again this poem is by my grandmother whom I like to call Gammy

~ FREE TIME ~

I drank my last drink and I popped my last pill,
Completely dried out, but I’m craving it still.
I gave it all up, left my vices behind,
But what can I do, with all this free time?

I regret the time wasted and the family I knew,
Long gone in the struggle, as my neediness grew.
I wasted my money, squandered every last dime,
Now what can I do, with all this free time?

The time that it took, for me to get here,
Used up most of my life, while I was dodging the fear,
Of living my life, by my own design,
Now I’m clean and I’m straight, with all this free time.

I’m clear as a bell, now that I’ve left that hell,
My own personal prison, my own personal cell.
A free man at last, from the life I declined,
Left with hours and hours, of all this free time.

Too many’s the time, I just sat down and cried,
For the people I’ve cheated and for all of those lies.
While clutching my bottle, of red table wine,
I’d try hard to remember, my life’s happier times.

The fine friends I had, my dear family too,
Tried to hold on, to the man they once knew,
But they lost their grip, when I crossed that line,
Staggering into a world, devoid of all time.

I left who I was and became someone else,
Lost in the maze, I made for myself.
Wandering through it, time after time.
Too drunk to follow, the path that was mine,

Then someone stepped in and showed me the way,
I don’t recall who, or what happened that day,
But whoever it was, left before I could find,
Something to do… with all this free time.COPYRIGHT©2002 BONNIE TORRENTE

“The Dog Who Begged For A Shave”

There once was a puppy who longed for a home,
And today was his lucky day.
A mother went shopping for just such a pup,
So she bought him and they drove away.

He lived a good life with Mom and her sons,
As they grew and so did he,
But the difference in age made him an old man,
To the dismay of his family of three.

On this day, the young Son was worrying,
Gray whiskers, covered the dogs face.
He cried at the thought of him dying,
Because no other, could take this dogs place.

He looked at the dog who was aging,
And thought, “now I have to be brave”,
So he took out his razor and called his old friend,
And proceeded to give him a shave!

When Mom came home from a hard days work,
The Son had a gleam in his eye.
Mom, Guess what I did for our little friend?
Hoping our fourth family member wouldn’t die.

So this is a story of my Son and his dog,
And the simple explanation he gave.
“Each time when I looked into his eyes,
He was just begging me for a shave”!

COPYRIGHT1998© BONNIE TORRENTE

Stephanie: I read your blog this morning and I wanted to let you know that you dont need to explain to me why you felt the way you did last night… I knew it would be a little tough for you to take knowing that I am having the first baby and I’m really sorry if maybe I was insensitive about the way I told you… I was just really excited and I wanted you to be one of the first people that knew… you have been one of my very best friends in the past few months with us talking all the time about everything and I was excited for you to know that you are going to become an auntie. I hope you get pregnant really soon so we can have our babies around the same time! I love you Lil Sis!! You are Amazing!

This is the link to listen to the song
http://music.yahoo.com/ar-33029515-videos–Taylor-Swift

Talor Swift- Tim McGraw

You said the way my blue eyes shined,
Put those Georgia stars to shame that night
I said: “That’s a lie”
Just a boy in a Chevy truck,
That had a tendency of gettin’ stuck,
On backroads at night
An’ I was right there beside him all summer long
An’ then the time we woke up to find that summer’d gone

But when you think: Tim McGraw,
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long:
The moon like a spotlight on the lake
When you think happiness,
I hope you think: “That little black dress”
Think of my head on your chest,
An’ my old faded blue jeans
When you think Tim McGraw,
I hope you think of me

September saw a month of tears,
An’ thankin’ God that you weren’t here,
To see me like that
But in a box beneath my bed,
Is a letter that you never read,
From three summers back
It’s hard not to find it all a little bitter sweet,
An’ lookin’ back on all of that, it’s nice to believe:

