Ode to a love-sick trucker

It’s only a matter of minutes till this phone strays
I’m on my way to 90
Takes you right to Boston, or New York…a million miles away
Got my Massachusetts off
Closed them scales down soft
I’m callin you empty
All except the chowder
Let’s hammer down and act like nothin’ matters
Bruce is singing in New Jersey
I hope the maps don’t lie – I think I’ll take 287
Maybe hop on 95
I heard that song again, the one we danced to in the dark
I’ve got to make good time tonight, I got a real late start
Good, there’s Hartford, jumps right out at 91
What happened to 95?  Where did it go?
I think I saw your face there…shit, I don’t know
Hammer down to Vermont
That’s where I get my load off
You know that’s where they sang White Christmas
…ask me if I miss ya
These maps don’t make much sense
Can’t they put’em on one sheet?
This shit all runs together,  God I hope we’ll have good weather
Hey, this one stretches out from Rhode Island all the way to San Francisco
No, I didn’t leave my heart there
I just wanted you to know
Gotta go now – damn phone is cuttin’ out
Did you hear me?  Feel like I have to shout!
I’m driving hard again, I want to see you soon
Goodbye, you know I hate that word
Believe what I say, it ain’t no lie
When I go to sleep tonight, I’ll be swimmin ‘ in your eyes

© Sandy Hibbard

“Stay involved and when life’s disappointments come your way, don’t despair. Just start looking for the next train.”

“A Western student of Eastern Philosophy was preparing to return to the hectic pace of life in New York City and asked his teacher for some advice about to how to adapt to the change. He was told, “Remember, when you are running for the subway train and see it leaving without you, don’t panic. There’s always another train.”

This is good advice not only for subways but also for life in general. One lost opportunity is most often followed by another chance. When you don’t get something you desire such a promotion, that big sale you were seeking, or the house you’d hoped to buy, remind yourself, “There’s always another train.”

This is a perspective shifting statement, and it doesn’t mean that you will not be disappointed, but rather, it’s encouragement not to get stuck in the disappointment. If you become overly focused on what you missed, you may lose motivation to keep trying. Or, you could panic into the frantic activity of fruitless wheel spinning and risk settling for less than the best.

Knowing that there is always another train helps us to practice patience so as to be available when the next opportunity comes.

Implicit in this notion is that to catch another train; you must stay in the station, which means stay open to possibility and in the field of play. Keep applying for promotions, making sales calls, stay involved in life, look for opportunities to live and love, and always keep seeking your goal.”

Love & Peace!
Sandy
Article Source: Lessons for Living  

Ahh, the terrible push and pull of hearts in love.  I could tell you stories if you were here and we had a bottle of Pino to share, but instead I will share my words that will give a hint of the fickleness love can sometimes have.  From drama and despair to elated bliss, love can give you one hell of a work out!

Here’s to all you lover’s out there!

A Lover’s Musings –

If losing sleep and losing dreams really make you sick,
then I am TERMINAL

If losing loved ones and being hated by the ones you love make you hard,
then I am STONE

If loss of mind and weakened spirit make you mad,
then I am but a LUNATIC

If a lying tongue and deceitful heart send you to hell,
then I am lost in the FLAMES

If a cold heart and an empty stare means you are dead,
then I am a CORPSE in-deed!

But in my sickness you healed me
and kissed away my tears
and in my darkness your light came
to save my life from despair

© Sandy Hibbard