Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say hello.

           Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

Dreams.  

You must have had your share.

Did you dream of love and kindness?

Did you dream of fields of flowers?

Were there gentle summer breezes in your dreams?

Did you dream of laughing hearts

And friends that called your name?

Did you dream of places?

Or did you dream of things?

Were there dreams of smiling faces?

Did you dream that you were not alone?

Did you dream that you were loved?

Did you yearn for sleep to dream these dreams?

Dreams. 

You must have had your share.

Were they big dreams?

Peace throughout the world?

Little dreams?

Did you dream of Pinkberry on your lips?

Did you dreams of sounds?

Of waves crashing on the shore?

The joyful noise of song birds singing?

The loving sound of ... “Mom, I love you?”

When, sweet love, did the dreaming stop?

Dreams.   Sweet dreams.

You must have had your share.

Diamond Rio: I Believe

Every now and then

Soft as breath upon my skin

I feel you, come back again

And it's like, you haven't been

Gone a moment from my side

Like the tears were never cried

Like the hands of time

Were pulling you, and me

And with all my heart, I'm sure

We're closer than we ever were

I don't have to hear or see

I've got all the proof I need

There are more than angels watching

Over me.. I believe.. ohh, I believe.

Now when you die, your life goes on

It doesn't end here, when you're gone

Every soul is filled with light

It never ends, if I'm right

Our love can even reach, across-

Eternity.. I believe.. ohh, I believe.

Forever, you're a part of me

Forever, in the heart of me

I will hold you even longer

If I can..

Oh, the ppl who don't see the most

See that I, believe in ghosts

If that makes me crazy, then I am

Cuz I believe.. ohh, I believe..

There are more than angels watching

Over me.. I believe.. ohh, I believe.

Every now and then

Soft as breath upon my skin

I feel you, come back again..

And I believe..

Dear Beverly

You are in my heart and on my mind, just stopped in to say hello.

          Oh Doll, you remembered me.

Always.

Foggy morning. 

Asked you one day, “where have you been?”

Not much of anywhere you replied.

“Never been to London?”

“Never been to Paris?”

No and no, you replied.

Been to Alaska on a cruise ship

That’s about it, you said.

I suggested that you apply for a passport.

Where would I go, you asked.

“It doesn’t matter,

If you have a passport you can dream.”

I would send you links to webcams,

This one is the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

You’d click on it, “Wow, that’s live?”

Excited, “You can see the people walking around.”

Your computer became your window to the world.

Tunes in the morning to start your day.

Messages of encouragement, friendship and love.

And views of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

With a passport you can dream.

Cat Stevens: Where Do The Children Play?

 Have a tune for you today ... from 1972, Harold & Maude, enjoy

Well I think it's fine, building jumbo planes.
Or taking a ride on a cosmic train.
Switch on summer from a slot machine.
Yes, get what you want to if you want, 'cause you can get anything.

I know we've come a long way,
We're changing day to day,
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you roll on roads over fresh green grass.
For your lorry loads pumping petrol gas.
And you make them long, and you make them tough.
But they just go on and on, and it seems that you can't get off.

Oh, I know we've come a long way,
We're changing day to day,
But tell me, where do the children play?

Well you've cracked the sky, scrapers fill the air.
But will you keep on building higher
'til there's no more room up there?
Will you make us laugh, will you make us cry?
Will you tell us when to live, will you tell us when to die?

I know we've come a long way,
We're changing day to day,
But tell me, where do the children play?

Dear Beverly

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Just stopped by to say hello.

        Hello back at ‘ya … you remembered me.

Always.

Each day, a tune to start your day.

You were broken and needed to know

That you were loved and not alone.

Your mom spoke the truth.

Her truth, what she thought and saw.

She was like that … matter of fact.

The tunes and words of encouragement,

Symbols of friendship, faith and love,

But these kind gestures, from your friend,

Were used like daggers to hurt you.

Once your mother’s love and protection

Was gone, the way was open for attack.

And it was relentless.

Who would hurt such a kind soul?