When you think: Tim McGraw,
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long:
The moon like a spotlight on the lake
When you think happiness,
I hope you think: “That little black dress”
Think of my head on your chest,
An’ my old faded blue jeans
When you think Tim McGraw,
I hope you think of me

And I’m back for the first time since then:
I’m standin’ on your street,
An’ there’s a letter left on your doorstep,
An’ the first thing that you’ll read:

Is: “When you think: Tim McGraw,
“I hope you think my favorite song”
Some day you’ll turn your radio on,
I hope it takes you back to that place
When you think happiness,
I hope you think: “That little black dress”
Think of my head on your chest,
An’ my old faded blue jeans
When you think Tim McGraw,
I hope you think of me
Oh, think of me,
Mmmm

You said the way my blue eyes shined,
Put those Georgia stars to shame that night
I said: “That’s a lie”

A study indicates that smokers are likely to die on average six and a half years earlier than non-smokers. ~Good thing I dont smoke anymore

A women from Berlin Germany has had 3,110 gallstones taken out of her gall bladder. ~ OUCH!

A world record 328 pound ovarian cyst was removed from a woman in Galveston, Texas, in 1905. ~EEK well.. thats a good way to loose 328 lbs real quick huh?

A yawn usually lasts for approximately six seconds.~ okie dokie

About twenty-five percent of the population sneeze when they are exposed to light. ~ I dont

According to the American Institute of Stress, job stress approximately costs the U.S. industry over $300 billion dollars per year. ~ stress balls anyone?

After twenty-seven years, Betty Rubble made her debut as a Flintstones Vitamin in 1996. ~ congrats Betty! lol

Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes. ~that is a FAST sneeze!

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.~hmm

An adult esophagus can range from 10 to 14 inches in length and is one inch in diameter. ~interesting

An average adult produces about half a litre of flatulent gas per day, resulting in an average of about fourteen
occurrences of flatulence a day.~ whoa smelly butts all over!

Approximately 1-2 calorie are burned a minute while watching T.V. ~ okie dokie

Approximately 25,000 workers died during the building of the
Panama Canal and approximately 20,000 of them contracted malaria and yellow fever. ~ well that was a yucky job now wasnt it?

Asthma affects one in fifteen children under the age of eighteen. ~ yup yup

At least 7% of all health care costs in the United States are attributed to smoking. ~ NO SMOKEY!

At one time it was thought that the heart controlled a person’s emotions. ~ yup yup

Babies that are exposed to cats and dogs in their first year of life have a lower chance of developing allergies when they grow older.~ good thing to know… good way to talk Hubby into letting me get a pet hehehe

How old are you before it can be said you died of old age?

If nobody buys a ticket to a movie do they still show it?

If someone owns a piece of land, do they own it all the way to the center of the earth?

If you have a cold hot pocket, is it just a pocket?

Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?

Why is the show called unsolved mysteries? if they were solved they wouldn’t be mysteries.

Do penguins have knees?

Why is it said that an alarm clock is going off when really its coming on?

How come people tell you not to stand in front of an emergency exit when if there was an emergency surely you would run through it?

Why are both of Spongebob’s parents round like sea sponges while he is square like a kitchen sponge?

If you pamper a cow, do you get spoiled milk?

Why do you put two cents in when its only a penny for your thoughts?

You know the signs on restaurant doors? No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service? what if someone goes in with No Pants? Would the restaurant still have to serve them?

If an African elephant comes to America, is it an African-American elephant?

When the French swear do they say pardon my English?

This Poem is again by my Gammy… a lot of my Weekly Wednesday Poetry Readings will be by her because she is my absolute favorite Poet. I love the way she looks at the world she sees everything in such a beautiful light… I hope that one day when I’m all grown up with babies of my own I can see the world through her eyes. I am very happy to share her beautiful words with you so you can see what I mean.

“THE WOMAN IN ME”

I am a Mother, don’t ask me my name,
I’m just one of millions, created the same.
I give you life, I nurture your soul,
For I am a Mother and this is my role.

