Monday, July 13, 2009

I REFLECT...

I REFLECT. july 09.


As l travel through a quiet day of gentleness,
warm in front of my fire, l reflect.
l no longer mourn the past, or the people l no longer see.
l still love to hear a good blues, soothing slow guitar, hammond organ,bass,and a good drummer.

l have had a good life,
had a few falls, but not deep enough that l couldnt get out.
l wonder sometimes, how l got this far in life.
l am one step away from poverty, l hold fast.
l am very grateful for a roof over my head,
and a bed to sleep in.

l have given up complaining about the little things.
l have finally started thinking about others, and how their lives arent easy either.
l love to understand now.
l walk through life quietly...

lm half way through life, and yet l still feel young.
age seems to be but a number.
l reflect. There are no regrets.
l still have another fifty years to enjoy.

So l sit and think of what has been,
and make plans for what will be.

6 comments:

Ann ODyne said...

You have been reading my mail.

the blues is an uplifting music
whereas
chirpy cheerful pop music is as depressing as hell.

bisexual Ma Rainey and The Assassinators Of The Blues - 1906 (I don't know why reneeGeyer bothers really)

*goes off singing Empty Bed Blues*

The Blog of Bee said...

I see you have two pages??? I left my comment on the other one! Now I'm really confused. I have two pages too!!

Anonymous said...

what a lovely attitude

mzbiglynn said...

l actually have three pages..l should cull them all down to one, cos l post the same things anyway lol...
..
empty bed blues was one of the first songs l ever learnt when l was singing blues in melbourne here,
l think it was dinah washington l learnt from...
and l love renee geyer lol..
she has just gotten out of hospital , she had breast cancer, shes now okay..

iODyne said...

That Ann O'Dyne has her Ma Raineys and her Big Mama Thornton's mixed up with her BESSIE SMITH's ..

Empty Bed Blues Lyrics - Bessie SMith
those gals will doublecross you, and they do, / those gals will doublecross you / and leave you, leave you, leave you, / leave you with the empty bed blues.
www.bluesforpeace.com/lyrics/empty-bed-blues.htm -

julzabro said...

I love that!