HAPPY ACRES: Here you come again

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Here you come again

What does one do when one awakens to falling snow and one is no longer seeing any humor in it? What does one do when one has shoveled, slipped and fallen enough for two winters? Well if the snow has now ~~grated~~ crushed your last nerve and your yearning for Spring has turned your mind to mush one makes a complete hatchet job of an old Dolly Parton song. With profuse apologies to Dolly and old English teachers....

Here you come again
Just when I'm about to be happy without you
You waltz right right up the shore
Just like you done before
And make me start to shake and shiver

Here you come again
Just when I'm about to be happy without you
You fall down from the skies
And the weatherman starts telling lies
And pretty soon I'm knowin’
How I came to hate you

All you gotta do
Is drop the first flake
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you
And in a little while
You're messin' up my mind
An' I fogging up my lenses

Here you come again
Dropping more snow in feet or inches
An' shakin' us up so
That all I really know
Is here you come again
An' I hate snow

All you gotta do
Is drop the first flake
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you
And in a little while
You're messin' up my mind
An' I fogging up my lenses

Here you come again
Dropping more snow in feet or inches
An' shakin' us up so
That all I really know
Is here you come again
An' I hate snow

Here I go
An' I hate snow
An' I hate snow
Here you come again
An' I hate snow
Here I go
To shovel more snow

10:28 Returned from walk....three inches of snow so far and nine chicken eggs.

1 comment:

Unknown said...: mufft mommbb moeer mummmrrst-

excuse me, I had snow in my mouth.

had enough yet?

at least you are still singing ;-)
keep up the good work,

btw, have you seen my shovel anywhere? or my car? or the cat?; 8:44 AM

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As far as possible without surrenderbe on good terms with all persons.Speak your truth quietly and clearly;and listen to others,even the dull and the ignorant;they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,they are vexations to the spirit.If you compare yourself with others,you may become vain and bitter;for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

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Be yourself.Especially, do not feign affection.Neither be cynical about love;for in the face of all aridity and disenchantmentit is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,gracefully surrendering the things of youth.Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.Beyond a wholesome discipline,be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,no less than the trees and the stars;you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you,no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,whatever you conceive Him to be,and whatever your labors and aspirations,in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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