We make our own rainbows when we smile through our tears. —Peggy Toney Horton
Peg's Late Night Musings~
Night Moods~
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Time
Down the road, around the bend
Lived a man who was my friend...
He had no wife or other kin,
how lonely this man must have been!
A squeaky porch swing where he sat
swayed back and forth as he stroked
his cat.
Each day I’d pass and wave and
smile, but had no time to stay a while.
Important duties beckoned me,
I had things to do and people to see.
“I’ll visit soon,” I called to my friend
As on I hurried ‘round the bend.
"I’ll surely do it,” I averred,
"I’ll surely do it,” I averred,
I’ll stop and visit – keep my word!
We’ll talk and laugh and have a drink
It’s nice to have a friend, I think.
But Time waits for no one – it hurries past
and promises made seldom last.
The news came early by way of phone
My friend had died – all alone.
My heart beat faster when I heard
My heart beat faster when I heard
“If only I had kept my word.”
And now, I visit where he sat, swing
back and forth and stroke his cat.
©2016 Peggy Toney Horton~
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Happy New Year!
“As the final
curtain falls on a depleted year, a new year pirouettes to center stage with
the elegance and charm of a prima ballerina – and delivers the promise of
peace, hope, love and joy.” ~Peggy Toney
Horton
HAPPY
NEW YEAR!
Can
it really be 2017?
It
seems like such a short time ago that everyone was all excited about the new
millennium. Yes, January 1, 2000 was the day we thought our lives might change
forever.
The
fear was that the computers we relied on would malfunction. People also feared
that our luxuries would be destroyed and that we would revert back to living without
any electricity, heat or running water. They called this the great Y2K scare.
The scare consisted of the fear that the entire computer systems were going to
fail on New Year's Eve 1999.
People
saw the new millennium as the apocalypse. They feared that the end of the world
was near. A family in Ohio took it to such an extreme that they bought
gas-powered generators and a year's supply of dry food because they were so
convinced that the end was near. There was complete chaos occurring around the
world.
But when the clocks and calendars actually did change to the year 2000, computers barely had any problems. Although there were some reports of minor problems, the majority of computers did all right. And our lives went right on as before in this new millennium that we had feared.
But when the clocks and calendars actually did change to the year 2000, computers barely had any problems. Although there were some reports of minor problems, the majority of computers did all right. And our lives went right on as before in this new millennium that we had feared.
Life
is like that.
Sometimes
we fret too much about things that never happen. Though we read all the books
and listen to the televangelists who tell us God is in charge and He never
makes mistakes, so there’s no need to worry, we’re only human and can’t seem to
help ourselves.
So
go ahead. Make your resolutions. Resolve to do everything better this year. Go
on a diet, get more exercise, worry less, enjoy yourself more, spend more quality time with loved ones – and quit trying to please everyone.
You can’t.
Have
a great year!
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Monday Night Snippets
Saw my doctor
today - routine visit.
"Do you work
out, Peggy?" he asked.
"Yes."
"How many
times a week?"
"Well, I try
for three, but sometimes, it's only two... hehe."
"Okay,"
he said, smiling.
"How long do
you spend working out and what do you do?”
"About 30
minutes,” I said. “I work out with weights and walk."
I was starting to
feel a little agitated and tempted to ask if HE
worked out. And what he had for
breakfast.
But that would have been disrespectful,
wouldn’t it? That would
have brought back
all the times my mother said, “You must respect your
elders!” And all the times we’d run into one of her friends
while shopping
and she’d squeeze my hand really tight (I’d have to
stifle a scream) so I
wouldn’t say something that would embarrass her.
Lessons I learned
at an early age never left me. How could they?
She striped my bare
legs with a peach tree switch if I didn’t mind her to
the letter.
Yet we were so
different. I was nothing like her. And didn’t want to be.
I often wonder if she was trying to
make me into something she never was.
She was her own person – lived by her own rules.
I’ve seen her in a
situation like I was, when a doctor was asking a lot of questions and it didn't bother her a bit, when she'd had enough, to say,
“That’s none
of your business!”
She was more like a spoiled child than an adult. And I loved her still.
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Will it Always Be This Way
Of these cold and rainy May days, I’ve grown weary;
Tho' I shout the words out loud, seems no one hears me.
Tho' I shout the words out loud, seems no one hears me.
I’m sure God made the sun – to bring our days a lot more fun,
yet they're so dreary!Expecting sunshine, I arise – none finds its way into my eyes,
I’m disappointed.To entertain myself, I try - tiresome season, go on by,
I shall ignore you.I scale a mountain high and wide and look upon the other side –
it is no greener.Am l to always feel this bad - or will a new day make me glad;
will there be sunbeams?Will it always be this dour? Or can it change within the hour –
from sad to joyful?And then, upon a gentle wind the answers come ‘a floating in
ah, sweet surprises!A sudden floral smell delights, and things begin to feel alright
the birds are singing..Their days are short and mine are long - how lovely they fill theirs with song while I’m complaining.©2016 Peggy Toney Horton~
Monday, October 26, 2015
A Forever Flower
One yellow
summer day, long ago,
our paths
crossed and seeds of
friendship were sown.
As the seeds
took root and began
to sprout, we spent
almost every
day together
that summer.
We
took long, barefoot walks –
often
stopping to rest on the cool
grass
beside the river and watch
paddle
boats slosh by.
We snapped
pictures of each other in
various stages
of play and referred to
them often, reliving
the fun we’d had
taking them.
When you had a
bad case of poison
ivy and had to
stay in, I crushed ivy
leaves and
rubbed them on myself so
I’d get it, too,
but I was immune.
When I was confined
to bed for a week
with strep
throat, you phoned every
day
to cheer me up.
As
teenagers, we slathered our bodies
with
a blend of baby oil and iodine
and
stretched out on a blanket in your
backyard,
hoping for a golden tan, but
sometimes
getting sunburn instead.
Later, we sat on
my front porch swing
eating cold
meatloaf sandwiches and
sipping tall glasses
of iced tea.
In mid-August,
the carnival came to
town. Lured by
bright lights, cheerful
calliope music,
pink cotton candy and
thrilling rides,
we hurried to the
fairgrounds each
evening at dusk. It
was a magical time!
On rainy days,
we’d lie across your bed
whispering about
our latest heartthrobs
and
other secrets. Your mother served
us hamburgers
and cokes.
I cherish each
of these memories and
so many more. I
loved you like the sister
I never had. You
were my best friend!
Too soon, we
grew up. You went away
and, for a long while,
we’ve lived in
separate worlds.
And yet, our relationship
has stood the
test of time and
separation. Though we
don’t talk for
long periods, we both know
when it’s time.
Just as I start to dial your
number, my phone
rings and there you are!
Sometimes
it happens in reverse.
As I reminisce on
this golden autumn
afternoon, I’m thankful that the bloom of
our friendship is
as vibrant as ever.
©2015 Peggy Toney Horton ~
Friday, April 17, 2015
Awakening Senses
Early morning rain seeps into thirsty
earth releasing a pleasant
Aroma that is evident only in this season.
From my window, I
See golden daffodils dancing in the gentle
breeze and
Hear the cheerful twitter of returning birds;
Warm sunshine
Caresses my face, delighting my senses
as I
Taste the delicious sweetness of Springtime
at last!
©2015 Peggy Toney Horton~
©2015 Peggy Toney Horton~
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