tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64794551777878424092024-02-06T20:48:57.462-08:00poetsenvyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.comBlogger319125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-90701596099763463772013-02-01T21:04:00.000-08:002013-02-01T21:04:31.898-08:00Our Valentine Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our Valentine Tree<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We fell in
love on Valentine’s Day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The minute
you laughed I knew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was
destined to be yours, my love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And I would
be blessed with you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We planted
our special tree that year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We cleared
away the snow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You insisted
our love would always be strong<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And you
wanted the whole world to know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You’re in my
thoughts again, my love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I imagine
you under our tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Remember all
the pledges we made,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And the
passion between you and me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The years
passed by rather fast,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then our kids
were grown and gone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We were
there in our empty house,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Still together
but each all alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My heart
grew hard and I forgot our tree,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I insisted it
blocked my view.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was
determined to chop it down,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Without even
telling you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was early
morning on Valentine’s Eve,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I approached
our special tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was
shocked and pleased with what I saw, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then ashamed
of the heart in me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Instead of
the tree being stark and bare,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pink and red
covered the tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Valentines and
notes from all our years,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Proclaimed your
love for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My love had
been erratic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There was
little that I could boast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But you were
there as you always were,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Just when I needed
you most.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My dreams
and heart were renewed, my love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By the valentines
that covered our tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There was
only one thing I could say,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I’m glad you
married me!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I miss all
you gave, my love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And the tenderness
you showed to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want our
love to be clear each year,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> As I hang valentines on our tree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-46380030994972708942013-02-01T20:55:00.001-08:002013-02-01T20:55:52.239-08:00I'll Choose to Burn the Ice Away<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll Choose to Burn the
Ice Away<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Why is it so
hard to love you?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My cold
heart snuffs the flames.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want to
respond with tenderness and love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And call you
sweeter names.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Why do I let
the storm win out?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My blood
rushes to my ears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want to
demonstrate my love for you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And gently
wash away your tears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Why do I disregard
the condition of my heart?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My priorities
have always come first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want to
show you how important you are,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And satisfy
love’s growing thirst.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Why do I wait
to prove my love is true?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My
motivation to love has been weak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet I’m still
the man you chose to wed,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I can give
you the romance you seek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m tired of
the excuses I make.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My love lies
dormant inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll choose
to lead my heart back home,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And forget
my foolish pride.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I will choose
to think good things of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sparks of
romance will turn to flames.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll be
thoughtful and you’ll feel loved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our love
will never be the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll wake in
the morning with thoughts of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My warmth
will seek you out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And all the
questions I once had,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Love will
erase each and every doubt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you, too,
choose to stir the embers,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The flames
will reach the sky.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For love
that learns to burn again,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Grows sweeter
as time goes by.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-29801904921145882782013-02-01T20:47:00.000-08:002013-02-01T20:47:43.379-08:00Love Changed Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Love Changed Me<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was
running fast and free,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Trying to
keep you far away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Somehow I lost
my point of view.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On our first
date I wanted to kiss you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Because love
inspired me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You said you
had a cold but I said it was okay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I could wait
for yet another day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You wanted
to text during finals of my senior year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I could not
risk failing so I refused.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But love taught
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">By the lake in
the heat of summer I proposed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was too
soon and I needed to be patient.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t
remember who it was<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That declared
I was not good enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But love
improved me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Your leg is
draped across my legs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Last night
tender words were said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You took up
space I reserved for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But I enjoyed
sharing my bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Love captured
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Your smile
was the last thing I remember<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From our wild
and perfect night,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">During our
wedding some things went wrong,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But all the
things that mattered went right. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Because love
filled me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are those
who thought our love shoudn’t be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Time will
erase all their doubts, if I love you tenderly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Love changed
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-15702611189343855982012-12-02T13:01:00.001-08:002012-12-02T13:01:19.606-08:00A Bee's Night Before Christmas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A Bee’s Night Before
Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was the
night before Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And all
through the hive<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bees were
clustered together<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Keeping warm
and alive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Three pairs
of stockings<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Were glued
up for each bee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the hopes
that Santa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Would put
gifts under a tree. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Each young
bee was snuggled <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Way deep in
her cell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dreaming of
a honey flow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That the
older bees knew well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The queen
was in her chamber<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Guard bees
sleeping close by<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All of them as
excited about Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a swarm
on the fly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The night
was clear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The new moon
was bright<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Everyone knew
for certain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Santa would
be there that night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When up on
the roof<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There rose
such a clatter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The queen
