Halloween Treats
Kids excited
Jumping up and down
Mask and gowns are bought
Ready to hit the town
Once a year it…
Halloween Treats
Kids excited
Jumping up and down
Mask and gowns are bought
Ready to hit the town
Once a year it…
Kids excited
Jumping up and down
Mask and gowns are bought
Ready to hit the town
Once a year it comes
A time to eat the sweets
Mom and Dad don’t say a word
They let me eat my treats
But two months later
A yell from little Sue
A trip to the family dentist
Showed a little hole.
Now Mommy says
Never again
Only fruits and veggies
Junk in the can.
So here it is
Trick-or-treat once more
Mommy forgot
And I’m out the door.
House to house
Filling up my sack
Excitement rises
As I return back.
Mommy is waiting
She is standing at the door
I told you little Sue
No junk, no more.
Written by,
Terry Shepherd
10/20/2013
My Angels
No one understood me
Like you did Mom
You knew when
I was hurting
You knew when
I needed to talk
No…
No one understood me
Like you did Mom
You knew when
I was hurting
You knew when
I needed to talk
No one understood me
Like you did Daddy
When I followed
You where ever
You went
When we
Talked about nothing
I would give
Anything for just
One moment
If I could talk
To you again
I would say
All the things
I never said
When I did
So many things wrong
You looked the other way
You were the best
Parents a girl
Could ever have
I love and miss you both.
Written by,
Terry Shepherd
09/16/13 http://youtu.be/5KPu7QhYY_0
I was writing on my quotes WP page and also put some new music on my music page here on WP. I decided to spend some free time going through the U-tube videos. I came across a group that my Mom loved. They were called the Ink Spots. Some of you older ones may remember this group.
I can remember cleaning the house before my parents got home from work. I would go to that long box on feet and turn the record player on. I would pull out Mom’s 331/3 album and place it gently on the turn table. Placing the needle gently down on the record so as not to scratch it, I would turn it up to the point of almost blowing the speakers.
I would grab the sweeper hose and stand in the middle of the living room on top of the footstool and pretend I was singing into a microphone to the words of this song.
When I looked at this song I got the biggest stab in the heart I have had in some time. It is different from the ones I feel with Al. This stab was a memory stab. Going back in time when life was free and spinning in circles going nowhere, but yet giggling like there is no worries in this world.
Oh Mom and Dad, how I miss you. It doesn’t matter Mom if you have been gone almost 13 years or Dad if you have been gone for almost six, I feel you today deep in my gut. The love I carry will never vanish.
I replayed this song twice and then it cut me deep. Our entire family was based on who cares about who and why don’t I feel it.
The words say If I didn’t care.
Was Mom trying to tell me something and I never got it until all these years later? Or was this a song meant for her and my Dad? I know they had a rough start in their marriage. Who wouldn’t when all of a sudden two youngsters were dropped in your lap.
MOM
Mom I will never forget
What you tried to do
Doing the best you could
Coming into this new.
I didn’t give much of a chance
I could have behaved better
But I am so glad today
That I sat and wrote you that letter.
I am not sure; but am hoping so
That although you are not here
That you know my heart was true
More than life’s deepest fear.
I hope when my time comes
And I am standing next to you
That you will wrap your arms around me
I will say I care and I love you through and through.
Written by,
Terry Shepherd
07/27/2013
Never leave me
You promised
Every time I asked
So why am I sitting
Here in my bedroom
Tucking my pillows
Around me hugging
Them close to me
You promised Daddy
You’d never go a way
You said I would
Always be your
Little girl your
Only one but
Mommy said
You went a way
That you had to
Go visit a new
Home way up
In the sky
You promised Daddy
You would never leave me
And yet here I sit with
Teary cheeks and red eyes
My heart is broken
You broke your promise
Daddy please come back.
