That is the sound of my head. Have you ever had a throbbing in your head that just keeps on going. Like the Energizer Bunny, it just keeps going and going and going…
It started almost from the get go yesterday morning. By late afternoon, it was making me sick to my stomach. I took the Advil, I took the Tylenol, I tried a bit of caffeine, I even had a really hot bath. Nothing, nada, zip. It’s still here. The bath offered a reprieve for about an hour, but I was in bed at 7:30pm last night! That is crazy. I thought for sure it would be gone this morning, but no, it is still here. Not as bad as yesterday yet, but it is still lingering. Threatening to come out and start pounding at the slightest wrong move.
Thankfully, “J” seems to understand that when my forehead is all wrinkly it means I don’t feel so great. Noise and singing was kept to a minimum yesterday, but Hubby was also home. Hopefully he will be ok with a quiet day again today, if not, I am in real trouble. I am also now officially behind in my work. I was staying just ahead of it until yesterday, so hopefully today I will recuperate and be just like the pink bunny and get back into the going, going, going…….
Nature’s First Green is Gold,
Her Hardest Hue to Hold.
Her Early Leaf’s a Flower,
But Only So an Hour.
Then Leaf Subsides to Leaf,
So Eden Sank to Grief.
So Dawn Goes Down Today,
Nothing Gold Can Stay.
Robert Frost.
My favorite poem of all time. When we studied it in one of my University English classes, I remember not wanting to listen because the Professor was giving it such a different meaning than it had for me.
I first heard Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay” in the movie the “Outsiders“. Which I read a lot and just finished helping “A” and our kid next door complete their English papers on it. It would appear that even 22 years after having read the book, I still remember more about it than they do! It reminds me of nature and how beautiful it can be, but it also reminds me of youth. And how as young teens, we take a lot for granted. Reminds me of simpler times and having fun. I think of the dawn in Summer time when the sun is shining and sparkling on the dew on the leaves. I know this poem is supposed to represent Autumn, but for me it is Summer.
I thought of it today because jo(e) over at jo(e)’s page, a new blog I have recently found via nancy, has recently started “poetry Friday”. And since I haven’t written a peom since High School, I thought I would post my favorite poem, since she got me thinking about it.
I don’t do these very often, but thought it would be fun to see if I matched my love of the beach. It worked out well 🙂
| You Are Sunshine |
Soothing and calm
You are often held up by others as the ideal
But too much of you, and they’ll get burned
You are best known for: your warmth
Your dominant state: connecting |
