Bedtime Stories for Adults

Tempo Toronto is privileged to introduce you to Lyman Henderson, CM, BA, as a new blogger with his own creation, Bedtime Stories for Adults. The esteemed Member of the Order of Canada, Lyman, was born in Toronto, Canada, and obtained his BA Degree at the University of Toronto, in 1943.  He was married to (Countess) Ann Buchanan in 1945, has three grown children, and five grandchildren. He served overseas 1942-46, in the Royal Canadian Artillery as a Captain.

Lyman was President, then Chairman, now retired as Honorary Chairman of Davis+Henderson Limited, a printing firm serving the financial market.

He is now a professional writer, speaker, seminar leader, and consultant, mostly to the printing industry and the arts. For 15 years, he was on the professional staff, as professor, of the US-based National Association of Printers and Lithographers, Executive Certification Programme. On retirement he received their first Excellence in Education Award. In his career, he has given over 1,500 speeches, written some 150 magazine articles, authored and published 13 books and booklets, conducted over 100 seminars and consulted with some 50 organizations.

He is author of “The Ten Lost Commandments of Fund Raising” published in English and French, in Canada and England (over 15 reprintings), “Sam, Sam, the Printer’s Man,” “How to Make a Business Plan that Works,” “The Pricing Game,” “Prescription” “Hands-On Marketing for the Printer,” and six travel booklets. He publishes “Bedtime Stories for Adults” on his own blog; <lymanhenderson.com>

Lyman has had an extensive voluntary career in religion, health and welfare, and the arts, and has served as the president of many such organizations, including the Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario and Toronto Divisions), The Good Neighbours’ Club, The National Ballet of Canada, and the Arts and Letters Club of Toronto. He is now an advisor to several other arts organizations. He is an Elder Emeritus in Cornerstone Community Church in Kleinburg.

We’ll feature his extensive writings and musings on a huge variety of topics a couple of times a month. What an amazing character Lyman is … and here is a short poem he wrote in light of an approaching Valentine’s Day.

Early One Morning

When you wake up in the morning and your belly‘s full to bursting

The clock says only five, but your throat is dry and thirsting

There’s a frost upon your nose as it peaks above the covers

And you’d really rather doze, if you only had your druthers.

But the drummer’s roll is booming on your fulminating bladder.

So you step into the cold with your knees and teeth a-chatter.

And you stand beside the throne with a satisfying grin

‘Cause the juices flowing out cause relief to flow back in.

Then you hear your mate approaching, responding to her call,

And you brush against her nightie in the darkness of the hall.

You crawl beneath the covers with your mind and body taught,

Resumption of your sleeping is not uppermost in thought.

Now you hear her coming back. You plan a flank assault;

You’d sort of like to have her think, it’s really all her fault.

You tentatively touch her and discover with delight

The self same thought has struck her—and you twine until it’s light.

Oh the rapture of the morning, exploding into dawn,

As the fabled early birdie salutes your love with song.

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