“Slow down you move too fast Got to make the moments last Just kicking down the gobble stones Look for fun and feeling groovy” Simon and Garfunkel
AS age increases slowing down is more like slow motion Sometimes you watch the world like you’re watching a movie De ja-vu Da ja -vu Feelings of unrealness Cherish the moments you make Never try to forsake them
Find yourself time to unwind Be in the moment Let no one or something take over your thoughts Follow no rabbet trails in life Be anxious for nothing Let exercise be your thing Eat at your favorite restaurant Whatever you want Let life be your thing ******************************* “Life I love you All is groovy”
Look into the mirror and tell me whom do you see? Is that the Image you want others to see? Is it the outside only? Do you hide the inside? Who do you pretend to be if not yourself? Is your self-esteem a carbon copy of someone else? By what stander do you identify with? Are you living a myth?
WHAT?
What is in your heart? Do you seek greatness in this world? Is fame the name of the game? What are your passions? Popularity Appearance Sucess Need to be in fashion? Will a PHD solve the issue? Or maybe worldly service Or being a philanthropist Is being visible based on accomplishments? Does losing all make you nervous? What is in your heart? Ask yourself! Who gave you these gifts? Where does your greatness lie?
WHERE
Where does your greatness lie? To whom do you owe your success? Is your love mixed with vanity? Is your life full of pomp and circumstance? Willing to take chances Dispite failures and faults Climbing the latter of success Ignoring all the rest Or Do you exhibit loneliness with humility? Or do you take us for fools When you speak the golden rule?
WHEN?
From birth till death What is your life worth? When you’re buried in the earth The secrets that you keep Buried in the deep We can only guess Will they ever give you rest?
WHY?
Why was your faith based only on what you see? Is seeing believing You never believed in blind faith Do you believe now? Has your faith given you eternal rest? Did your life assure your destiny? Are you where you belong? Destiny is funny When left to one’s discretion Has lead you in the wrong direction Where you are now, I can only guess ***************************************** “For he cometh in with vanity,departed in darkness and his name shall be covered with darkness.Moreover he hath not seen the sun nor known anything this hath more rest than the other.”
Ecclesiastes 6 1-12
“Good beats upon the damned incessantly as sound waves beat on the ears of the deaf, but they cannot receive it.Their fists are clenched,their teeth are clenched, their eyes are fast shut. First they will not, in the end they cannot open their hands for gifts, or their mouth for food, or their eyes to see,” C.S.Lewis (1898-1963)
Apologize for your behavior Show mercy Ask for her forgiveness Forgive yourself Show compassion Action with meekness Be truthful Pay more attention Never take her for granted Show humility. Be yourself Leave in peace Never have to regret doing nothing. Words without action is the wrong reaction You have nothing unless you have love Love from your heart Life without love is not very smart ***************************************** “Unless you have forgiven others you read your own death warrant when you repeat the Lord’s Prayer” C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
Where does youth go? Must we depend on our memory? Do we need to reminisce? Must we depend on recollections? Do old photos freeze us in time? Does man’s mortality make it so? No need to pretend No! No! No! For I see my lost youth In the eyes of my friends *************************************** “You can’t go home again. Your childhood is lost. The friends of your youth are gone. Your present is slipping away from you. Nothing is ever the same.”
If you could read my mind What would you be likely to find? Words I would never use Thoughts that I abuse How and why I pretend Why the longings never end Why being so proud Never lets me cry out loud Spirits from my past that Haunt me still Why I’m held against my will Why love has evaded still By turning each page you’ll soon realize That reading someone’s mind May not be very wise
The tears that I sow Are for the sorrows that I reap The tears that flow remind me so Of the memories I keep The tears that stream across my cheek Flow down like a river ever so deep
The taste of my tears that caress my parched lips Each one satisfying a thirst From the pride that has always been my curse Leaving tracks so that others follow Bitter- sweet A taste too difficult to swallow
I pray for oil to flow down my head But all I’m left with are my tears instead Tears that leave me deep in sadness Tears that leave me close to madness So, I’ll go on weeping sowing in tears Waiting for the day when I’ll reap a harvest Of joy and gladness
Snowflakes falling It’s Christmas in the city Shoppers Scurrying about Winds biting Breezed red faces Frostbite toes a runny nose Chestnuts burning their lips OH, so many trips to; Haynes,Bambergers,Orbachs Salvation Santas with bells and a hanging pot Collecting change for charity Window shopping: Dolls trucks games elves placed on Decorated snowcap shelves A Lionel steam engine puffing away Waiting for children to take home and play Take the number 60 PS bus home with bundles of joy Merry Christmas to every girl and boy
CHRISTMAS EVE
The aroma of pine permeates the air Bright colored lights surround the tree Silver and Gold Silver and Gold Hidden behind dozens of silver streams Smells from the kitchen Stimulate the senses Antepast, fish, salads, hors d’oeuvres, macaroni So much more to mention Relatives and friends gather about Joining the feast Drinking the wine That taste mighty fine At midnight some went to Mass While others continued to crash Children with joy and anticipation Falling asleep With dreams they keep ALL WAS WELL
CHRISTMAS DAY
Parents asleep We silently creep Passed their door On to the parlor floor Head straight to the tree On our knees Check the stockings filled with: Figs walnuts chestnuts Under the tree were unwrapped gifts (No one wrapped presents in my house) We were never disappointed (Mom and Dad never Exchange gifts) We played with our toys all day Neighbers stopped in for drinks Hungry relatives came for Christmas dinner Alwas giving us money Before dessert(expresso and pastries) you can hear the Snoring coming from the parlor Soon the day was coming to a close With no kisses or hugs all went their separate ways Until next year Those were happy days The days I remember in my memories and dreams Nothing today is as it seems All are gone but the past lives on ************************************* “Therefore the lord Himself will give you a sign Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son And she will call his name Immanual”
It’s not about the things you collect But about the things you cannot forget Kept in time Your time These are the things I mention All part of my recollection
Mad magazine Elvis 45’s Lionel trains Pez dispenser Teddy bear Snow globe Black and white tv Schwin bike Mickie Mantle card Air rifle Baseball glove Radio flyer sled
Add to the list what you wish It’s not about the things you have Or left behind but the memories they bind
Up and down/ down and up You remind me of your 5 degrees Hoping to bring me to my knees You rant and rave your monolog And scream like a hungered farmer’s hog
Up and down/down and up You continue your one-way debate With venom and hate You scream and you yell No facts to tell
Up and down/down and up You shriek and shout as Vomit flows from your mouth Poison spays your every word So, no one else can be heard
Up and down/down and up No peace with anger No one right all the time All emotions No reason Looking at a mime
Up and down/down and up Words you’ve sown Sticks and stones… Vanity,pride,flaw Makes it time to get off the seesaw ************************************ Epistle of James 3 “But no one can tame the tongue it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison”(8)
“If you have bitter jealous and selfish ambition in your heart,do not be arrogant and so, lie against the truth”(14)
“For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist there is disorder and every evil thing”(16)
“The seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace”(18)