Sleep Without Dreams

My son wrote: "You can’t buy happiness, but you can rent it". Then another friend said, "Can't the same be said about love? Someone should write a song about that".

And this happened:


You can't buy happiness, but you can rent it
You can't buy love but you can spend it
And all the king's horses and all of the kings 
Know that to keep her it'll cost you a ring

You can't find what you're not looking for
Climb out the window instead of the door
And all the Queens on horses and all of the kings
Stumble and fumble, sleep without dreams

Dr. Goose

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Late yesterday I climbed a wall     
The wall that stood 100 foot tall   
With all that climbing I had done         
Expecting to have finally won
             
I pulled and tugged then hurried down 
Lost my footing and fell on a frown 
I bounced back up to look at myself 
And found me hiding beneath a shelf

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From 11/28/2000

Bad Day

Life is filled with ups and downs
Smiles turned up, smiles turned down
And still the world doesn't stop
Turning, burning, wobbling flop

An age ago I was not here
Nor were you but in the mirror
This day had come and gone before
And sayeth the heart, nevermore

The thought of you an action for me 
A bleeding heart left to its scream
Tears streaming down my face
Another human running in place

Pitter patter more thoughts scattered
Mumble, jumble words get tattered
Love lost blowing in the breeze
All the joy caught up in the trees

Again

And when is the best time to even discuss the ability for mass murders to occur without even one regulatory hurdle? It is certainly not the day of I hear. Ought not politicize such an event with any words beyond "thoughts and prayers". And certainly we cannot have a discussion for the first week after. Families need time to bury their loved ones. And not the week after that. So many loose ends to finalize and plans to make for the children and pets left behind. By the third week the next crisis takes over the news cycle and as all good Americans do, we move on with our lives and forget to remind our representatives that we are requiring action. Now is not the time for thoughts and prayers. Now is the time for action to minimize the need for so many thoughts and prayers.

Can one person make a difference? Today one did.

Can you make a difference? Yes you can. Use your voice, use your vote. Stand up. Speak out. Be bold. Be kind. Let your relatives, friends and neighbors enjoy another moment of life. I don't want to play politics. I want to stand with others or alone and make a difference.