went with the guards<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To see what
was the matter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the roof
they could see<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A sleigh
full of toys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Most of them
for workers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Only one or
two for the boys.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Eight bumblebees
had been pulling<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They made it
look hard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Would Santa
have the time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To reach
each bee yard?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The driver’s
face was red<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From the
cold (I suppose)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And icicles
hung down<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From the tip
of her nose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her eyes
were coal black<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her mouth
made for smiles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She looked a
little weary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She had
traveled for miles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her coat was
real thick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Made to keep
her warm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her wings
were slightly tattered<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From a late
summer swarm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was
quick as she placed gifts<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Near where each
bee lay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then she
pulled a beautiful tree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From off of
her sleigh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With a wink
she said,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“These
bumblebees are tired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m looking for
workers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Who want to
be hired.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Six
volunteers jumped up<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(they
refused any money)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So she
promised they’d receive<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Extra stores
of honey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They darted
out of the hive<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And while
they were in sight<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Santa Bee buzzed,
“A golden Christmas to all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And to all a
good night!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Over almond
orchards and clover<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They flew on
their way<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They finished
their task<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Before Christmas
Day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-72938029941406871192012-12-02T12:54:00.000-08:002012-12-02T12:54:36.378-08:00Baby Bee's Night Before Christmas <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Baby Bee’s Christmas<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The hive was
snug from the lid to the base.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The entrance
was wide open for Santa, (just in case).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All the
cracks had been sealed to shut out the cold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Baby Bee was
sleeping and good as gold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The queen
had inspected each and every frame,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then she
lined up her children and addressed them by name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The youngest
ones she checked closely and their noses she wiped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Is everything
ready for Christmas?” she piped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“If the
decorations are finished, leave on a small light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Santa Bee
will be arriving sometime tonight.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She ordered a
plate of honey and pollen so Santa could be fed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then she
hugged all her babies and tucked them in bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All were
sleeping soundly when they heard such a clatter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Santa Bee
had arrived in the midst of a swarm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">His cheeks
were all red and he looked very warm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dispensing
gifts from his sleigh as he raced through the hive,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He was
interrupted by a question, “Mr. Santa, can I drive?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The other
bees were shocked that Baby Bee would ask.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Santa Bee
chuckled and let her help with his task.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All around
the world this magical swarm flew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bringing sweet
gifts to everyone they knew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As they left
each hive and while they were still in sight,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Baby Bee
would shout, “Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-87858106864581436142012-12-01T00:17:00.000-08:002012-12-01T00:17:50.531-08:00My Son, Listen to My Words of Wisdom (Part 2)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My Son, Listen to My
Words of Wisdom (Part 2)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My son, the
time for choosing friends is ripe,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First, you can
tell a tiger by its stripes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A friend can
fool you when he growls or talks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You can
discover more by the path he walks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Others will know
you by the friends you choose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you don’t
pick winners, someday you’ll lose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a friend
observes danger but pretends he’s blind,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You would be
wise if another friend you’d find.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A friend
will always tell what is true,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even when
the truth might hurt you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A friend is
there to watch your back,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And he will
reason with you if wisdom you lack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A friend
will help when there’s nothing to gain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A friend
will listen and share your pain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He’ll be
there always even unto death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But a fair
weather friend has wasted your breath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If he doesn’t
want you to be better, he’s not a true friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Like a
drowning swimmer, he’ll pull you down at the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Someone who always
flatters you has a concealed goal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He’s shallow
and self-serving and playing a role.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Beware if
he’s not loyal all the way through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He’ll sell
you out and then desert you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A friend is
there all life to share.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So choose
wisely, son, a true friend is rare.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My son, as
for girls, your future is bright.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You’ll find
contentment if you treat one right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A girl needs
thoughts of love to fill her day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If she has love
she has less reason to stray.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A girl’s
world is different from the one you know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Relationships
and emotions help her bloom and grow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Look in her
eyes each and every day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her feelings
are important. Listen to what she has to say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t be
afraid to show a little romance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hold her in
the moonlight and laugh and dance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Your
thoughts will remain positive, son,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you count
your blessings one by one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tell her she’s
beautiful and just what you need,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then it’s like
dancing and you’ll have to lead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t look
for things she might do wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mention what
she does right. Then move along.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There will
be days when your cup is half full.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Choose to be
positive and life won’t get dull.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Surprise her
with flowers, whether picked or bought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Keep your
romance smoldering and the flames hot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kiss her
each night before you sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A kiss will
remind her your love is deep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Whisper
sweet words as you hold her near.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And the
wisest of all, son, always be sincere.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-85968714820096367262012-11-29T14:12:00.000-08:002012-11-29T14:12:46.487-08:00Honey Bee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Honey Bee<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He slowly
approached the bee hives, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Observing the
endless streams of flight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The honey
bees deserved his attention,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But he
wondered, <i>What is she doing tonight?<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He put on
