“though resolutions fail and promises may get broken—we must still keep trying“
Now that all the family and friends have retreated back to their own caves to digest the pies, cookies and candied everything of another holiday ruckus, it’s finally time for me to tidy up the old homestead. January has arrived here in the Ozarks. It is traditionally a month of resolutions. Those promises we all make to ourselves to be better neighbors, better friends, better family…better human beings. Time for reflection and regeneration. A time to remember those things that treated us well and how not to repeat the mistakes we’ve made throughout the years. I have my list, though I’m sure most of them will fall by the wayside within days, I’ll still try to keep them as long as I can. Because even though I’ll only keep my resolution for a day, a week or a month, my life might be in a better place for a while. Besides, who says I can only make a resolution once?
Tag: life
“Days of Innocence”
Lying in the shade with you,
beneath the weeping willow tree.
There was no one else in the world,
that could love you as much as me.
With the bright sun shining down from,
another clear and cloudless day.
We made a vow to each other,
we would always keep it that way.
Chorus:
I long for those days of innocents,
our laughter floating on the wind.
Lying on a blanket on the grass,
with you there in my arms again.
But the days kept on turning faster,
promises made, faded away.
Sometimes our hearts just can’t write the checks,
for the bills that have to be paid.
When I hear one of those old song,
drifting out from my radio.
My memories start getting strong,
and right back to that hill I’ll go.
I wonder, do you think of me,
those nights when the moon rises high.
Do you remember that first kiss,
the wanting hidden in my eyes.
Repeat Chorus:
I wish that I could blame someone else,
for why I turned and walked away.
But, sometimes our hearts can’t write the checks,
for the bills that still have to be paid.
~Comme Ci, Comme Ca~
Another election came and went
after it was over we found
we had a brand new
president or an old one
re-done
but one who doesn’t
represent the will
of his constituents
I’d call him a bully
a liar
a thief
but that would be
a compliment
New Year’s Toast
We must forget the past and work,
together for a brighter morn.
Let hatred die with the old year,
and let our new future be born.
So, let us touch our glasses,
together in a toast to better ways.
Here’s to your prosperity my friends,
may life bring you better days…
New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is full of greetings and salutations.
So let’s start it off right with drunken celebrations.
Jerry Brotherton 