Why would those who could help

Just stood by, watched and let it happen?

Have a tune for you today … “Girl you are amazing,” so true.  Enjoy.

Bruno Mars: Just the Way You Are

Ohhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhhh ohhhhhhh

Oh, her eyes, her eyes

Make the stars look like they're not shinin'

Her hair, her hair

Falls perfectly without her trying

She's so beautiful

And I tell her everyday

Yeahh

I know, I know

When I compliment her she won't believe me

And it's so, it's so

Sad to think that she don't see what I see

But every time she asks me "Do I look okay? "

I say

When I see your face (face face...)

There's not a thing that I would change

'Cause you're amazing (amazing)

Just the way you are (are)

And when you smile (smile smile...)

The whole world stops and stares for a while

'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing)

Just the way you are (are)

Yeah

Her lips, her lips

I could kiss them all day if she'd let me

Her laugh, her laugh

She hates but I think it's so sexy

She's so beautiful

And I tell her everyday

Oh you know, you know, you know

I'd never ask you to change

If perfect's what you're searching for

Then just stay the same

So don't even bother asking if you look okay

You know I'll say

When I see your face (face face...)

There's not a thing that I would change

'Cause you're amazing (amazing)

Just the way you are (are)

And when you smile (smile smile...)

The whole world stops and stares for a while

'Cause girl you're amazing (amazing)

Just the way you are (are)

The way you are

The way you are

Girl you're amazing (amazing)

Just the way you are (are)

When I see your face

There's not a thing that I would change

Cause you're amazing (amazing)

Just the way you are (are)

And when you smile

The whole world stops and stares for awhile

Cause girl you're amazing

Just the way you are

Yeah

Dear Beverly

Just stopped in to say hello.

          Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

You had that beautiful smile way back then.
And that wonderful sense of humor.

"Me" with stars  How cute.

It took me so many years to figure it out.
Oh sweet Beverly ... oh sweet Sam.

I wrote this for you,
I only wish you had a chance to read it.

He Called You Sam

He called you Sam. 

How odd a nickname for such a pretty girl.

“Hey Sam, go out and play.”

“Sam, clean that room.”

“Please,” he didn’t have to say.

Reluctant for the chore, but you adored the man.

So off you’d go for the one who called you Sam.

“Sam, such a lovely smile you have today.”

It would grow brighter with his voice.

“I love you daddy.”

“I love you, Sam.”

That’s all he had to say.

And then the cancer came.

Gone and you just a child of twelve.

It could never be the same.

No one to call you Sam.

No sound of “Sam” to bring a smile.

No “Sam, clean that room” today … or any other day.

One day there.  One day gone.

Lay bare the heart ... and cry you did.

Such a heavy load to bear.

No one to keep the boys at bay.

No one to teach you this or that.

No one to say: “I love you, Sam.”

“I love you, Sam.”

The loss, it marked you well.

A wound not seen, but there, a heart not whole.

A week?  A month?  A year? 

Could he have tarried just awhile?

Only those who took the time,

Who stopped and sought to listen.

They too could hear the whisper in your heart.

The need.  The need.  The need.

The need to be just Sam.

And hear without condition,

“I love you, Sam.”

“I love you, Sam.”

He called you Sam. 

How odd a nickname for such a lovely woman.

Have a tune for you today ... an oldie, enjoy

Bill Luman: Let's Think About Living 

In every other song that I've heard lately
Some fellow gets shot
And his baby and his best friend both die with him
As likely as not
In half of the other songs
Some Cat's crying or ready to die
We've lost most of our happy people
And I'm wondering why

Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the whoopin'
and hoppin and boppin'
and the lovie, lovie dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin' and the cryin'
And the shooting and the dying
And the fellow with a switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life

We lost old Marty Robbins
Down in old El Paso a little while back
And now Miss Patti Page or one of them
Is a-wearing black
And Cath's Clown has Don and Phil
Where they feel like a-they could die
If we keep on a-losin' our singers like that
I'll be the only one you can buy'

Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the whoopin'
and hoppin and boppin'
and the lovie, lovie dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin' and the cryin'
And the shooting and the dying
And the fellow with a switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life 

Dear Beverly

Hello, just stopped in to say hello and how much I miss you.

