HERE WITHIN MY HEART
I never got over losing you
Happy Father's Day.
I never got over losing you. You'd think 36 years with you would be enough; but it's never enough when you love someone. One more hour, one more day -
and then I look up, and a lifetime has passed
and yet I still can feel you here...
~~~
Looking back on my life, through the veil I see
All the Loves of my life looking back at me;
All your Laughter, All of your Love
Live inside me ever;
All my Days through all of my Life -
Here within my Heart
Still, time's wheel keeps turning; day turn into years
Still, the love you gave me sweetens bitter tears
All your Laughter, All of your Love
Live inside me ever;
All my Days through all of my Life -
Here within my Heart
Though your face is gone from my sight
Still I find you near me
Shining in the darkest of night
You are never gone on, your Love lives on...
Love's life's sweetest music; though the Singer's gone
I still hear that music play forever on -
All your Laughter, All of your Love
Live inside me ever;
All my Days through all of my Life -
Here within my Heart
Yeah, it sure does suck really, really bad, when they die. I miss my Daddy enormously. Later on this year, it will be nineteen years since my Daddy died.
I received your mailing list e-mail a couple of days ago, but I only just now got around to reading your post. I'm sorry about your father, even though I never knew him, of course. Then again, I barely know you. That doesn't prevent me from wishing you well, though.
I've only ever been to Texas, which is your neck of the woods, just one time. A fellow from Georgia and I passed right on through the panhandle, on our way to California. So, while I've "been" to Texas, I've never really seen much of it, nor spent any real time of consequence, there.
Even still, I love Texas. It is synonymous with America, but it never loses its own identity. Sort of like you, huh?
You hang in there, Tex. I'm not on X much, these days, so I don't encounter as many of your posts as I once did. You take care of yourself. I'm sorry that you've had to endure some recent health-related issue. Don't go dying on me, kid.
With regard to your Substack's title of R. H. Snow’s Deep Thoughts from the Dubble-wide of D00m
R. H. Snow’s Deep Thoughts from the Dubble-wide of D00m, two things:
1. It made me think of Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey, something that I first encountered many years ago. Entirely different thoughts and thought processes, you and this Jack fellow.
2. More importantly, out of all of your many, perhaps even countless, deep thoughts that you've ever had, which one would you say was your deepest? Just if you care to respond.
God bless Texas! God bless you!