NaPoWriMo 2018-17 -- Day 17, a Poem, Sleeping Trouble

 

When troubles come;

  leave your spot, your mark; 

   life goes on 

 

When troubles all around you come,

May Mother Mary come to you*

Paul McCartney then remembered

In song he wrote, his mother, dear

When your good friend leaves family

You can remember good in life

Remember that life does go on

Visit your friend, cheer you both up

 

When you discover a good friend,

another's passed, you hadn't known

Still without him life will go on

Remember, the fresh new flowers

 

And if you've heard, one's changing course  

Gentle soul she is, First Lady

Revered by many, she loved all

Remember new as great will come

 

Life goes on with or without you

Do your best in marking your place

Someone will remember by that

That's why we're here, to help life pass

 

God is good, He wanted for you

He planned it that way, new is born

To continue on, babies born

They'll do their part.  Remember you?

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- 'PrintScreen' Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2018, All Rights Reserved    (Barbara Bush, aka Mrs. George W Bush photo was a part of Channel 2 Houston news flash this morning, https://www.click2houston.com/news/leave-your-well-wishes-for-barbara-bush .  You can leave a 'chat screen' message to her there if you wish.)

-  I'm writing for Kerry O'Connor  at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, The Tuesday Platform ~ April Style, http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-tuesday-platform-april-style.html

  - I'm also linked to Day Seventeen of NaPoWriMo,  http://www.napowrimo.net/day-seventeen-4/.  If you click on 'PARTICIPANTS SITES' link at the top of their page you can read the poems submitted by other bloggers

 

Notes:
 - Last night about 4:16 I woke up and could go right back to sleep.  Seemed I was thinking of the three troubles in my song above, came into my life Sunday and Monday. 
 - A friend had gone to assisted living, news of another friend my age dying and his funeral last week which I missed, and the news of the Barbara Bush, our beloved former First Lady from 19 to decision to stop further medical treatment and seek “comfort care”. (link, https://khn.org/news/barbara-bushs-end-of-life-decision-stirs-debate-over-comfort-care/ 
 - Since I wasn't sleeping, I decided to write this poem for today, writing of my thoughts, three different situations that can come with aging.  I say "writing", actually as I often do with my writing,  I composed it on Google Blogger using my old Galaxy 5 smart phone.
 - * When troubles come, aka "Let It Be", written by Paul McCartney of the Beagles, thinking of his mother:
"
Let It Be",("Let It Be" Version)
"When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

(Refrain verse next)
Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the broken-hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer
Let it be

For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer
Let it be

(Refrain two times)

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow
Let it be

I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

(Refrain)

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah, let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be

(Refrain)"

From https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/beatles/letitbe.html