If Only a House Could Speak

If only a house could speak...oh the stories it would tell...
It would tell of times when lives were young before all innocence fell...
The sound of children's pitter patter throughout the house...
When ruffles flowed down a pressed ironed blouse...
When the Bible was taught and manners learned...
When work was hard, times were tough, lives were turned...
It would speak of strength a family has...
A time when neighbors were neighborly as...
The freshly planted roses along the picket fence...
Now shows traces of neglect...the weeping flowers are tense...
For times have come and gone throughout this home...
It holds so many memories which can be shone...
The love, the laughter, the brilliance passed on...
To the next contender..from dusk til dawn...
It's the "End of an Era" time to say, "Good Bye"...
I know it's tough and tears have run dry...
Good Bye, Good Bye, Good Bye, Good Bye.
 ~Lisa D. Myers

Soley We Sink

In this world of communication, sometimes it seems as though our real thoughts and words are misinterpreted. We have every communication device known to mankind...with our SmartPhones, PM's, IM's, Email, Blogs, Facebook, Texts you'd think that we would be able to coordinate dates and thoughts, issues and precise feelings to the T...but instead it seems as though our conversations couldn't be any more lost than they are right now. Why is that? Could it be that we now rely soley on using only these devices to communicate and losing our abilities to phyiscally talk with a person. Points, feelings, decisions, etc are all taken out of context while in print. You can read the same sentence and depending on what your mood is it will in fact reflect upon what the text reads. This is why it is so important for us to pick up the phone and call one another to engage in a little old-fashioned thing known as conversation. It's wonderful how the communication flows so much more smoothly while conversing. So, right now, as I Blog...I would like to be the first person to notate that I'm taking it back old school and will not try my hardest to use the old fashioned telly or face to face conversations with others instead of trying to read into their texts. Wish me luck!