Watching The Trucks Roll On By
I stand by my kitchen window
Staring out I can see the highway
With the flatbed trucks passing
Right passed the fields of hay
Loaded with machinery and steel
And stuff I don't even recognize
I wonder where they are going
That it is still moving is a surprise
We're only too aware of the fact
It is not coming to or from here
They won't even be slowing down
To stop for coffee,a donut or beer
I'm still looking out my window
Watching those trucks roll on by
And hoping for a better tomorrow
When we get a piece of the pie
The Financial Crisis
The news has been such of late
That it makes everyone insecure
And how to make things right
We admit we just aren't sure.
But we're all in this together
No matter our station in life.
Will we willingly help others
Through the pain and strife?
Or will we just sit and pout
Blaming others for our plight
Cause we all ignored signs
Of serious corporate blight.
The rediculous wages being paid
Astronomical bonuses routine
No one asked for accountability
Yet knowing they were obscene.
Our representatives didn't care
Which made us feel no threat
Spending their time campaigning
Is what can cause them regret.
Hopefully we can move forward
And fix the economy and more
Deficit will remind us to observe
The fiscal responsibility of yore.
Ode To Bobby
We never met face to face
But I feel I knew you well
We conversed and we fought
And even at times would yell.
But we respected each other
As we shared so many hours
You showing me your wildlife
Me showing you my flowers.
And we shared the love of kids
Barely ever agreed on politics
I loved the the yarns you told
And your mischievious antics.
So yes I'll miss you Bobby but
I'm better off having known you
I will think of you now and then
Our cyber friendship was true.
Ode To My Town
This old town I live in
Has a lot of tales to tell
Its changed over time
But has stood up well.
The old houses have stood
Thru the cruel ravages of time
And they changed their facade
Since they were in their prime.
The lovely old Sears houses
With their hardwood floors
With beautiful leaded windows
And their solid wood doors
There's the company houses
Lining the shady streets
A constant visual reminder
Of the mills swift retreat.
People have come and gone
Many stayed for generations
In neighborhoods still lovely
A beautiful still life creation
It's a nice place to call home
So give it tender loving care
Ask your children to respect it
They also may want to live there.
A Bump In The Road
Don't tell me we're all washed up
That we can't hack it anymore
We've just hit a bump in the road
And Americas been there before
Surrender to the gloom and doom
Or roll our sleeves up and get to work
Are some of the options that we have
To get our ecomony to start to perk
America grew from other's hardships
Don't let their efforts go for naught
Think of ourselves as new pioneers
And protect what they have wrought
The militarty fought for your freedom
The pioneers tamed the wild land
Folks come from all over the world
And they give and they get a hand.
We've taken the fruits of our freedom
Now is the time to show how its done
Tell the politicians that you know best
That their double talk you want none<
Get the war over,the military back home
Our jobs brought back to the USA
They need to work more than they play
And we want it back in order today.
I know we have serious problems
And we can't just wish them away
We all need to pitch into the job
To earn and insure us a better day
But it really makes me very mad
When we do nothing but complain
Listing all thats wrong with America
And thinking we are not to blame
All our scars and warts laid out
Like it was some badge of courage
But thats what freedom does for us
Now we need to turn a new page
So if you want to knock America
I hope that once in a while that you
Would try to come up with solutions
And our allgiance to her we can renew.
The Settlement
You really loved me
Thats what you said
And to prove it to me
You asked me to wed.
Then you moved in and
Things went really well
'But she caught your eye
And everything went to hell.
The fighting began then
How to divvy up the stuff
I found property settlement
Can really be very rough.
Now it's all said and done, thanks
For leaving your dog at my place
He knows he can't trust you either
Its written all over that cute face.
I know we said we' had no secrets
But I guess I can break the seal
He's the only reason I married you
I wound up with the best of the deal.
Everybody is Equal
That we're all created equal
Is what we'er always told
Don't tell that to the child
whose always hungry and cold
Or those with physical or
mental defects to deal with
They of course know to well
That equality is truely a myth
And the girl who sits home
The night of her junior prom
Her tears muffled by music
Tenderly soothed by mom
The man working in the factory
He is now being laid off
20 years now worth a pink slip
Now things will be very rough.
The single mom struggling
To feed and clothe her children
Working too many hours
She could really use a friend.
Everybody is not created equal
It might have been a goal
Some of us are fractions
Just a small part of the whole
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To My DIL on Her Breast Cancer
I try to think of your cancer
As just another of life's tests
To see if we are strong enough
For life's unplanned future quests.
I do ask why it happened to you
But not those who have less worth
I think its because you're special
One of god's angels here on earth.
And He's looking after you I know
And he'll bring you safely through
Strengthening your resolve to win
Because so many of us love you.
