DECK THE HALLS …

As a kid in elementary school,
I watched Ben-Hur.
I was too young to fully understand this
four hour-long movie and yet I went on
to absorb what I could from Lew Wallace’s
Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ (1880) …

On Christmas eve I flipped channels to
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and there it was,
the 1959 classic with Charlton Heston and
Stephen Boyd and I sat to finally figure it out.
Before long I was shedding tears I couldn’t have as a child
but can now as I relate to what Judah experienced …

Sometimes we go through things
that make life seem so unfair,
or we experience a Messala
and resolve never to trust anyone again,
and sometimes what we experience
leaves us totally consumed by vengeance …

In this yuletide could we take the time
to reflect on why Christ was born?
No matter what anyone thinks, says or does,
life is in the hands of God Almighty.
On that I ponder and I hope you will too.
Merry Christmas ...

LOADS TO MULL OVER …

The scars have made me older;
the lies - only colder;
deeper the vessel sinks
- how time goes by ...

Hustling and chasing shadows;
caught in the line of fire
- is this fight worthwhile?
Secrets still waiting to be hid
with the memories left to haunt me …

Walking the footsteps of a stranger,
suddenly I learn the bizarre
as Pandora’s box opens
- what’s left on this bouncing ball?

I feel like a garden bursting into life;
is there a wish better than that?
When all’s said and done
life’s a lot to think about sometimes …

THE STORM

I can feel you
– and the storm stirring up in you.
I can taste the moment
– and you, so sweet and warm.
All I breathe is your life …

Look into my eyes;
can you see a love that’s blind?
Never a day I’ll break your heart;
these walls will fall before we do …

Do I really feel the way I feel?
They call me crazy but I’m only crazy about you.
They call me a dreamer but I’m only counting the ways to you …

Sooner or later it’s all over
- I’d give up forever just to touch you now …

* Dedicated to anyone who's ever been crazy in love ...

MY FEBRUARY 14th

So while everyone else is having the fun they should have,
Here I am, in PJ's of course, reading for an accounting exam ...

Catch an ol' friend online and we catch up on gist -
I should be reading, you know ...

Anyway, he says some really nice stuff I sure won't like to forget:
"Life is for the living and love is for the giving"
"You couldn't fail, even if you tried!"
"Make sure you fall asleep with a smile on your face" ...

* Dedicated to Blonker