         You remembered me.

Always.

Long day ahead,

But want to reflect for a moment.

A quite time before the work begins.

A moment to think back on moments that have slipped away.

A smile; your smile.

The funny way you had with words.

I was so thankful that we found peace.

I was so sad that you felt you had to go.

Country tune for you this morning … Enjoy.

Jon Pardi: Missin' You Crazy

Been running this highway like a greyhound

Ain't nothing left for me to see
And sometimes I just wish that I could break down
And get on back to you and me
Take the next line and leave this crazy life
Get back home in time to kiss you goodnight

And oh-h-hh lately all I think about
Oh-h-hh is what we could be doing now
Oh-h-hh baby, here I go again
Missin you crazy

Sitting here listening to your sweet voice
Talkin on the telephone
It's making me realize I ain't got no choice
Between staying here and gettin gone
I'm gonna say goodbye
Yeah, I'm gonna fly
Get these arms of mine back where they belong

And oh-h-hh lately all I think about
Oh-h-hh is what we could be doing now
Oh-h-hh baby, here I go again
Missin you crazy

And oh-h-hh lately all I think about
Oh-h-hh is what we could be doing now
Oh-h-hh baby, here I go again
Oh-h-hh baby, here I go again
Missin you crazy
Missin you crazy

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by to say that you are in my heart and on my mind.

         Oh Doll, you remembered me.

Always.

December begins with sadness and sorrow.

40 years ago this month ended with joy and happiness.

Seems like only yesterday.

I try to remember the good times.

I try to remember the smile; the laugh.

It goes by so quickly ... capture the moments; savor.

Have a tune for you today … mellow; melancholy … enjoy

The Sandpipers: Try to Remember

Try to remember the kind of September
when life was slow and oh, so mellow.
Try to remember the kind of September
when grass was green and grain was yellow.
Try to remember the kind of September
when you were a tender and callow fellow,
Try to remember and if you remember the follow.

Try to remember when life was so tender
that no one wept except the willow.
Try to remember when life was so tender that
dreams were kept beside your pillow.
Try to remember when life was so tender that
love was an ember about to billow.
Try to remember and if you remember then follow.

Deep in December it's nice to remember
altho you know the snow will follow.
Deep in December it's nice to remember
without the hurt the heart is hollow.
Deep in December it's nice to remember
the fire of September that made us mellow.
Deep in December our hearts should remember and follow.

Dear Beverly

Just stopped by on this rainy Friday to say hello.

           Mi Amor, you remembered me.

Always.

Gloomy day, but no sad tunes today.

I gotta chase those blues away

Chase those blues away

A smile from you would do that.

          Smile.

Have a tune for you today from 1972 … enjoy.

The Gallery: It's So Nice To Be With You

Oh, it's so nice to be with you
I love all the things ya say and do
And it's so nice to hear you say
You're gonna please me in every way
Honey, I got the notion
You're causin' commotion in my soul

Baby, you and me have got somethin' that's real
I know it's gonna last a lifetime
Aww, ya better believe it, girl
At night I call your name
Darkness fills my room, I'm only dreamin'
About the time I'm gonna be with you

Oh, it's so nice to be with you
I love all the things ya say and do
And it's so nice to hear you say
You're gonna please me in every way
Honey, I got the notion
You're causin' commotion in my soul

When I'm feelin' down
You're there to pick me up and help me to carry on
Aww, little things mean a lot
When you need a shoulder to cry on
I'm there to ease the pain and chase away the rain
Aww, darlin', I just gotta say

Oh, it's so nice to be with you
I love all the things ya say and do
And it's so nice to hear you say
You're gonna please me in every way

Oh, it's so nice to be with you
I love all the things ya say and do

And it's so nice to hear you say
You're gonna please me