Take Special Care Of Darlene Sawyers
Dar is so special we beg of you
To take real good care of her
Not that I don't think you will
That's not what I meant to infer
But some folks are irreplaceable
And she is on the top of the list
She's the sunsine in our everyday
That tells us we are truely blessed
We know God has heard all our prayers
With His help you'll do what you can do
It's a special gem your entrusted with
Please treat it like it belonged to you.
Life is Good
Walking to the car with my son
He pauses and asks why I hurry
And I tell him I'm much to busy
Not to get things done is a worry
Everyday I'm getting much older
I realize my list is very long
Of all the things I planned to do
While my body is still strong..
This life is such a wonderful gift
Sometimes I feel I must rush
I can never live long enough
To discover all it has to offer us
But today I'm a little bit tired so
I'll just sit quietly and reminisce
Looking at our old photographs
And remind myself I still exist
I'll hope I will have a tomorrow and
My mind will never let me forget
All the people, events and times
Life is good and I have no regrets
My Book
If I were to write the story of my life
It would take little time to compose
Why anyone would want to hear it
Is a total mystery to me I suppose.
But all in all its been a happy tale
With a few rough chapters thrown in
Some of the tears were sadness
But most of then were with a grin
Memories are all still in my mind
Music means so much more today
While I peruse my old photographs
Yesterday's sounds quietly play.
The pages turn much faster now
As we reach closer to the end
I hope the characters in my book
Know they are what keeps it open
So I'll just keep the book closed
And read it while I'm by myself
Cause its a special thing to me
And probably not to anyone else.
Love Lost
When friends came to me in tears
Telling me their lovers had strayed
And no longer wanted to be there
And how they felt so betrayed
I in my convidence always said
Don't hold on to a dead horse
You should keep your pride up
And immediately get a divorce
Don't cry and act like you care
Get out there and find another
Remember he had a lot of faults
Sometimes he was such a bother
This all sounded exactly right
Telling all this to someone I know
But now that its my own problem
I don't find it that easy to go.
I tell myself our love was different
We're just having a mid life event
You'll come back when you remember
How much our love really meant
Of course I could be wrong I guess
And you really love me no more
In that case the only thing to do
I'll have to teach you the score
Though you'll never find a truer love
Thats not all that you have lost
I'm invoking community property
My attorney's tallying the cost.
The End
We stood in this rose garden
Not so very many years ago
In front of everyone we knew
Our true love now to bethroth
Never thought our love could end
As the years rolled quicky by
I grew to love you even more
Not knowing the how or why
But you got tired of me I see
You've found somebody new
Will she love you like I do or
Make you lonely and blue
I'm trying hard to hate you
But my love is ever true
I cant turn love on and off
As easily as you seem to do
As the tears fall on the papers
You've brought for me to sign
I hope you'll know what you've lost
As I signed on the dotted line
Seasons
I love the four seasons we have
Painting me new pictures to see
Winter's rosy cheeked children
The drifts and the snow clad trees
The spring shower's will brighten
And make everything seem new
Bringing forth beautiful flowers
To enhance and brighten my view
Lazing around in the summertime
Just enjoying the wonderful view
All of the worlds sights and sounds
Permeate my usually quiet avenue
Now the leaves turn gold and red
And start falling from the trees.
And you know everything now
Will take it's Autumn repriese
And the cycle starts over again
Just like it always has before
I want to enjoy every moment
This is too special to ignore.
Some of the Greatest people I Know
Some of the greatest people I know
Have never made the cover of TIME.
The ones who give of themselves
They're the ones who really shine.
The grandparents who raise the kids
Because the parents can't or won't
Loving and nourishing them daily
Filling in for those who don't.
The teacher who plans the lessons
To make learning a sure success
To encourage kids to open their minds
And make life an interesting quest.
The veteran home from the war
Who struggles each day to forget
The horrible things they've seen
We can never repay their debt.
The kind and caring folks who
Rescue the abandoned pets
Sheltering them from harm
And doing it with no regrets.
So many people that I know
Who don't ever ask for thanks
Who just quietly contribute to
The many lives they enhance
So I wish to thank you now
You deserve more that that
For all you give to the world
Let me reverently tip my hat.
The Four Seasons
Autumn comes in all clad in red and gold
And leaves blowing over the landscape
Looking for a place to make a winter bed
Their trees to sucessfully exfolliate.
And winter takes on a hue of gray
A gloomy site sometimes to see
But the snow and the ice will appear
To whiten and brighten the scenery.
Now spring slowly wakes things up
Crocuses come up through the snow
The daffodils hyacinths and tulips
Tell the earth it's now time to grow.
All summer we pamper tomatoes
And sit back and smell the roses
Enjoy the shade of majestic trees
As ragweed tickles our noses
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