Robin Beck: Musical Interlude/Sad?

November 26, 2007

Musical Interlude/Sad?

Silver wings shinning in the sunlight,
roaring engines headed somewhere in flight.

Their taking you away, leaving me lonley,
silver wings slowly fading out of sight

``Merle

It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go
Round and round, nobody knows
But the highway goes on forever
That old highway rolls on forever
There ain't no way to stop the water

``Emmylou

We got high in the park, this morning and we sat, without talkin'
Then she came back here, in the heat of the day, tired of walkin'
Where under her breath, she hummed to herself a tune
Of Love in the hot afternoon
``Gene Watson

It's been a too long time
With no peace of mind
And I'm ready for the times
To get better
``Crystal

all the leaves are brown
and the sky is grey
I've been for a walk
on a winter's day

That is how it is where I dwell, except the trees are barren and stark, framed against the background of gloomy gray skies. The only brown leaves in sight are strewn across my lawn, which makes it harder to clean up after my dog. The sound of the leaves being tossed about by the breeze makes me feel lonely, for what, I don't know. The days are short and light deprived. Sunrise, if we can see it, is shortly before seven, by 4-30 it is dusk. This can even cause a real malady, something called seasonal affective disorder.

The season does have its redeeming values. It is after midnight, and I just walked the dog. She is getting old, and has to wake me up at night. The sky was clear, and the stars incredibly bright. In my 54 years, I do not ever recall see many stars, nor were the patterns of the constellations ever so obvious. I tried to get some photos, but I may have to read the instruction manual. Or maybe I need to upgrade my camera?