Part Four

Boring days of snow-filled skies
Deceiving mouths of truthful lies
Paisley clothes and cardboard boxes
Keying in and charms and lockses
Innocence, kite-flying, broken glass
Icicles, paper cups, and purple brass
Signs on windows with reflecting sights
Passing by with blinking lights

Forget the present, and live for now
Riding horses that look like cows
Technical handprints that think of me
Spray the ceiling with what will be
Let that flow, and take the plunge
Unbelievable soaking sponge
It’s wild, and I can’t believe it’s like that
But they don’t mind; the good-looking hat

Glad either way; we’d all fit in
Isn’t it wild? It feels like a sin
Thank the Lord for all the ways
Thank the Lord; He knows we pray
No kidding, and we like it this way
It’ll be like that if you live every day
Smoke-filled walls that rage with fire
Letters are scattered all over the wire

It’s so cute; the way you think
Fragrant grass that looks so pink
Singing songs of inspiration
Writing words that become creation
Relax and look, but don’t be worried
Snow-filled skies full of flurries
Flowing glass that shines the sky
Holding hands that make us fly

Clouds and stars and pieces of moon
Store some in your velvet spoon
Plastic worries in your wallet
Say the word so I can call it
Rosy bottles filled with sand
Hold them close, and rule the land
Painted silver reminds me of
The day that we discovered love.


Copyright 1988 Scott C. Forrest

Random Thought 16

Keep your mouth shut and your nose clean!

Spent Days

by Paul McCarthy


When a day is done

One less tomorrow to spend

And more yesterdays




Copyright 2005 Paul McCarthy

Random Thought 15

Trust your gut instincts--you'll be right.

Random Thought 14

Don't live each day as if it were you last;
live it as if it were your first.

Random Thought 13

Something has to be good before it can be better.

Random Thought 12

Something is better than nothing.

Random Thought 11

Don't tell people how to run their lives, and they won't tell you how to run your life, and all will be right with the world!

Random Thought 10

Readers need writers, and writers need readers.

Random Thought 9

Do it now before you wished you had!

Random Thought 8

If you're not going to own the room, don't enter it! - Andrea Fusco

JOURNEY -- not just raised on radio!

Devoting the first set to the pre-Escape days was both a bold and intelligent move on the band's part. After all, this is a 30year Anniversary Show, so this was a better choice than peppering the concert with songs from the past. It was good for long-time fans to hear songs they thought they never would. It was great for the everyone to be introduced to how it all began. When Steve and the boys returned for the second set, they proved that they know how to rock and party! This was truly one of the most professional and enjoyable concerts that there has been in a long, long time. Steve was a fantastic, energetic frontman, and all of the guys were genuinely having fun. It was great to see Steve blending in well with his bandmates, celebrating new songs as well as the long-standing favorites. Three hours later, Journey fans would not stop believing!! A+