[JustAmy]

Very Nice, Yorkie. Thank you.

Hope your day is going well and you are having a wonderful Monday.

[JustAmy]

To celebrate "Take a Hike Day", we revisit a graphic and poem from 2004.




Graphic by Billie

Down The Road

I’m setting up some real estate,
For a special breed of folks,
The kind who think the rest are all,
Somewhat pathetic jokes.

The sort of person who,
Just wants to be left alone.
And who can get on fine if he,
Is stuck out on his own.

I’m talking about curmudgeons,
A classless sort of class.
The ones who, when you try to help,
Tell you to ... take a pass.

They aren’t the devilish kind of folks,
Nor angels, you can tell,
They don’t get on with people types,
But they don’t belong in Hell.

So I’m setting up a place nearby,
The climate’s not so good.
But the understanding is,
It’s for the misunderstood.

They’ll have their books, and poetry,
And other things they like,
And prominently stated in the yard,
The sentiment, “Take a Hike!”

They like to be alone, you see,
And they’re content with that,
So if you have a nominee,
Then you can pass the hat.

We’ll solve a problem in this way,
And another thing that’s swell,
Is if some lost souls ventured by,
They’d be told ... directions well.

NicknamedBob . . . . . March 14, 2004
© 2004 - 2008

[yorkie]

Thank you Amy!

After seeing your opening post, I listened to some “goodbye” songs: A Bad Goodbye - Clint Black and Wynona Judd; If I Had Only Known - Reba McEntire; Last Goodbye - Jeff Buckley; I Love You Goodbye - Celine Dion.

I thought of all the people in California who are homeless this morning, having to say goodbye to their pasts and treasured belongings, and am so greatful for what I have. Prayers for all the souls affected by these horrible fires.

Thank you for your introspect.