"BUCK"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw with a truckers poem.-----I HEADED OUT OF AMARILLO ON I-40 IN MY OLD 18 WHEELER TRUCK---I OVERSLEPT AND MISSED MY LOAD ALREADY DOWN ON MY LUCK---I TURNED THE RADIO ON AND I HEARD THE ANNOUNCER SAY---COUNTRY MUSIC HAS LOST A LEGEND, BUCK OWENS HAS PASSED AWAY---I JAMMED ON THEM AIR BRAKES AND LOWERED MY HEAD TO THE STEERING WHEEL---AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF SADLY, WHAT A LOSS FOR BAKERSFIELD---BUCK OWENS LIVED HIS LIFE RECKLESSLY, AND LEFT SOME MEMORIES ALONG THE TRAIL---"STREETS OF BAKERSFIELD", "ACT NATURALLY", AND "I'VE GOT A TIGER BY THE TAIL"---HE THRILLED MILLIONS FOR 17 YEARS, IN THE SILLIEST SHOW I EVER SAW---HE SERVED AS CO-HOST WITH ROY CLARK EVERY WEEK ON A SHOW CALLED "HEE-HAW"---I PULLED FROM THE SHOULDER TO THE HIGHWAY, AND ONCE AGAIN STARTED MOVING MY TRUCK---MY TROUBLES NOW SEEMED NOTHING, COMPARED TO THOSE OF THE FAMILY OF BUCK---NASHVILLE AND BAKERSFIELD AND COUNTRY MUSIC, A BIG LOSS THEY WILL SUFFER AT BEST---EVEN IF YOU WEREN'T A FAN OF BUCK, IT'S SAD HE HAS GONE TO REST---SO LET'S DRIVE THIS 18 WHEELER, AND FOR BUCK OWENS, LET'S DRIVE IT RIGHT---THANK GOD THERE'S A BRAND NEW MEMBER, IN COUNTRY HEAVEN TONIGHT:-----Goodbye Buck, we will miss you. This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I will return.

"MAGGIE AND FRANK"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw. Are you aware of the time you have spent with your loved one? Most of us don't think about it until it's too late. This is something we should be aware of on a daily basis. And especially the time we have left, whether it be long or short. This is the story of two people in love, married for a long pierod of time. Their names are "Maggie & Frank":-----MAGGIE LAYED DOWN THE MAGAZINE AS THE DOCTOR CAME THROUGH THE DOOR---HE HAD A WORRIED LOOK ON HIS FACE, SHE HADN'T SEEN THERE BEFORE---SLOWLY SHE AROSE FROM HER WAITING ROOM CHAIR, AND SHUFFLED STEPS IN HER WORN OUT SHOES---CLUTCHED HER PURSE EVER SO TIGHTLY, PRAYING SHE COULD BARE THE NEWS---HER HUSBAND FRANK HAD SUFFERED A STROKE, AND LAY IN A COMATOSE---THEY HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 63 YEARS, LIFE HAD BEEN GOOD TO THEM BOTH---IF HE SHOULD PASS AND LEAVE HER ALONE, SHE WONDERED WHAT SHE'D DO---A THOUGHT PASSED THROUGH MAGGIE'S MIND, I DON'T THINK I COULD LIVE WITHOUT YOU---SCARED-SHE APPROACHED THE DOCTOR, AND SAID HOW IS MY FRANK TODAY---I HOPE YOU'RE NOT HERE TO TELL ME, MY FRANK HAS GONE AWAY---ON THE CONTRARY SAID THE DOCTOR, WITH A SMILE UPON HIS FACE---IT SEEMS THAT GOD'S NOT READY TO TAKE FRANK TO ANOTHER PLACE---HE HAS COME OUT OF HIS COMA AND WANTS TO SEE HIS WIFE---AND HE HAS ASSURED ME THAT HE'S NOT THROUGH WITH THIS LIFE---AS MAGGIE ENTERED FRANK'S ROOM, HE REACHED OUT HIS HAND---AND SAID, LIFE IS STRANGE MAGGIE, SOMEDAY WE WILL UNDERSTAND---AND MAGGIE LOOKED UP TO HEAVEN, THANKING GOD FOR A FEW MORE YEARS---AND HOLDING FRANK IN HER ARMS, THEY BOTH SHED HAPPY TEARS---A REMINDER FOR US ALL, AS WE TAKE OUR DAILY STEPS---BE GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME WE'VE SHARED, AND THE TIME THAT WE HAVE LEFT:-----This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I will return.

"THE VALUE OF LOVE"

A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO START ANY DAY, IS TO LOOK INTO YOUR FACE---AND TO KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS TRY, TO HAVE YOU IN A SPECIAL PLACE---YOUR DAY WILL START INSIDE MY HEART, AND THERE YOU'LL ALWAYS BE---THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS AS OUR LOVE GROWS, HOW MUCH YOU MEAN TO ME---WHEN STORMS ARISE, I'LL LOOK INTO YOUR EYES, THEN TAKE YOU IN MY ARMS---AND THANK GOD ABOVE I HAVE YOUR LOVE, AND ALL YOUR WONDERFUL CHARMS---THROUGH LIFE I WILL CARE, MEMORIES WE WILL SHARE, UNTIL DEATH DO US PART---YOU'LL ALWAYS BE FIRST, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, AND CONTROL THE BEAT OF MY HEART---THERE WILL BE NO MAYBE, CAUSE YOU'RE QUIET A LADY, IN THE EYES OF ME, THE BEHOLDER---THE MELODY OF THE SONG, LIKE TIME WILL BE LONG, AS TOGETHER WE GROW OLDER---IF ONE SHOULD GO AWAY, AND DARKEN OUR DAY, AND WE BECOME LOST IN THE CROWDS---WE WILL FIND EACH OTHER, AND ONCE AGAIN BE TOGETHER, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CLOUDS.-----This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I will return.

"SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw. This poem was written years ago, probably for my wife, but it's available to you to be used as you please if you have a person in your life who might be "Someone Very Special":-----A MIST OF HEAVEN, A TOUCH OF BLUE SKIES---THE SOUND OF ANGELS SINGING SWEET LULLABYS---THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW WITH ALL IT'S COLORS---ALL THE NICE THINGS YOU SAY ABOUT OTHERS---THE TONES OF A MOCKINGBIRD SINGING SO SWEET---THE THUMPING OF TWO HEARTS EACH TIME WE MEET---THE SCENT OF A GARDEN WITH FRESH GROWN FLOWERS---EACH TIME WE SPEND A FEW FUN FILLED HOURS---THE LIGHT FROM SUNRISE ACCROSS THE OCEAN---AN ORANGE DESERT SUNSET PUT INTO MOTION---THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT FOREVER REMAIN TRUE---THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT MAKE ME LOVE YOU---MORE VALUABLE TO ME THAN A STRING OF PEARL---MORE MEANINGFUL TO ME THAN THE REST OF THE WORLD---ALL STARTED ONE DAY BY PLANTING A SEED---THAT GREW TO BE YOU AND THAT'S ALL I NEED---THE STORMS OF LIFE CANNOT PASS OUR WAY---OUR LOVE IS PROTECTED BY THE LIGHT OF DAY---SO RIDE THE TIDE AND STEER STRAIGHT YOUR VESSEL---BECAUSE TO ME, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE, "SOMEONE VERY SPECIAL":-----This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I will return.

"THE JOURNEY HOME"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw. Hope everyone is having a good week. And, I hope it's not the feeling of the same old grind over and over. I hope you're thinking about the life that has been granted to you, and where you are headed. If not, maybe this will get your thinking headed in that direction:-----RUSHING THROUGH LIFE FROM DAY TO DAY, NOT SURE WHERE WE ARE GOING---NOT OVERLY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT GOES ON, OR PEOPLE WE MIGHT BE OWING---LIVING OUR LIVES LIKE WE'VE MADE THEM, NO INTEREST IN MAKING A CHANGE---LETTING OUR THOUGHTS WANDER ASTRAY, GIVING OUR MINDS A BROAD RANGE---IT'S TIME TO PICK UP THE PIECES, AND MAKE LIFE MORE THAN IT'S BEEN---PAY ATTENTION TO THE GOOD THINGS, AND THINGS THAT COULD BE GOOD AGAIN---WE EACH HAVE A SPECIAL TENDENCY, TO LET OUR MINDS RECKLESSLY ROAM---WHEN WE SHOULD BE THINKING SERIOUSLY, WHAT WE HAVE ON THIS JOURNEY HOME---IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN BE COMFORTABLE WITH, WHEN WE ENTER THAT SPECIAL GATE---WILL IT BE SPECIAL IN THE EYES OF GOD, OR WILL IT BE TOO LATE---THE JOURNEY HOME, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE, AND LIFE IS MOULDED BY FATE---MAKE SURE WHEN YOUR LIFE HAS ENDED, THE PATH HAS BEEN NARROW AND STRAIGHT---DON'T EVER TAKE IT FOR GRANITE, YOU MIGHT FIND YOURSELF ALL ALONE---FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND GODS WAY OF LIFE, WILL SMOOTH YOUR JOURNEY HOME:-----This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I will return.

"A 'ROOM' FOR THE FUTURE"

Hi folks, this is Two Texas PawPaw. In a house somewhere in Texas there is a room to be finished, just waiting. I like to picture in my mind that it would be something like this.-----IT WAS WINTER, AND SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND---A LONG AWAITED DAY TWO PEOPLE HAD FOUND---THE LIGHT FROM THE FIREPLACE GLITTERED WITH FLAME---AND HER EYES SPARKLED AS HE CALLED HER NAME---MARSHMELLOWS ROASTING OVER AN OPEN FIRE---FEELINGS OF LOVE WERE GROWING EVEN HIGHER---THE DEER HEAD HUNG OVER THE FIREPLACE MANTLE---AND THE ROOM WAS FILLED WITH VANILLA SCENT CANDLE---THE SPA WAS POSITIONED IN THE CORNER OF THE ROOM---AND THE C.D. WAS PLAYING A SOFT DRUMMING BOOM---STEAKS WERE READY TO PLACE ON THE GRILL---CHAMPANGE GLASSES WERE READY TO FILL---THE BEARSKIN RUG LAY ON THE FLOOR---AS HE SLOWLY REACHED OVER AND LOCKED THE DOOR---PICTURES OF GRANDKIDS HANGING ON THE WALL---AND OTHER MEMORIES FROM THE CLOSET IN THE HALL---NOTHING COULD EVER MAKE THE DAY GO WRONG---AS ELVIS BEGAN SINGING A SOFT LOVE SONG---THEY WERE NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO GROWING OLD---IN THE HOUSE WHERE THEY HAD REACHED A GOAL---A DREAM THEY HOPED SOMEDAY THEY COULD MEET---'LITTLE PONDEROSA'S GAMEROOM' WAS NOW COMPLETE:-----This is Two Texas PawPaw, signing off, and, the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I will return.