In the morning the beautiful sun will rise,
Shining through the window and into my eyes.
Time to wake up, and get out of my warm bed,
Shower, shave, and drag a comb across my head.
Butter the bread and make some toast,
Eggs and bacon are what I wanted the most!
Time is of essence and I can not be late,
But on the dang toaster, I must wait.
As I gather my things and head out of the door,
I trip over something my son has left on the floor.
Now I am having to pick up things that I have dropped.
I could have turned the lights on, if only I would have stopped.
I turn to lock the front door with my key,
Now the cat is meowing and the dog is barking at me.
Our food bowls are empty, is what they seem to say.
What the heck, just another minute and another delay!
I jump in my truck and on my way I will go,
Wrong again, the starter is turning way too slow.
The engine starts after waiting a minute or two,
If it had not started, I wondered, what was I going to do.
Now I am finally headed down the road to town,
Straight ahead is a slow tractor and now I have to slow down.
Finally he turns off and down the long road I go.
And following him, I lose at least three minutes or so.
Out on the highway, I am driving about seventy-five or so.
Seems like all of the other few cars are driving real slow!
I am making good time until a bad thing I happen to see,
A friendly Highway Patrolman pointing his radar at me!
It looks like it is going to be another delay again!
He gives me a ticket and acts like I committed the biggest sin!
I am back on the road and driving normal this time.
I can not afford to pay for another "terrible" crime.
I am going to drive right and obey all of the laws instead!
Ooops, I think that the traffic light I just ran, was red!
One more block and at work I will be.
Now I have to find a parking place for me.
I have to drive around the block for a while.
I should have parked farther away and walked the mile!
I make it to the door and pull out the door key,
And then it finally dawns on dumb little me,
After all of this trouble I have gone through today,
I look around and look at my watch and see it is Saturday!
One day, I will have happy words to write,
Words of butterflies, flowers, and even the sunlight.
They will be of a beautiful music in the air,
Of children singing and playing without a care.
There will be words of beauty and of amour,
Fun, games, laughter, and many nice things galore.
They will be of special times that I will see,
And of happy times, of which a part, I will be.
I will write about the love that I will have found,
And how the new happiness in my life will abound.
I will write of my boys and their new wives.
I will tell the stories about each of their lives.
I will tell of our grandkids and how quick they grow.
I will tell about the many places that we will go.
I will tell tales of when old we shall grow.
I will tell of the rocking chairs, and rocking slow.
I will tell of the many things that we will have done.
I will tell them all to my granddaughter and my grandson.
I will tell of the many things that have happened to me.
I will tell of stories that are silly and even funny.
There will be a day when good things I will write,
But as for now, it is not to be written tonight.
This day will come when happiness I will see,
This will be the day when my "Angel" will be with me.
Tonight I think on what my future is to be.
I am trying to make the right decision for me.
The doors are opening for me a new home to go.
The facts leading up to this are unfolding so slow.
Is this God making things happen so His will is to be?
Is He making them open slowly and putting a test to me,
To see if I am listening to what he has to say,
Or turn and choose the things and do it my way?
I want to go where He leads me and will forever happy be,
I feel I need His words in big red letters for me to see.
I want to be happy for the rest of my life,
Without any pains, sorrows, loneliness, or strife.
I want to go where I no longer have to roam.
I want to go where He has made me a new home.
Today would have been a very happy day,
For the kind and loving words that I would say.
I would have spoken them with all of my heart,
With words of love right from the start.
I would have told him what he meant to me,
And that he showed me to be all I could be.
To be fair and honest in all that I do.
To love all of my family and friends like you.
I can't speak to him anymore for he is gone from me now.
But, I do still talk to him like he can hear me somehow.
I think he really knew what I would be going through,
He showed me the right things to always say and do.
He molded me into what I am today from long ago.
For some reason, about my future life he would know.
I want to take this time to tell him what I now have to say,
Dad,
I love you, I miss you, and Happy Birthday!
Jim
It is nearly time for me to pack and go,
To a new place that I do not know.
A new home there I will have to build,
And "My Little Piece of Heaven" here, I will yield.
I will have to put names with all new faces,
And learn where to eat out at all of the new places.
I will learn new streets and roads to take,
I can bet on how many wrong turns I will make!
I will also be farther away from everyone I know.
This starting my life over is going to be hard and slow.
I hope this is the place where I am supposed to be,
To start my life over and where I will be truly happy.
I once met a feller who said his name was Roy.
He said he was a true real life cowboy.
He said he rode bucking horses all of the time.
He forgot to mention, the machine only cost a dime!
We can not change, stop, or speed up time, so we must live our lives every day and every minute in the fullest that we can.
"We know not what we have lost until it is gone."
Jim
I asked God why he let these things happen to me.
I asked God why I had to suffer all of this misery.
I asked God why he took away my wife.
I asked God why he took away my life.
I asked God why did this happen to my family.
I asked God where am I supposed to be.
I asked God why was I left to be alone.
I asked God where had my happiness gone.
I asked God why my parents were taken away.
I asked God would I be whole again one day.
Then the answers from God were told to me.
"I have something "better" for you, wait and see!"
Take my hand and walk with me.
I want to do anything to make you happy.
I want to take you and swing in the parks.
I want to show you the rabbits and the Meadowlarks.
I want to build you a little country shack.
I want to show you the deer and the pond out back.
I want to share with you the moon and the star.
I want to travel with you near and far.
I want to be with you every waking hour.
I want to dance with you in the rain shower.
I want to see you happy being with me.
I want us to have a loving, caring family.
I want to see every kind of happiness in your life.
I want to see a friend, a woman, a lover, and a wife.
I want to show you what love is supposed to be.
I want to show you I want you for all eternity.