I am a daughter, don’t ask me my name,
I’m just one of millions, created the same.
I bear the traits, of the Mother who bore me,
For I am the daughter, of the woman before me.

I am a grandmother, don’t ask me my name,
I’m just one of millions, created the same.
I’ve pushed past the bondage, for my right to be me,
For I am a grandmother, liberated and free.

I am a wife, don’t ask me my name,
I’m just one of millions, created the same.
I give you support, all the love you require,
For I am a wife, I give all you desire.

I am a sister, don’t ask me my name,
I’m just one of millions, created the same.
I fight to be equal, amongst one another,
For I am a sister and you are my brother

I am a woman, don’t ask me my name,
I’m just one of millions, created the same.
I wear many faces, fulfill many needs,
For I am a woman and this is my creed.

COPYRIGHT2001 BY BONNIE TORRENTE

See what I mean now… her words are breathtaking

~Over 40 million Americans have chronic bad breath ~*EW*~

~Paul Hunn holds the record for the loudest burp, which was 118.1 decibels, which is as loud as a chainsaw. ~* Holy Wow*~

~People with darker skin will not wrinkle as fast as people with
lighter skin. ~*This works for me*~

~Sex acts like a natural antihistamine, it can clear up a stuffy nose. ~*interesting*~

~Studies have shown that the scent of Rosemary can help in better mental performance and make individuals feel more alert.

~Studies indicate that epileptic patients that listen to Mozart’s Piano Sonata can dramatically decrease their chance of a seizure.~* Good info to pass on*~

~The aorta, which is largest artery located in the body, is about
the diameter of a garden hose. ~*Whoa*~

~The first hair dryer was a vacuum cleaner that was used for drying hair. ~*Weird*~

~The human liver performs over 500 functions.

~The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles. ~*Interesting*~

~Weight can affect a woman’s ability to conceive. ~*Good to know*~

~When you sneeze, all your bodily functions momentarily stop, including your heart. ~* Bless you*~

~41% of women apply body or hand moisturizer a minimum three times a day. ~*I’m one of them*~

~75-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress.

~A blink lasts approximately 0.3 seconds. ~*Thats fast*~

~A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks. ~*How cute*~

~A fetus that is four months old, will becomes startled and turn away if a light is flashed on the mother’s stomach. ~*Aww… should tell Kristy to test it out haha*~

~A headache and inflammatory pain can be reduced by eating 20 tart cherries ~*I dont eat cherries much… dont know why though*~

~A little under one quarter of the people in the world are vegetarians. ~* I eat meat haha*~

~A person who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day will on average lose two teeth every ten years. ~*No cigarettes for me*~

~A person will burn 7 percent more calories if they walk on hard dirt compared to pavement

~A sneeze can travel as fast as one hundred miles per hour ~*ACHOO!*~

~ Time and Circumstance ~

I’ve lived my life just like I want, I know I’ve hurt a few,
Done some things I shouldn’t have, some things I can’t undo.
Life was good, life was bad, lived by my own design,
Proof of who I was, the loudest roar, controlling kind.

I now regret my actions, as my youth begins to fade,
Wishing I could heal the hearts, of those I made afraid.
Yearning to be more of what a man’s supposed to be,
Searching for the core of all that’s good, inside of me.

Hence, a small voice called, across the miles into my heart,
Searching through the wire, for a crucial missing part.
A father for a daughter, time and circumstance ago,
Neither she nor I existed, for these twenty years, or so…

Unbeknownst, a firstborn, living, breathing, growing dear,
Unbeknownst, a Daddy’s stolen love, for all those years.
My goodness is returned to me, in eyes reflecting mine,
In love and adoration, daughter- father smiles combined.

My challenge is to parent a young woman, fully grown,
So much like me I can’t deny, she is my very own.
Her courage, her tenacity, rewarded me a chance,
To share the love created…in time and circumstance.

COPYRIGHT©2004 BONNIE TORRENTE