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Felt a little creative today.

I haven't written much lately, but today I felt a little creative and came up with this little diddy. Might try and put it to music.

Felt a little creative this morning, this kept going through my head so I wrote it down

Stoke the fire

Passions fire might not burn as hot as it once did
And our hair might be gray and a little bit thin
We might not be as young as we once were
But we still like to stoke the fire every now and then

Baby when we were young the embers burned brighter
Than fireworks on the forth of july or the burning sun
We’d stoke the fire till it couldn’t get any hotter
Then bask in the after glow when the deed was done

Now youth is gone and we just keep getting older
We don’t move fast as we did way back then
But I look in your eyes and I can see the smolder
I feel the sparks and I'm on fire once again.

Well we might not be as young we once were
Our hair might be gray and a little bit thin
Passions fire might not burn as hot as it once did
But we still like to stoke the fire every now and then.

Written by Dana McCall
02/02/13

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Comment by Helen Seiler on March 29, 2013 at 10:18pm
You can do it Dana! Let me know if you have a tshirts. I'll buy one. Go girl! Helen x
Comment by Dana R. McCall on February 18, 2013 at 1:47pm

I've put it to music, just as soon as I'm over this little hacky cold cough I'll post a video.

Comment by RavenMadd Garcia on February 18, 2013 at 1:31pm

poetessa

Comment by Dana R. McCall on February 13, 2013 at 7:21pm

Thanks Robin. :)

Comment by Robin Thompson on February 13, 2013 at 3:20pm

So sweet, Dana.  And having seen you & Jim together, it's clear that what you've written isn't fiction.  Happy Valentine's Day to you & your beloved!  

Comment by John E. Wood on February 3, 2013 at 9:25am

Love it Dana! Having arrived quite some time ago at the place your "diddy" talks about, "I still dream about that". That's a line from "Rocky Top" by the way. I'm waiting for you to put some melody to it. Thanks and best wishes.

Comment by Dana R. McCall on February 3, 2013 at 12:52am

Hey Dusty thanks hope she likes it.:)

 

Comment by Dana R. McCall on February 2, 2013 at 1:43pm

I meant to add a tag also:

Well we might not be as young as we once were

but we still like to stoke the fire every now and then.

 

Comment by Dusty Turtle on February 2, 2013 at 1:31pm

Very nice, Dana. I'm going to share this with my wife this evening.

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