his hat and accompanying veil,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To provide
protection from stings to his face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He lit up
his smoker and then eased it down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Would I be welcome if I stopped by
her place?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Prying open
a lid he sent in a few puffs of smoke.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The bees
calmed down and moved away,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While he checked
each frame for the queen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What could I bring to brighten her
day?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The queen
was perfect, undamaged and full.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
summer this hive would be strong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There would
be supers of golden honey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> He’d get sweet rewards if nothing went wrong.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As he carefully
reassembled the frames,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One worker
flew out and stung his wrist,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Was that a
portent of things to come?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Would he be crossed from her list? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As he worked
through the remaining hives,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He was distracted
by a disturbing thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If he was
determined, would love find a way?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Because she was well worth any
battles fought.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In his beat-up
car he sped wearily to her house,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hoping he could
see her without being seen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On her porch
he would leave a bottle of honey,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With a note saying, TO MY QUEEN.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Plans concerning love can sometimes
go awry.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Honeyed words often remain frozen on
lovers’ lips,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And love not claimed can be lost for
all time,<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sailing swiftly away like a phantom
ship.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In front of
her house he parked his car,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And placed
the honey up on her porch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Before he
could leave she raced outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He wasn’t the only one carrying a
torch.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was
perfect, just right for his queen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Ripe and
willing, she was waiting for her king.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Their future
was golden and offered sweet rewards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Though they had little, they had
everything.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-90188933377529326932012-11-02T12:48:00.000-07:002012-11-02T12:48:17.274-07:00One Lonely Dragon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One Lonely Dragon, Magic
and Tough<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Once I
yearned to be magic and tough,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But I was left
to wonder what my status is,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Though life’s
a stage to strut my stuff,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I knew I’d
never make it in show biz.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was the
wall flower, intense and shy,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Entering from
stage left, or was it right?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Left out of
the popular group, the other guy,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For
everything I got, I had to fight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So I became
a dragon from medieval days,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You knew I was
there. I had a mighty roar,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But dragons
are the ones who everyone slays,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If I wasn’t
careful, I’d be doomed forevermore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I could be
in a crowded room, invisible to all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pretending that
I’d asked someone to dance, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet even
then my courage would hit the wall,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For lonely dragons
only get one chance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There must
be a lady dragon waiting somewhere,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although
time drags on and it’s getting late,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m still invisible
and no one can find me here,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m
breathing fire and I don’t want to wait.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And the days
drag on, and the nights grow cold,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I still
remain a dragon, but just on the inside,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Watching the
modern knights who are so bold,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While I sit
steaming in my tough old hide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-56942184217837912262012-11-02T12:42:00.000-07:002012-11-02T12:42:02.059-07:00With a Breeze in the Back<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With a Breeze in the
Back<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“One lump or
two?” I heard the nurse say,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My heart
began pounding twice as fast, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I wasn’t mentally
prepared on that fateful day, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I thought, <i>This day could be my last.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From his
office into the clean crisp air,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Escaping because
I was upset and afraid,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Suddenly I
realized that I was almost bare,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And in front
of the Thanksgiving parade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I couldn’t
decide exactly what to do,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I still wore my gown with a breeze in the
back,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> I was embarrassed and a little cold too,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But I was in
the parade, the leader of the pack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My mind was
numb and I lost my fear,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And I began
to relax and wave,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The crowd
roared and began to cheer,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For they
thought I was extremely brave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">High
stepping and saluting to the crowd’s delight,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I marched
past the judges’ stand,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was in my
glory and in full sight,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I won a
trophy for most spectacular in all the land.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I led that
parade down a frontage street,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Until I
marched into the doctor’s office again,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I entered
and had just taken a seat,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When the
doctor rushed in with a grin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He asked, “Have
you been waiting long?” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As he spent
two minutes looking over my chart,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Well I
marched in a parade and wrote a song.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He squinted
and said, “Patience is an art.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Doc, I need
to know. Was it one lump or two?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why would
you want to know that?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want my
coffee sweet so two lumps will do,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My wife
would kill me. She thinks I’m getting
fat.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Two lumps of
sugar had been my downfall,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I had led a
parade where everyone could see,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It hadn’t
been my lymphatic glands at all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> It was sugar that almost killed me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
doctor’s office listen to what he says,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t jump
to conclusions if you’ve found a little bump,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Unless he
shows you the x-rays,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let his
coffee contain the lump.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-28643057009474546432012-10-21T01:26:00.000-07:002012-10-21T01:26:02.469-07:00Melt My Heart of Stone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Melt My Heart of Stone!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When my
daughter was only three,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was as
independent as can be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the
playground she could hear me calling,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Wait for
me! I don’t want you falling.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But she
would race toward the slide,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even at that
tender age she had pride,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Me do it!”
she would stubbornly insist,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She refused
my help and would resist,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hardheaded
and independent, (just like her father).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So why
should I try to help? Why even bother?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As the years
passed by, I didn’t get any wiser,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I didn’t save
love and I didn’t become a miser,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I didn’t
seek truth from wise men near and far,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I relied on
myself to follow a distant star,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Me do it!”
