Celebrating the Light
CELEBRATING THE LIGHT
Ten minutes and still it won’t change
Late for her birthday party again,
Just like last year
She celebrates forty two years young tomorrow
The 24th of December
Here I have driven halfway across the state
And am again stopped by the same red light in town
Made good time between Albany and Erie
Then down to a crawl at the tracks
And dead stop at this light
My God, the sun’ll be up soon if we don’t get moving
Grey dawn sky parts to reveal even more clouds higher up in the sky
She’ll think I’ve forgotten
Ok - at last the red flashes to green and hey, up comes the sun too!
I remember she’d always say her birthday marked the end of the darkest day
She always joked she was born with the return of the light
Now slip into cruise control and we’ll be there in fifteen minutes
She’ll think her old man’s losing it for sure
But still . . . . . I can’t wait to see my youngest daughter again
She was always the light of my life
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Entered in Debbie Guzzi's Contest Celebrate the Light
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