Kerry “Doc” Pardue

CHRISTMAS BLUES…

Sixty-three Christmas’s have come and gone
Some with wonderful memories
Some have been forgot

The first one I shared with my wife
Still is magical to me
I in Vietnam and she in Maryland

Our Christmas’s past have been for Children
Now for grandchildren to be shared
Today I am in Arizona and my wife in Alabama

Christmas this year is spent alone
Meal fixed and put away
Music is not played

As I have gotten older I find
My life is duller and energy is less
It is easier to fall into self-pity

Go to bed early
Wake up refreshed
Yesterday’s Christmas has been put to rest

So my mind is clearer
My heart is not as lonely
The Christmas blues aren’t as bad today

It is time to get busy
To pack the blues away
Begin a new wood project

I know I am not perfect
Mistakes been made in the past
But I know that God isn’t finished with me yet

Time to play music and dance
To remember the good Christmas’s of the past
To build a new dollhouse and make a child’s wish come true

It is time to think of others
To create new memories for them and me
Good-bye Christmas blues