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I Am Going Home

My Momma Told Me...

By: Baroquenhorse
Written on June 4th, 2012
My well went dry...  go figure.
there goes the furniture money
I guess i will just have to wait on that couch
and a rug or two
and a TV

  

Sitting outside with a smooth bourbon and a nice cigar 
I am am pondering my situation
(I am a little mad and feeling sorry for myself)
As time goes on, I have a greater appreciation of my parents 
What they had to deal with, and the grace they had under fire.
I was very lucky
talking to them from my heart,
Sitting in a wicker chair in my stone breezeway
I felt compelled to take a walk in my back yard.

Tiger lilies and roses bloom 
I never met her, but Virginia's soul still lives in her garden
I can't help but think that she met my mom (or my dad charmed her)
in that place we can't be (just yet)
For me to have arrived here

You know,
looking at this
who needs a TV
who needs a couch
they will come in time
I have my roses
and I am blessed


 From my garden... (thank you Virginia)
~b



By: Baroquenhorse
Age: 51-55 , Male
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  • Baroquenhorse
    Baroquenhorse

    PCA- The old Chinese curse is "may you lead an interesting life".

    It is amazing what we do get used to... when i finally got a bed last month (a real bed) it was amazing. (I think there is a story in there)

    Jun 11, 2012
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    • BlackJadeRose
      BlackJadeRose

      Lolol! I've never heard that "Backhanded Blessing" but Oooo do I know how it can seem a curse! As for the bed, its amazing the things we get used to~ sleeping on clouds & such ;))

      Jun 11, 2012
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  • BlackJadeRose
    BlackJadeRose

    ;)



    I don't have a t.v, haven't for a few years now. Honestly, as you dig deeper into your new opportunity (the definition of 'Crisis' in Japanese) you'll find you don't miss it. As for the couch, don't have one either ;)) Over time I've come across interesting pieces at yard sales and the like~ so I have an Amish handmade rocker which is beautifully handcrafted, and a coral colored leather covered rocker that was left behind in the first house I ever purchased. I use a cast iron patio table to display plants, and books (the book ends are the cube glass that used to be used as glass bricks for windows), and the cast iron patio chairs I use in my breakfast nook with an old farm table that was left behind when I purchased this home. I've painted it a shade of purple, and it really looks quite chic with my zebra pillows books, Van Gogh, and Monet :)



    Looking around, I realize the only three pieces of furniture I've purchased over the years are this desk ($60 cherry wood desk I snagged on sale xx years ago), my dining room set ($100 pine wood set I snagged xx years ago), and my bed that I didn't purchase til 8 years ago (slept on an air mattress before that).



    You have received the most beautiful gift, this Crisis (Opportunity), to reach deep into the stream and pull out all the Big Fish of your Heart. You have an opportunity to become every secret dream. .



    I am so happy for your Blessing, and look forward to hearing more :) ~Ash

    Jun 8, 2012
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  • Olivia5
    Olivia5

    Sounds like you've got your priorities straight !

    Jun 4, 2012
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