Archives for November 2010
Veteran’s Day
Lord, bid war’s trumpet cease; Fold the whole earth in peace. — Oliver Wendell Holmes
I stumbled upon this memorial site a few weeks back. On the wall behind this statue are names of local men whom I assumed lost their lives fighting for the United States.
The reason I am unsure is that, once the thought crossed my mind, I couldn’t look any further as it made me fear for my BoBo’s life when he hasn’t even left for basic training. He leaves in January 2011. My feelings continue to be a mixture of pride and fear.
Today, on Veteran’s Day, I think about those who have gone to war for our country. Well, my country. And I think about the young men who have lost their lives in doing so. It saddens me.
We shouldn’t have war. We should have peace. And so, I pray.
Protected: ac·count·abil·i·ty
Moondance
Well it’s a marvelous night for a moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
‘Neath the cover of November skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I’m trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
You know the night’s magic
Seems to whisper and hush
And all the soft moonlight
Seems to shine in your blush…
Can I just have one a’ more moondance with you, my love?
Can I just make some more romance with a’ you, my love?
“perfectly normal”
The private affair that was our wedding has lent itself to an equally private anniversary. Nobody was at the wedding, therefore nobody remembers the anniversary — but me. Like any other key date, the days leading up to the actual day are often harder than the day itself. Perhaps it is the anticipation. After the fall of 2009, I tend to expect the worse and hope for the best.
I caught myself planning for a bad day. I considered calling in sick and huddling under the covers for the majority of the day. It’s funny that I would think that I would need that. Those days are long gone — thank God.