ANOTHER DAY PLACES IN TIME

DEC 17TH 1957 --- DEC 17TH 2007 #93
A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME ! THE BIG 50

It seems I'm realizing just where I've been,
And what has happened along the way.
Some of it was sainthood, but most of it sin,
And I decided I just couldn't stay!

So I packed my bags, And journeyed on.
Knowing the only baggage I owned was pain!
If not for the abundance of my ever flowing love,
I could not have withstood the strain!

With a fragile smile upon my face.
A song of hope within my heart!
My memories of fondness, I did retrace,
Silently praying, for the pain to depart!

I slowly discovered pain was my motivation,
That kept me trying to (OUTRUN ITS TAILWIND)
Becoming increasingly (THANKFUL) for the realization,
I would one day be proud in the end!

The love I speak of has(CARRIED ME),
Through (TIME) I didn't have the strength to die!
Now its become the biggest part of me,
The guiding light of my minds eye!

So I try always, to let it naturally flow!
Leaving a trace with every step I take!
(IF) there is one thing in life I've come to know,
This will always be the best choice I could make!

I know one day my companion will come,
She will devour my love as I let it flow!
Bringing me closer to my total sum,
As we live out our lives, helping each other grow!

JIMMY DEAN MCMILLEN
FROM MY COLLECTION
THE BENEFIT OF LIGHT
COPY RIGHT 2007