Today
Written by Randy Sparks
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
And ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover
You'll know who I am by the songs that I sing
I'll feast at your table and I'll lie in your clover
Who cares what tomorrow shall bring.
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
And ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
I can't be contented with yesterday's glory
I can't live on promises winter to spring
Today is my moment and now is my story
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
And ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
This song recorded in about 1964, by the New Christy Minstrels kept going through my mind all day. Maybe because it was one of those last nice days before winter sets in - 70 degrees, blue skies, leaves blowing around and the last day for a while I might hang sheets on the clothesline and be happy to crawl in bed tonight and smell that fresh smell. Today started with a 10 mile run with a good friend who, like me was glad to be out there and able to run and run and just be happy to be.
Today was also my second child's birthday - my first son. Of course I remembered where I was "32 years ago at this time" and how my mom made me drink Castor oil that has the consistency of snot, after I was two weeks over my due date and how that night I went into labor and how my mom stayed up all night knitting and taking care of Kseniya while I was in the hospital. My mom said "I don't want to be there with you while you give birth. I can't stand to see you in pain". I understand that now because no mom can stand even the thought of their child in pain - physical or emotional. I remember how the anesthesiologist cried when Bill was born and how we planned to name him Nicholas Michael until my mom told everyone we would name him after the two grandpas. I remember how proud the two grandpas were to have a grandson named after them.
Today I harvested all the tomatoes and put them in the basement to ripen so we can enjoy them for a few more months. I took Pirate for a walk to the park and waited while he sniffed the memories of Jackie and Bailey and most recently, Hanzo - other dogs who enjoyed this park until they could not. But Pirate is here and grateful for the swirling leaves and big dogs prancing around while he walks underneath them and sniffs, trying to know them. Dogs know how to live in the moment. I wish I could do it better but some days I long for past moments and the people that were in them that are no longer in the present.
Maybe I let go a little today. I had a different life for many years where I was of use and did things that made a difference. That was then. Maybe I can let go of that old life and make a difference in other areas. I can be there for people who need me. Today I still have a lot to give.
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
And ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover
You'll know who I am by the songs that I sing
I'll feast at your table and I'll lie in your clover
Who cares what tomorrow shall bring.
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
And ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
I can't be contented with yesterday's glory
I can't live on promises winter to spring
Today is my moment and now is my story
I'll laugh and I'll cry and I'll sing.
Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I'll taste your strawberries I'll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
And ere I forget all the joy that is mine today.
This song recorded in about 1964, by the New Christy Minstrels kept going through my mind all day. Maybe because it was one of those last nice days before winter sets in - 70 degrees, blue skies, leaves blowing around and the last day for a while I might hang sheets on the clothesline and be happy to crawl in bed tonight and smell that fresh smell. Today started with a 10 mile run with a good friend who, like me was glad to be out there and able to run and run and just be happy to be.
Today was also my second child's birthday - my first son. Of course I remembered where I was "32 years ago at this time" and how my mom made me drink Castor oil that has the consistency of snot, after I was two weeks over my due date and how that night I went into labor and how my mom stayed up all night knitting and taking care of Kseniya while I was in the hospital. My mom said "I don't want to be there with you while you give birth. I can't stand to see you in pain". I understand that now because no mom can stand even the thought of their child in pain - physical or emotional. I remember how the anesthesiologist cried when Bill was born and how we planned to name him Nicholas Michael until my mom told everyone we would name him after the two grandpas. I remember how proud the two grandpas were to have a grandson named after them.
Today I harvested all the tomatoes and put them in the basement to ripen so we can enjoy them for a few more months. I took Pirate for a walk to the park and waited while he sniffed the memories of Jackie and Bailey and most recently, Hanzo - other dogs who enjoyed this park until they could not. But Pirate is here and grateful for the swirling leaves and big dogs prancing around while he walks underneath them and sniffs, trying to know them. Dogs know how to live in the moment. I wish I could do it better but some days I long for past moments and the people that were in them that are no longer in the present.
Maybe I let go a little today. I had a different life for many years where I was of use and did things that made a difference. That was then. Maybe I can let go of that old life and make a difference in other areas. I can be there for people who need me. Today I still have a lot to give.
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