I shouted to the heavens above, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why do I
need help to learn the ways of love?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fair maidens
passed often in the depths of night,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But their
hearts were broken, sad was their plight,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was too
independent so I remained alone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hard-headed
but sad, my heart turned to stone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Who could
open her heart and give me a chance?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Who could
love enough to spark new romance?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I learned to
accept help from any source I can,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I became
less difficult; I became a calmer man,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With years
of experience I became smarter too,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I decided
not to rely on me; I wanted to depend on you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Working and
playing together as a team,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We could turn
my world into a better dream,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Man was not
meant to be alone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Help me
please; melt my heart of stone!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-80479886763987692412012-10-21T01:21:00.001-07:002012-10-21T01:21:59.325-07:00But She Forgot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But She Forgot<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When her
boyfriend broke up with her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cried on my
shoulder,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Walked with
me by the lake,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Talked for
hours about all the things they did,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wanted me to
be there just to hear her breathe,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But she
forgot I was there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When she met
the man of her dreams,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Told me how
special he was, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wanted me to
meet him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Insisted I
go shopping with her to buy him gifts,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Asked me to
help her write love poems (for him),<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But she
forgot I had feelings too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When he
became too busy to be with her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wouldn’t
talk to anyone for days,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Partied
every weekend with her girl friends,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Claimed I
would be her best friend forever,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Moved in
with a roommate, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But she
forgot I cared.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When she
became pregnant,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Needed me to
take care of her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Said I would
be her son’s godfather,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Told me all
the things we would do together,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Said she
wanted to be independent,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But she
forgot I had always been there for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When her
boyfriend beat her up,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lost her
baby,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Insisted she
still loved him,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Asked me to
mind my own business, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Said I
should stay away,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But she
forgot my heart was broken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When she was
dying, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Looked very
pretty,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Said she was
sorry,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wished that
she loved me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Left a note
asking me to take care of her son,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But she
forgot she didn’t even have to ask.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-34028261262170827562012-10-21T01:17:00.000-07:002012-10-21T01:17:00.827-07:00Are We There Yet?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Are We There Yet?<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I often
heard my children ask, “Are we there yet?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On a trip we
had just begun,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That was
their way of saying, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They weren’t
having any fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I
consider we’re all kids,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Traveling
the same kind of road,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Are we
there yet?” means to me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Someone is
tired of his load.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We live in a
smug cruel world,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Where we
claim everything is under control,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But it’s
time we search our hearts and ask,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have we
really reached our goals?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We haven’t
found the ways to peace,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Though we
tried with flowers in our hair,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even SGT.
Pepper could not stop the wars,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even though
we tried to care.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A white
horse appeared on a cloud,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Its rider
clutched a bow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Representing
conquest and a destructive force,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sending
peace reeling with a mighty blow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Famine
spreads across the land,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While food
supplies dwindle down,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Animals and
people fight to live,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But little
grows on bloody parched ground.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A black
horse stepping high,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With
weighing scales at his side,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Famine
strikes fear in all hearts,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While hope
disappears worldwide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A fiery
horse gallops with color aglow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mass
slaughter is his game,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">His rider lets
persecution and pain go free,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">War is still
the one to blame.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pestilence
still sweeps the world,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While we
turn our heads in vain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Trying to
ignore terrible diseases,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That keep
third world children in pain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Death still
stalks each of us,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We won’t
leave this world alive,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But couldn’t
we try to slow death down,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Allowing us
a few more years to thrive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Astride a
pale horse with sunken eyes,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Grim
Reaper wears a grin,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He scans the
earth looking for those,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Who have
already died within.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Are we there
yet?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s a
question we should ask,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have we done
all we can possibly do,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Before we
give up our chosen task?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Four
Horsemen continue to ride,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pestilence,
War, Famine, and Death,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With sword
and gun they sweep the land,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And steal
each feeble breath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Are we there
yet?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The question
echoes on, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We can’t
stop to boast or reset,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Until the
battles are won.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-75460658274046401002012-10-21T01:12:00.000-07:002012-10-21T01:12:14.689-07:00Miles of Travel and Roadside Stands<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Miles of Travel and
Roadside Stands<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bouncing
along in my old sedan,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stopping for
refreshments at roadside stands,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Miles of
travel watching for flea market sales,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Electronic
games and puppy dog tales,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Little brother’s
laugh echoing for miles around,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Counting
farms and houses before the next town,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tired and
grumpy after an hour or two,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A fight or
argument and a quarter is due,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A roll of
quarters for each child,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dwindling
down as behavior turns wild,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Happy is the
child who manages to maintain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Happy are
the parents who don’t hear them complain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Watching
billboards, children play the alphabet game,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From license
plates they learn the states by name,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A day of
travel with few fights and no fuss,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Is there a
family as happy as us?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We have good
times aplenty as we travel afar,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Though
crowded together in my old red car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-54504884358368486172012-10-02T18:26:00.001-07:002012-10-02T18:26:18.253-07:00Join Me for Coffee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Join Me for Coffee<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Good
morning! Have a cup of coffee with me, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Relax and
enjoy, what a great day it will be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We’ll
discuss the news and what went wrong,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our place in
