Being Home
I miss the sweetness of the day
The twilights and the dawns per se
The rain that fell on old tin roofs
And the pounding of my horse's hoofs
The country side so green and fair
The hills in winter, the County Fair
The Spring in May, the flowers so wild
The joy in just being a child
I miss the dinners on family tables
The love that made us all feel able
To face the world so cold and mean
The beauty in life that can't be seen
The cows in the meadow, the fish in the creek
The hay in the hay fields fresh smelling and sweet
The rabbits that ran when we ran through those fields
The way we were then when our young lives felt real
But most of all, I miss the love
I miss the wonder of skies above
I miss the way I longed for life
And never knew then of the oncoming strife
I miss my mom and I miss my dad
And all the good times we all had
My brothers and sisters and the farm of my youth
Working the earth and knowing the truth
For the truth now escapes me
As my life slips away
And the twilights have taken
All my sunrises away
How I miss those sweet days
And the joy I have known
How I miss feeling loved
How I miss being Home.
©by Voo
October 31, 2004
2:15 a.m.