It's Been Too Long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What can I say?! I know I should be good at this and I am for a while then something happens and before I know it its been weeks or even months before I write another blog. I simply have to get better at this!


I love poetry and Shel Silverstein is one of my favorite poets. Before I started this new blog I flipped through a book of Mr. Silverstein's poems to see if I could find a poem befitting what I want to say. The name of the book is "A Light in the Attic". Well, I found several. Here goes......

Something Missing

I remember I put on my socks,

I remember I put on my shoes.

I remember I put on my tie

That was painted

In beautiful purples and blues.

I remember I put on my coat,

To look perfectly grand at the dance.
Yet I feel there is something

I may have forgot---

What is it? What is it?....

Of course he was talking about his pants but that's how I feel about my poor little blog! Here's another Shel Silverstein poem.....

Overdues

What do I do?

What do I do?

This library book is 42

Years overdue.

I admit that its mine

But I can't pay the fine---

Should I turn it in

Or hide it again?

What do I do?

What do I do?

Haven't we all been there? Sometimes you just want to hide but eventually we all have to face the music.

Finally, I came across the next poem. It doesn't have anything to do with getting things done in a timely matter but its message is very timely indeed. See what you think.....

The Little Boy And The Old Man

Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."

Said the little old man, "I do that too."

The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants."

"I do that too," laughed the little old man.

Said the little boy, "I often cry,"

The old man nodded, "So do I."

"But worst of all," said the boy, "it seems

Grown-ups don't pay attention to me."

And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.

"I know what you mean," said the little old man.

If you would like to know more about Shel Silverstein I have put a link to his web site. It's worth looking at. http://shelsilverstein.com/indexSitehtml

This photo is a picture of my dad and my grandson. They certainly are not the types to be ignored and they both are happy people. I love this picture. I think it's a classic of an old man and a little boy.

Thanks for reading my blog. I promise to see you soon! :)