the universe and where we belong,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We’ll talk
about the drought and why we don’t have rain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Aunt Lulu’s
flowers and Rhonda’s recent weight gain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We’ll talk
about most everything except you and me, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We’re afraid
to confront our feelings and what we really see,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I know you
belong to another who calls me his friend,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But without
you in my arms the nights never end,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s talk
about the weather and time spent together,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If people
have noticed, will storm clouds gather?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our love is
a relationship between you and me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We need to
decide how we want it to be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our
families, our friends, not many will approve,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Should we
stand and face them, or should we move?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Join me for
coffee, or do you prefer tea?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want to
know how this will be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Open for all
to see, love in the sun,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Or living in
darkness and love on the run?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Join me for
coffee, please don’t hesitate,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m ready
for love, and my love won’t wait.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-79688337726168984812012-10-02T18:17:00.000-07:002012-10-02T18:17:13.358-07:00If Loneliness is a Shadow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If Loneliness is a
Shadow<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If
loneliness is a shadow who wants to dance,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She dreams
alone and she’ll take a chance,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At first she
doesn’t understand, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As
loneliness takes her by the hand, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But as imaginary
music fills the air,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Loneliness
spins her around the room,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Letting her
forget despair and gloom,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> When the sun sets and shadows grow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This shadow
takes her to the late, late show,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hoping that she’ll
be glad to stay,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Along with
her dreams for one more day, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her feet are
nimble as she glides across the floor, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her happiness
complete and her heart soars, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No longer
does she count the hours,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But time
spent is time lost, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And she does
not consider the cost, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hello,
Loneliness, Join her once again, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Let her
dance the night away,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tomorrow she’ll
rise to a brand new day, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And she’ll
dance, spinning round and round, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Keeping her
smile with never a frown,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Giving her
heart one more chance,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To wake in
her world of lost romance, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Happiness
and love will treat her well, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As she
dances along a star lit trail,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">An imaginary
world where everything is real,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It lets her
dance the way she feels,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Spinning
dizzily as the music plays, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She prepares
her heart for lonely days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-74698643190747363632012-10-02T18:14:00.001-07:002012-10-02T18:14:08.275-07:00Think Like a Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Think Like a Tree<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I wasn’t
ready for life’s road stretching out before me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It wasn’t as
fun as I expected it to be, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I whined, I complained,
until I learned,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The lessons taught by an old fruit tree,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
middle of an orchard the tree quietly stood, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He was the
oldest and wisest in that neighborhood,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although ancient
and twisted his heart was still good,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I questioned
him thoroughly about things he knew,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From seedling
to adulthood, all the years he grew, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Tell me
your secret for being young so long, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How did you
endure when things went wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And how did
you manage to stay so strong?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The tree
scratched his head, then smiled at me, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Life will
never be easy, as you can plainly see, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Adjust and
be positive, and think like a tree,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are a
few things you ought to know,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Trees serve others
and they’re not for show,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If a branch
is barren or doesn’t grow, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There’s no
reason to keep it, just let it go, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A tree needs
to compete to be the best around, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But if it
bears no fruit, cut it down, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s tragic
to waste good fertile ground,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He hesitated
and drew a deep breath, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“If a tree
produces it’s still not left alone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s pruned
each year even while grown, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It will be
healthier and productive, a fact well known,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Often a tree
tries too hard,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When too
much is produced a tree must be thinned, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
remaining fruit will grow larger,” he said as he grinned,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“But if
there’s too much fruit the limbs might break,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How soon,
how much, it’s something a gardener must tweak,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A tree doesn’t
want to be crowded, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It needs
space to be free, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A tree needs
to improve constantly, don’t you agree?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was
ashamed of my previous actions,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Because I
had been thinking only about me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The way the
old tree explained it I could see,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Life is not
as harsh as I made it out to be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If I need to
be pruned to produce more in life,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll adjust
and be positive and think like a tree. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-68250104180463726922012-09-08T23:25:00.000-07:002012-09-08T23:25:10.925-07:00I'm Organic, Not Perfect<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
produce department,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A perfect apple
caught my eye,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No blemishes,
nothing amiss,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I thought, “Pesticides!
Oh, my!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Around the
corner in another bin,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Organic apples
awaited hugs,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They were
far from perfect,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They’d been
chewed on by bugs,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What a
difference between the two,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
beautiful shiny outside shell,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Or one blemished
just like me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One that I understood,
oh, too well,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My skin
doesn’t have to please anyone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have
become organic but not good,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m filled with
unique qualities all my own,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My faults
don’t have to be understood,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And the real
me is worthy and valuable,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Not like the
apple that learned to pretend,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shiny and perfect,
lying in the next bin,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Attracting
those who didn’t look within,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No poisons
were needed in my life,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m organic
as anyone can see,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No
artificial coatings protect me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m just
happy learning to be me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-15849333335314191022012-09-07T00:58:00.003-07:002012-09-07T00:58:37.029-07:00Phillip Wolfe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><i><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip Wolfe <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The family
that lived at the edge of the oak forest kept away from the town folks and
rarely interacted with their neighbors.
One of the townsfolk might catch a glimpse of one of the children
talking to forest animals or see the children climbing trees. Sometimes in
passing conversation some peculiar circumstance might be mentioned but in
general everyone thought it best to mind their own business. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Mr. Wolfe and his wife took two walks per day,
one at daybreak and the other just after the sun set and stars were beginning
to pop out of the dark canopy of night. Some of the townspeople suggested that Mrs.
Wolfe was an artist and Mr. Wolfe was a writer but no one bothered to ask or do
any research. The guesses were true and they were well known
in some circles. Mr. Wolfe was also a character actor appearing in many minor
roles. In the big city their names were occasionally
mentioned in the society pages but in their small town they were just normal people
with abnormal children.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Mr.