Written by
Terry Shepherd
06/16/2013
Chapter 21
Henry walked into the drug store. He bought the supplies needed and paid for them. Driving back…
Henry walked into the drug store. He bought the supplies needed and paid for them. Driving back home he was thinking about his wife. He would check on her first thing and then patch the wall.
When he walked into their bedroom, she wasn’t lying there. He went to the bathroom and there she was soaking. She looked so cute all covered with bubbles. He leaned down and kissed her on the nose.
“You feeling better doll?”
“Yes, the warm water feels real good on my aching body. Where you been?”
“Oh, I went into the hardware store and bought some patch for the wall. Figure I better take care of the damage before Dad sees it.”
She smiled up at him. “Thanks for rescuing me Henry. I don’t know what is wrong with that guy. He better get it fixed though.”
Neither of them said anything. Henry left her to finish and went to patch the wall. Soon Jane walked in and the two inspected his work. “Looks real good Henry. I can’t even see where the hole was. You did a good job.”
He gave her a squeeze and she pulled back a little. There was still some evidence of the fight left behind. He led her to the bed and they laid down. He took her in his arms and held her. His body heat felt good next to her and she turned in his direction.
He kissed her nose lightly. She returned it by kissing him on the lips. Parting her lips she let him explore farther and soon the two forgot about the fight and the wall. Afterwards they lay there both in their own thoughts.
Henry sat up and lit a cigarette. He offered her one but she refused. “I am not going to smoke anymore Henry. I have to do what’s best for the baby.” She patted her belly and placed his hand over her hand. “A wonderful thing happened when I was in the tub. I felt the baby kick.”
Henry put his cigarette out and bent down and put his ear to her stomach. He listened but heard nothing. He didn’t feel anything. “It doesn’t do it all the time silly. I just felt it once myself.”
“Wow, a living thing. I made that all by myself. You know he or she, is going to look just like me.”
“Um, my dear Henry, I hate to tell you but I had something to do with this too. It is very well that this tiny baby could look just like me. Or better yet, maybe it will look like the both of us.”
Henry started laughing and said,”Well, maybe it will have your eyes and my fine wavy hair.” The two of them broke out in laughter and then they got up and started to redress. They walked out into the kitchen and saw him Mom sitting at the kitchen table. She was having herself a cup of coffee.
“Mom, you alright? Do you hurt anywhere?” Carol replied, “No, I am alright, but if that son-of-a bitch comes back in this house I will call the cops.”
“It’s ok Mom. I already warned him. I don’t think he will have the guts to show back up here again.”
Henry and Jane sat down at the table. Carol looked at Jane and asked,”You alright? Did you get hurt in any of this?”
“No not really. Henry saved me from getting hurt. I don’t know what I would do without him. He is just the best man all around.”
“Well he is lucky. Lucky that I didn’t have a whack at him.” They all had a good laugh over that as they realized Carol couldn’t really hurt him unless she got a hold of her iron skillet first.
Henry looked at his watch and saw he only had an hour before he had to be at work. He stood up leaving the women to sit and chat and went in to take a bath. Carol and Jane sat in silence at the table. Neither of them seemed comfortable in each others presence.
After a few moments Carol spoke. “You know Jane, we never ever had any trouble like this before. I don’t know what kind of friends you have, but I suggest you keep them a way from my house. I don’t allow stuff like that to go on here. We are a nice family and I don’t want any cops around this place.”
“Carol, I swear this Kurt guy, he isn’t any friend of mine. He isn’t even a friend of Henry’s.”
“Then how did he end up here?”
Silence once again fell and Jane got up and walked back to her room. Henry was finishing getting dressed and he glanced her way. She walked past him and laid down on the bed. She was tired. She just wanted to sleep. With Henry going to work, she all of a sudden felt real lonely.
Henry was too busy trying to get out the door and not be late for work. He bent down and gave her a quick kiss, and when he walked out of the door, she never felt more alone. She turned over and wept into her pillow thinking back to what Carol had said.