They tear down every year
Colored rides and sideshow games
Days have grown shorter and I know
The time of fun will finally end.
School books ready
Just not ready for shoes and slacks
Swimming time over as the sun sets soon
Padlock on gates
And back to the routine.
Longing to stay free
Riding from morning to night
Sleep overs and escape to friends,
Feeling those prison gates close
Sitting below tight wooden desks,
Pencils poised and the clock that never ends
To bring release.
Languid hot days we lie out on lawns
As the last firework fades
And the lightning bugs fly away
August was a heavy month
In my tired memory.
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt for today was pick a month you found as cruel….I remember always being melancholy as the county fair wound down to a close….time to return to the drudgery of school…..now that was cruel……
August was a heavy month lyrics
I’ll take another photograph
Before the old one fades
It reminds me of those things that past
And quickly passed away
But it comes on in the early night
Creeping up on you
Those scenes of devastation
Crushing down on cue
These days are growing colder now
The light is growing dim
August was a heavy month
And now the nights are drawing in
Poor Baby Blue’s wrapped up again
Inside her final pain
I’d help her if I could I say
She puts us all to shame
Alright, alright I know I’ve got a lot
Left to answer for
But am I the only one to blame
And anyway who’s keeping score
But the grass seems so much brighter now
She’s spilled her blood again
August was a heavy month
Wash it down September rain
Baby Blue picks up her life tonight
And rushes for the Chelsea train
All the stars shine down on her tonight
And August was a heavy month
The photograph is cracked and torn
From being picked up, put down
Like some holy relic
Whose worshippers are found
Searching through their sacred books
For the holy grail of “why”
But the total sum of knowledge
Knows no more than you or I
Alright, alright says Baby Blue
Who doesn’t really understand
August was a heavy month
But winter came at last.
*written by Bob Geldof
*taken from the album “Deep In the Heart of Knowhere”
I just posted a gift for you on my blog…..with love and sincerest appreciation for you being you😊 hope you enjoy. You’ve touched me deeply my friend, I too am honored to call you friend.
Always,
Kim
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You made it a point everyday to say the words of kindness
You have become more than just a fellow blogger
We are beginning to walk the path
together
It’s not easy to find the comfort
with someone
I thank you I’m
As always Sheldon
And above all Peace
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Ah Sheldon,
Not easy to do but you have brought a rainbow effect, smiles through happy tears at this spectacular gift. Oh how you’ve made my day that much more amazing. I thank you for being part of my journey and I couldn’t ask for anything more as you have given me the world with your beautiful words. I hope you’re recouping well and not in too much pain. You’re in my thoughts daily.
Peace and love always,
Kim
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Pickin up the pieces
As my favorite cup fell
Knowing all the while
I would have to find anew
Yet it won’t be the same
It was wore it certain spots
And had a great feel
I looked forward to those spots
That never….
The cup to me represented my life
And for this there wouldn’t be a need for change
Yet life has a way of speaking
When all you are hoping for is silence
So I went to the cabinet
Found another
And as I drank
I thought I heard the cup speak
Thank you
I hope the same for you
“A present for you
Because of you being you
As special as you were
When I needed special too”
The Sheldon Perspective
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Oh you’ve so got me drooling to come down there and share a slurppy! LOL! I miss you too Hun! Enjoy the sunshine 😦
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The first bit was mine, going to,school as a kid, the second bit was a song by a fave of mine, Bob Geldof….I think August here will be hot with a chaser of hot….swimming pools and sea urchins….😊 sorry ‘aboot the snow….not missing it….ill try to send some warmth your way once I get some, only 78 here today and eegads, I have a sweatshirt on as we speak….my blood must be thinning already…..got some reading to,do on your site too….Wednesday and Thursday….catchup day😊
Miss you my friend, talk soon,
K💜
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Thanks John, I grew up close to Canada in Western New York, I think August down here now will take on new meaning, hot, hot, and sultry….but that’s what wallowing in the pool is for😊 thank you for more history of down under….I always assumed it was always hot and dry down there, fires and wild pigs, too much The Thorn Birds ideas filling a school girls head….a favorite book of mine read three times and I own the mini series…..
Peace and love,
Kim
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Thanks so much Wendell, and I love the Geldof song too, always a favorite😊
Peace, love and good days,
Kim
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It was when I was younger…now every month is a good month I hope😊
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April has been a rotten month! We just got another dumping of snow…I can’t quite get a handle on what this persons occupation is. August might have heavy air; it sits heavy sometimes… It’s probably on YouTube.
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Down here in Oz the summer has gone and the cold mornings are here and in a few hours I must drive my daughter down to Uni after the Easter break. I thought you must live in Oz until I saw the word August. But it was the same for all my life except for different month. Fantastic.
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Gorgeous!
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Interesting that August should be a bad month for you. 🙂
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