Wolfe owned a mom and pop mini mart five miles from their house and a mini
storage facility next to town. Although
many said the Wolfe family was rich the family was careful with their money and
bought forest land which they donated to the U.S. Forest Service. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Things didn’t
always go well for the family. Because the children had ongoing problems in
school, Mrs. Wolfe, after teaching three years, decided to stay home and take
care of the three boys and one daughter. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> In their younger years the four children were
hard to describe. They seemed to blend
in with every kind of scenery or scene. When
class pictures were taken the Wolfe children never were in focus or were hidden
just out of the picture. Newcomers to
the area might ask, “Where’s Johnny? Or where is Abigail?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> After a few days the newcomers didn’t ask
anymore because the regulars would simply turn away glassy-eyed and ignore the
question. It was said that Johnny and
Abigail could hide in shadows or cracks in the walls. Of course that was nonsense, or at least it
couldn’t be proven.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The two
younger brothers, Justin and Phillip, were even harder to explain and even
harder to ignore. Their movements were
quick and their voices too loud for indoor activities and the Wolfe house
couldn’t contain their restless activity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Outdoors the children were at home, especially
when they were in shady areas or partial darkness. When twilight drew near and
nocturnal animals were shuffling about, the two boys became restless, energized
and alert. On nights when the full moon
swallowed up the sky, the two younger brothers roamed the countryside, and went
racing about, carefree and wild. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Both smiled
constantly, but if they felt threatened or saw someone bullied, their demeanor
changed. The smiles changed to snarls and
the fight was on. On several separate occasions bullies challenged Phillip and
Justin but the battles were always short.
A whirl of motion here, a snap and a growl, and the bullies were on
their backs, pleading for mercy. Although
it didn’t last long, peace reigned for awhile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When they were
in their twenties they appeared suave and sophisticated. All of them had been
exposed to stage and cinema and were anxious to see if the thespian life was their
calling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Johnny and
Abigail took small parts hoping the roles would expand. Justin and Phillip were not sure they wanted
to be actors so they held back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Justin
learned a lot about himself while protecting others. After the first time he had come to someone’s
defense, Justin wanted to be a deputy keeping law and order. In his opinion every person deserved equal
treatment. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip, the
most unusual of the four, had special qualities. Everyone believed he had ESP because he had
the uncanny ability to look at someone and know his next move. It was thought that Phillip could track any
animal across rocky terrain or across bodies if water. Phillip knew his abilities but he let people
think his powers were unlimited.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Once, during
search party training exercises, Phillip demonstrated what he could do. It was recorded on film by a deputy and
verified by several others. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Philip bent
low to the ground, took a quick sniff, tilted his head back and howled, long
and blood-curdling. He then proceeded to
track a mountain lion to its den.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The Wolfe family had long been fans of the
Theatre and claimed they had several well-known relatives, one of the most
notable being Virginia Wolfe. Abigail
had taken voice lessons and seemed destined to be a star but bright lights
frightened her. Even after therapy she
seemed blinded and unsure of herself.
She was the first Wolfe to face disappointment in acting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Johnny, the
next in line, was accused of pawing several leading ladies. His chance to become a leading man was
diminished. He was ruled out of future productions and became the second
disappointment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Justin seemed a shoo-in for the role of a leading
man. Handsome and well-liked, Justin
wanted to be the hero and win the lady’s heart.
However, in his first role the leading man was a villain. In Little Red
Riding Hood Justin wanted to transform the wolf into a good Wolfe. His request was turned down and he dropped
out of acting to begin a career in law enforcement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip
finally tried out for a part. He wasn’t
trying to make it big, but merely get his foot in the door. He learned his lines quickly and easily. Becoming too involved was his major concern. Could he actually lose a stage fight or give
up a fair maiden? It was difficult but
he managed to stay out of trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Around town,
trouble seemed to haunt him. Usually he sat by himself, away from groups, just
watching others and studying their mannerisms for future roles. One night he drifted into a small bar located
just off the main part of town. He was
sitting quietly on a stool sipping a margarita and listening to country songs. The band was good but not great. There was a change in rhythm and intensity
when a lady with a bass guitar took charge. She was good. Phillip was impressed as her fingers danced
across the strings and the music came alive.
After a series of songs she stopped and beckoned to Phillip.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I need a
drink,” she said into the microphone.
She leaned her guitar against the wall and out of harm’s way. “Are you going to buy this girl a drink?’ she
asked as she sidled up to Phillip. Her
gray eyes watched closely, measuring his slightest reaction.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“My
pleasure,” he replied. “Bartender, give
the lady whatever she’s been drinking.
Just put it on my tab.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He stood up
and scooted his chair towards her. “Have
a seat and rest your weary bones.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was
evident to Phillip that men rarely treated her like a lady. She blushed and said, “I’m Kristine. I’m glad
to meet you.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip got
up slowly, extended his hand, and said dramatically, “I’m the Lone Wolfe, the
only one fortunate enough to meet a beautiful lady like you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The bar was
crowded and the room was warm. There
were only a handful of women and the men were frustrated and growing meaner by
the minute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“It’s hot in
here,” she announced. “I need cool air.”
She fanned herself for effect and then started towards the door. Glancing at Phillip she asked, “Well, are you
coming or not?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> The situation was strange and Phillip knew
instinctively that something was wrong. The
hair on the back of his neck had risen.
Still, he was curious if this was a set-up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Of course,
darling. It’s cool outside and the moon
is full and beautiful. It’s something to
howl about.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You’re just
too funny,” Kristine said. “Now tell me who you are and what brings you here tonight.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Phillip. That’s my name. I just wanted to hear a good band and relax. It
was a bonus when I saw you.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She led him
to the parking lot before she said quietly, “I think you’re a narc. We don’t like troublemakers around here.” She wouldn’t be alone and confronting him
like that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A slight
sound caught Phillip’s attention. “I
think we have company.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
shadows several men hurried towards them.
