Double Ugly

My Mama always said I was as ugly as could be
Whenever we had company, I’d hide behind a tree.
She said my nose looked like a door knob and legs were terribly bowed
I guess my Mama noticed how much my freckles glowed.

My toes look like a monkey’s, I can really climb a tree
My eyes a little squinty and crossed as they can be.
She said I’d never marry, a sack he’d put over my head
I didn’t know how to cook, even baking bread.

As I would sing a song all the animals ran
Sounded like scratching on a chalk board or an old tin pan.
Well Ma, I’m here to tell you that I am married now and happy as can be
I married the sweetest feller’ who’s blind and cannot see.

Shadows

The shadows hang over me as I think of what has been
Of the times I stumbled and fell, got up and started again.
I cannot change events of the past nor would I even try
The lessons my shadows have taught me will guide me until I die.

The shadows hang over me as I think of what has been
If I lived my life over, I would have shadows again.
If you think you have no shadows and your life is sparkly clean
Must be a wonderful feeling, making you rather supreme.

I think of my accomplishments, not linger on shadows of the past
And thank God for the many blessings, life goes by so fast.
The shadows hang over me and I think of what has been
Of the times I stumbled and fell, got up and started again.

Softly and Gently

I saw a light shining from far away
I followed it with my heart, hoping it would stay
Softly and gently it unfurls it’s light
So beautiful , so lovely, even through the night.
I saw a light shining from far away
Never to be extinguished as we laugh and play
A light as beautiful as the evening rainbow
The light was you, surely you know.