The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
'What are you doing?' I asked without fear,
'Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!'
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said 'Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night.'
'It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,'
Then he sighed, 'That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers.'
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.'
' So go back inside,' he said, 'harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right.'
'But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
'Give you money,' I asked, 'or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son.'
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
'Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.'
Cheers to all! I've yet to meet a Pearl Jam fan I didn't like and I wish all of youse a very, very ..
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
Down the street you can hear her scream youre a disgrace
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
For the ones who had a notion, a notion deep inside
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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Thanx to pearl jam today for all the fans and friends Ive made and thanx to all the fans and friends for being cool as shit.
Gobble Gobble muthafuckas!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, ...enjoy your football, enjoy your turkey, your families, friends and loved ones.
Aah, fuck it, I’m just gonna go home, turn on the fuckin’ TV...
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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it's a beutyoussssssssssss day just walked in from raking some leaves thje smell of good cooking all throughout the house is intoxicating wich reminds me i have to & get intox a bit more cheers to all out there in the PJ community ..
it's a beutyoussssssssssss day just walked in from raking some leaves thje smell of good cooking all throughout the house is intoxicating wich reminds me i have to & get intox a bit more cheers to all out there in the PJ community ..
How many beers have you had?
It is a beautiful day here too. Was supposed to rain as it did yesterday but it is so sunny and all the leaves look beautiful. But I've been inside making my mom's world famous biscuits. (her recipe but it has been my job to make them the past couple years, we always do the first batch together).
Man, same here! Turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, stuffing, salad. Plus, apple, pumpkin, and banana cream pies....and yeah, I hada thin slice of each topped with vanilla ice cream.
Dood, I am full!!!
Now I am back at home enjoying an ice cold Jubelale and gonna take a toke or three.
i took a nap earlier today of historic proportions....like someone should do a painting of it, it was so fabulous. LOTR is on tv, i'm feeling gooooooooooooood and got leftovers to snack on.
BOOYEAH
cheers toe verybody!
*edit* i was gonna fix 'toe everybody' to to everybody, but i like toe verybody instead, so i'm leaving it.
oh me and the koala have been hangin' almost all day
hehe Mr. Toe Verybody has an awesome physique, however it's usually covered up by thte electric blue cummerbund he insists on wearing. the tease, that toe
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That's a whole HOUR earlier than me!! Lucky
Anyway Happy T day to all and hope you don't need a new size pants after all the sides ..
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.
The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear.
Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the
sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,
And I crept to the door just to see who was near.
Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,
A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.
A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,
Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.
Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,
Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
'What are you doing?' I asked without fear,
'Come in this moment, it's freezing out here!
Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,
You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!'
For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,
Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.
To the window that danced with a warm fire's light
Then he sighed and he said 'Its really all right,
I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night.'
'It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,
That separates you from the darkest of times.
No one had to ask or beg or implore me,
I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.
My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December,'
Then he sighed, 'That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers.'
My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam',
And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while,
But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile.
Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,
The red, white, and blue... an American flag.
I can live through the cold and the being alone,
Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,
I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.
I can carry the weight of killing another,
Or lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all,
To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall.'
' So go back inside,' he said, 'harbor no fright,
Your family is waiting and I'll be all right.'
'But isn't there something I can do, at the least,
'Give you money,' I asked, 'or prepare you a feast?
It seems all too little for all that you've done,
For being away from your wife and your son.'
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,
'Just tell us you love us, and never forget.
To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,
To stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead,
To know you remember we fought and we bled.
Is payment enough, and with that we will trust,
That we mattered to you as you mattered to us.'
Cheers to all! I've yet to meet a Pearl Jam fan I didn't like and I wish all of youse a very, very ..
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
As she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside
And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
And his tears fall and burn the garden green
i'm working.
Gobble Gobble
That it ain't no sin to be glad you're alive
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http://www.UNOS.org
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Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
Now, go eat some turkey and stuffing!!!!
Gobble Gobble muthafuckas!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, ...enjoy your football, enjoy your turkey, your families, friends and loved ones.
Watch the nightly news and drink a beer...
Like I could even change the world, yeah right...
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How many beers have you had?
It is a beautiful day here too. Was supposed to rain as it did yesterday but it is so sunny and all the leaves look beautiful. But I've been inside making my mom's world famous biscuits. (her recipe but it has been my job to make them the past couple years, we always do the first batch together).
Hope everyone has a great day!
world fucking champs!!!
Dood, I am full!!!
Now I am back at home enjoying an ice cold Jubelale and gonna take a toke or three.
Happy Thanksgiving all!!!
cuz it KICKS. ASS.
i took a nap earlier today of historic proportions....like someone should do a painting of it, it was so fabulous. LOTR is on tv, i'm feeling gooooooooooooood and got leftovers to snack on.
BOOYEAH
cheers toe verybody!
*edit* i was gonna fix 'toe everybody' to to everybody, but i like toe verybody instead, so i'm leaving it.
BOOYEAH!
TOE VERYBDDY!!!!
tip toe on yoru way out of teh bar please
oh and got mega koala going cb!
i love cheesy lounge act singers
oh me and the koala have been hangin' almost all day
i just got a mini koala here. tis EXCELLENT
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