Phillip mentally noted five men, all large and muscular. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kristine
moved away from him. “Goodbye, stranger. You should have stayed in the country.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip
moved swiftly at the edge of moonlight, becoming both shadow and reflection. Phillip knocked the first two down easily
with jabs to their throats. He was too fast
and elusive. “Is this a ghost we’re
trying to catch?” one man panted. He circled them, attacked, and destroyed
their confidence. In short order he left
them huddled in the middle of the parking lot, whimpering and shivering. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip
strolled through the door and sat down.
He ordered a drink. Kristine
stared at him in surprise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip
raised his glass. “Here’s to you. When your friends recover tell them that not
everyone is a pushover.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Phillip’s
reputation as a fighter led him to new roles.
Before long he had several roles in martial arts films playing alongside
Buck Morris and Mackie Shan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-40828288272379605462012-09-07T00:56:00.000-07:002012-09-07T00:56:00.147-07:00The Stone Princess<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Why am I here?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The thought
goes through my mind, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There must
be a reason,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But the answer
is hard to find, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The place
is yours while you’re there,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Treat it
like it’s your own,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It needs
some work but you’ll see,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’ll make
you a very nice home,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It was not
entirely true,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The offer he
made to me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For hidden behind
the scenes,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Was the power
I could not see,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Do what she
wants to keep the peace,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her heart
has turned to stone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And I could
feel her words strike,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As they
pierced me to the bone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If I must
live under her rule,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And bow to
her every whim,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then I cannot
stay in this place,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And let my
light grow dim,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want a
place to call my own,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To rescue or
restore,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And should I
maintain it well,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It’ll last a
few years more,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If the stone
princess should follow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In an effort
to keep control,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She’ll lose
all she was meant to be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her heart,
her mind, her soul.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-34124996183590446252012-05-01T05:31:00.000-07:002012-05-01T05:31:24.973-07:00She Doesn't See Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With her
large beautiful eyes,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She sees
everything,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But she
doesn’t see me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She’s
silently on the prowl,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hoping this
is her lucky night,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But she
doesn’t see me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She’s
dressed for attracting attention,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She flashes
a lot of skin,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m blinded
by the glare,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But she doesn’t
see me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Batting her
eyelashes at buff young men,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She’s lost
her winning edge,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And that she
cannot see,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But someone
wants to dance,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And that
someone happens to be me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She thinks
she’s desirable and a hot commodity,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And she says
I’m too wrinkled and worn,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m on the
record but no longer wanted, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My feelings
are ripped and torn,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Left as
unclaimed property,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And shoved
to the side,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She’s
forgotten that I love her,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even while I’m
crying inside.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-53198520975269856792012-05-01T05:27:00.000-07:002012-05-01T05:27:55.795-07:00Beware of the Hypnotist<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not
usually a prude,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although I’m
rather quiet and shy,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What happened
one night when out with friends,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Made me seem
like a different guy,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I went up on
stage with others of my group,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Take a deep
breath,” I heard someone say,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Relax and
enjoy what your mind lets you do,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Each of you
will have fun today!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not sure
how long I stayed,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But my mind
was completely at ease,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of my
friends asked if I’d dance again,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That was an
awesome striptease,”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That’s
ridiculous,” I angrily said to her,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She grinned,
“Oh, you don’t realize you were a hit,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But I know
what I saw, and I saw enough,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve got
pictures on the cam to prove it,”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Those cam
pictures looked a lot like me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was
dancing amidst the raucous din,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Evidently I
was having the time of my life,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But how
could I show so much skin?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The hypnotist
snapped her fingers,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I got
dressed with pomp and style,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I fell back
into a total trance,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Except for
my great big smile,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you
should go downtown for fun,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And there’s
a late, late, show,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Be prepared
to divulge your secrets,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That only
you should know….<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-87300102800587115622012-05-01T05:24:00.000-07:002012-05-01T05:24:28.009-07:00Seduction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought I had
no choice,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Right from
the very start,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She skipped
the formalities,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And went
right for my heart,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She created
the illusion,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That she was
tall and slim,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And her
silken voice compelled me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To obey her
every whim,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She said I was
one of several,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who were
written on her list,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She was
determined to catch each one,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To see what
she had missed,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was
tempted to flee and hide,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But she said
all the right things,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My money
flowed like water,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And disappeared
along with a diamond ring,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I wondered
if her men were all alike,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She said we were
much the same,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I asked her
why she was manipulating me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">She replied,
“It’s part of the game,”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I thought I could
read her signals,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But she was
playing on my need,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My anxieties
and discontent,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Took me wherever she wanted to lead,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her spell
was woven very tight,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I could not
escape each deadly phrase,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her other
captives were equally servile,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They were
all in a daze,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Stay away
from the station at Newberry Park,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even though
a subtle voice calls,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For a temptress
awaits in the dark,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You might be
trapped within the walls,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There should
have been an hourglass,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Painted with
the deepest red,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yet she didn’t
display such a sign,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think she kept
it hidden instead,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You’ll be
caught in her web of lies,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you once
hesitate,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For she is a
black widow spider,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The kind
that eats her mate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<br /></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-81330366474496851952012-04-12T16:48:00.000-07:002012-04-12T16:48:00.998-07:00Facing the Storms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I stood
facing the storm,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shaking my
fists at the sky,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I’m as
angry as you are,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t you
dare pass me by!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The storm
roared out an answer,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One that I couldn’t
comprehend,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">From the
