Thursday, September 06, 2007

51 tomorrow

I turn 51 tomorrow....Ahhh, another blue birthday approaches, they just have never been the same since the divorce; I'll be satisfied to get through the day without too much blueness!

Words from one of my favorite (well, when I was younger, now it hits too close to home!) Pink Floyd songs keeps running through my head....


Time
By Pink Floyd

Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off hand way
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain
You are young and life is long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but its sinking
And racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in the relative way, but youre older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the english way
The time is gone, the song is over, thought Id something more to say

Home, home again
I like to be here when I can
And when I come home cold and tired
Its good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Chris,

You are a mere youngster!

- David

Anonymous said...

Sorry you will be feeling blue. Go to that steak house and get coupon for free steak because it's your birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY my friend And many many more.

Blandishment Blog said...

Bev - Thanks much; we are, in fact, going to that steak house this evening so I can get a free steak dinner coupon for my next visit.

Of course, being at work on my birthday today, allows for even MORE Fun!

David - The fact that you are 12 years older than I cheers me somewhat!