Let it be summer again
I am tired of the winter
That never seen to end
I am waiting for it to end
Now another day ended
And it is night already
It is only 5:30
Yes I made my mind
To go to bed now
Because I am planning
To have an early night
Sleeping in my bed
Tomorrow is a new day
And I am looking forward to it
Yes father we got so much snow
That is brutal
There is no where to park in the street
Because of the snow banks
You always
Will be forced to walk
On the streets
We had the groundhog
He didn't see his shadow
So it is an early spring
And I am looking forward to it
All the animals are hibernating
During the Winter
It had been twenty-five years since I had seen you last,
So stopping by unexpectedly was lots of fun.
We talked a little bit about people from the past
And some of the things that, since then, both of us had done.
I'm not sure what brought me here at the time I came through,
Whether it was luck, divine intervention, or fate.
Whatever the reason, I'm more than happy to help you.
I have every confidence that you'll make this place great.
You had a rough day, full of stress and emotion,
But you made it through with the help of a great staff.
I love your level of passion and devotion.
My ultimate goal here is to cut your stress in half.
I know that you're full of humor, sarcasm, and wit
Which is one reason that I'll enjoy working for you.
The fact that I didn't plan this makes it a perfect fit.
I'm looking forward to it and I hope you are, too.
Come on she urged me
It will be fun
It was. Three hour drive each way
I am not looking forward to it
God pushed me down on concrete steps
I caught myself with two fingers
Wrenched my back
There was no way I would go now
Too miserable though
To be grateful
Polite trampoline jumping
Keeping my shirt down.
Not wearing a dress unless I have shorts
to cover my panties
Unbelievable trampoline jumping
Terrific when I was a child
Until I lied and said I could do a flip
And I burst my nose open on the trampoline springs
Refused to do trampoline jumping
When I was in my twenties
Thinking I was too grown up for it
Jumped twice when I was in my forties.
Bad mistake. Dislocated a knee.
And pulled a calf muscle.
Trampoline jump once at fifty-five
My grandchildren were thrilled
Piled on me in the middle after six jumps
Dainty trampoline jumping
Looking forward to it when I get
to my eighties, after I lose my mind.
What's in store for the next thirty years
Not looking forward to it it's a future to fear
I'm from the old school
Interaction was the rule
These days it's so impersonal it brings me to tears
What's on the other side, no one really knows
A party-type atmosphere with music on the radio
Dancing girls galore
Sixty maybe four
Not looking forward to it, unless they pay me lots of dough
Heading off to see a shrink today
Looking forward to it in an anticipatory way
Am I on track
Maybe info I lack
Is it downhill from here to my very last day
Nooooooooooooooooooooo!
In seventeen minutes I teach cartooning to a bunch of lively and eager first, second and third graders.
I have been looking forward to it in a fantastic way since yesterday, when I realized I am doing it.
We could choose three things to teach, things that we love, that are not traditional school-ish things.
My choices were number 1, Cartooning 2, Poetry 3, Career Exploration, excited I got my first choice.
Wait a second! I always get my first choice. There is an insane madness to getting it. Listen closely.
You have to meet the deadline. I always get my choices back the instant I see them before I forget.
Once something lands on my desk, in my drawer, around my office, it is gone forever.
I am a messy woman, maybe not the world’s messiest, but I am indeed a contender.
Knowing this about myself, paperwork gets done instantly for I despise it so.
No eerie echo penetrates the night
behind a moon-swept hill that lies
far distant from my sight.
There is no apparition on the mystic plain,
but there he is, inside a place
that time and space may not contain.
We await each other
since he left his calling card
so many years ago. I didn't know
that it was he that first time
although the intervening years
have seen the evidence
of many more along the path.
And now the time grows short
until we meet as ghosts indeed,
exchanging spirit observations
as we move encumbered only by
an eidolonic quest that may
have rattled at my
aging, fleshly brain before I came.
However, to be sure, I do not know.
I havn't seen him yet, although
I am aware of him, and I expect
that he may be the impatient one
and even more like me, is primed
to speed our conversation on.
Peace, my friend; forgive me
it is yours already. Now when
they validate my passport
I shall join you on the trail.
I'm looking forward to it--
there, among the haunts of love.
~
I made a promise once
If you can win a promise
I won
This promise broke my heart
Shattered it
It's in my body in shards
Floating around
I move slightly
It pierces my organs
Unforgivingly
This promise will be the death of me
And I can't wait
I'm looking forward to it
This promise was our love breaking
My knowing
We wouldn't make it
I won this promise
And I'm loving the pain of it.
Just when I think I'm on top of
things
I try and fly but realize I've got
no wings
I pick my self up and push
forward
Never looking back as its to
awkward
Positive thinking along the way
Knowing that I'm not going a
stray
God is watching with each step
I take
Holding my hand making sure I
don't break
I've seen the light that lies
ahead
And I thank God that I'm not
dead
Life is so good and so much to
learn
I'm looking forward to it being
my turn
Heavy things can weigh you
down
But never let them bring you
down
Life is to short to live with
regret
Enjoy every moment that you
get
Singing and thinking along the
way
Reassuring your self you are
here to stay
Things that sometimes run through my mind,
even least expected one might find.
Sometimes awake or even asleep,
easy to forget or sometimes to keep.
Something to hope for in times to come,
often looking forward to it for some.
There's nothing wrong with having a dream,
coming natural so it would seem.
Believing in something coming your way,
feel it get closer within every day.
Never let go of the dreams held inside,
hold them up with the greatest of pride.
There is no shame in having hope,
even making it easier to cope.
Believing in something offering good,
never should have to be misunderstood.
A future lies up ahead,
instead of bad think positive instead.
In this there's really nothing to loose,
finding a better path to choose.
Knowing there is something more,
following dreams have something in store.
For what you set inside your mind,
just might be destiny one might find.
So dream away to the greatest strength,
taking it to any length.
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