clouds lightning flashed,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No way my
position I could defend,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You think
that I’m afraid,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To hear your
mighty roar,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But through
the years I’ve gotten strong,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And you don’t
scare me anymore,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Large clumps
of ice were thrown,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But I dodged
each and every one,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then the
wind howled at me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thinking I was
completely done,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I raised my
arms once more to protest,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I shouted, “Is
that all you’ve really got?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The winds
blew even stronger then,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And my
question I soon forgot, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The angry
storm surged ahead,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With me
squarely in its sights, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Drenched and
bruised I stood firm, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Determined to
last through the night,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The winds
slowed and died down,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The storm
was coming to an end,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“What made
you want to defy me?” it asked,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You were
brave and strong, my friend,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Today I
buried someone dear to my heart,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Too young to
pass away,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I have
nothing left to live for,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m not
ready for a brand new day,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The storm
said, “The world would lose a man,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Someone who
is filled with love inside,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The storm
was barely a whisper,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“You’d be missed
if you were injured or died,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The rain
fell in soft little drops,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tears falling
from the storm’s eyes,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I gained
respect for a storm,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And I was
willing to give life another try,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sunshine warmed
me at the break of day,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The world
was beautiful again,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My tears had
fallen along with the storm’s,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And I was
ready for my new life to begin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-41644271379866040372012-04-12T16:45:00.000-07:002012-04-12T16:45:59.822-07:00"Would You, Could You?"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some needs
never change,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a child
and growing like a weed,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I got bumps
and bruises,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
discovered an inner need,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I needed
acknowledgment,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For wounds
and battles already won,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’d say, “I
need a hug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So my day
can continue on,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a shy,
insecure teenager,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While out on
a date,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’d be
fretting and nervous, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Perhaps you
can relate, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There were
moments of silence,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I
didn’t know what to do,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’d look my
partner in the eye,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And this is
what would ensue,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I think our
evening has been great,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’d say with
a shrug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“So would
you, could you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Give me a
hug?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As an adult,
life happened quickly,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And with a
wife and house full of kids,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Things
didn’t always go smoothly,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sometimes we
flipped our lids,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But in the
late evening,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When there was
peace and quiet,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’d think
over the events of the day, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Before I
turned out the lights,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“This was a
very long day,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’d say with
a shrug, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Wrap your
arms around me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And give me
a hug,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The best
part of life is gone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It happened
so very fast,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But most of
my so called problems,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Were
forgotten in my past,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I see the
world more clearly, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As I face
each and every day,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I know I
couldn’t have made it this far,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Without hugs
along the way,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To anyone
who will listen,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My favorite
thing I’ll say,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Would you,
could you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Give me a
hug today?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The news
continues to bother me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wars,
famines, and a new flu bug, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So wrap your
arms around me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And give me
a hug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You might
want to ignore me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As I stare
out into space,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But there is
something you can do,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To bring a smile
to my face,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Just say, “Do
you have a problem?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll grin
and I’ll shrug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And you’ll
know it’s the best time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To give me a
giant hug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If I’m
wasting away in a corner,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Or standing
in a line,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If I get a
little tender loving care,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll make it
just fine,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When my life
is full of sorrow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll greet
it with a shrug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But “Would
you, could you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Give me a
hug?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6479455177787842409.post-89162999469482463942012-04-12T16:42:00.000-07:002012-04-12T16:42:52.092-07:00Her Eyes, Her Smile, Her Hair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was the
one I dreamed of,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But the one
I couldn’t have,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I kept my
feelings tucked inside,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Each time I
came near her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A part of my
heart died,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I loved
everything about her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her eyes,
her smile, her hair,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the dark
when I was alone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was my
lady fair,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oft when we
were together,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She would
give a friendly hug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My heart
would flip excitedly,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But all I
could do was shrug,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She belonged
to another,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was as
faithful as could be,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet somehow
I always knew,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He didn’t
love her as much as me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He treated
her very badly,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She was his
personal slave,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He tired of
her eventually,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And drove
her to her grave,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The love I
had she never knew,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For he was
always between,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But in another
life in another time,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I would have
claimed her as my queen,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is
little warmth left in my heart,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Each day it
drops a degree,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Without her
presence in my life,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is
nothing left for me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I cannot
endure without sleep again,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet my
dreams beg for another chance,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Is there
someone who could love me back,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And fuel the
fires of romance,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This world
is too harsh to face alone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want my
heart to flare,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want to
love someone as she is,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her eyes,
her smile, her hair,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the night
I want to hold her close,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And feel her
heart start to race,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We’ll share
sweet love with new hope,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Together the
world we’ll face, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The rest of my
life will be about love,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No longer
will I stand aside,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I want to
share love with someone new,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And stir my
fires inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17039433088952481073noreply@blogger.com0