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 The Final Curtain

 

  By Marc Ironwood

 

 

  Copyright 2013 Marc Joseph Ironwood

 

 

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  Dunky Creek

  (The last battle over the rocks of Jeg)

  The village of Chesapeake had a problem with the field folks

  They spoke bullheaded and used rude jokes

  It is time for the city and the country folks to have a face off

  Just then an owl flew from the barn loft

  Soldiers gladly walked into battle

  Horses were mounted with bridle and saddle

  Teenage girls wore yellow uniforms

  Young men trained outside their dorms

  Blacksmiths said that it’s only a feud

  But the farmers were in a nasty mood

  Church bells rang and the kids cheered

  Elderly folks thought this was a bit weird

  Grandmothers cooked and served stew

  Allied supporters stood along fifth avenue

  It’s a fight that can not be lost

  The stakes are high to count the cost

  Marching past the town drugstore

  Mothers watched as their boys went to war

  Across the bridge out of Chesapeake

  Soldiers headed for Dunky Creek

  This will be a tale that will last for decades

  The hardware store sold out of sharp blades

  Dressed in blue jeans, soldiers will have a confrontation

  As the little kids head for summer vacation

  A storm rolls in and skies turn black

  We are seconds away from the attack

  Crawling over blueberry bushes and barbed wire fence

  Showing that the soldiers had no common sense

  Waging war against the rural farmers

  “We need control of the creek,” yelled Donnie Larmier

  Lieutenant Marshall led the city troops

  Farmers had ten men in six groups

  Farmers raced to the middle of the woods

  To fight the city folks wearing black hoods

  Weapons made of baseball bats and tomato stakes

  Shovels, hoes and garden rakes

  This is the fight over Dunky Creek

  The talk of the town all week

  The city men met the farmers halfway

  The edge of the valley on the banks of clay

  Thirty-one men from town stood in the field

  Where last year ten farmers were killed

  By three o’clock the battle had begun

  Showing the force of the country man’s power

  This isn’t a war, it is an onslaught !

  Soldiers heated up their swords…they were hot !

  There is blood shed all over the water bank

  They crazy creek where the horses drank

  Four country men were cut in the leg

  And thrown over the rocks of Jeg

  It’s the epic of the Dunky Creek War

  The battle was nearly over by four

  Twelve more troops were sent into battle

  Eight of them riding horse and saddle

  The men that plowed the field were on a rampage

  The bloody apple orchard now set the stage

  Rakes were swung at men on horseback

  It was a strategy that the city men lacked

  Dropping like flies the solders fell

  Two of them collapsed over a rail

  When it all ended they laid down their swords

  Farmers and town’s men all praised the Lord

  We are all brothers, will no longer fight

  The church was packed full that very night !

  The One Who Reigns

  All the problems that surround me

  Everyone has their own issues

  There is an answer that reigns from above

  Most of the time He is ignored

  There are no sacrifices at the altar

  It is a toll free call open all day and night

  A good Friend indeed, there is none better !

  No religion or politics in this relationship

  There is One who understands and cares

  One who can get you through your problems

  Forgiveness and everlasting waters

  The refreshing spring on a hot day

  We are never alone, He is always there

  Through the rain, snow and sunny days

  The One who reigns from above

  He is worthy, glory to the Lamb !

 

 

  Just One More Hug

  I know that you have to go

  I wish that we could stop the clock

  Just give me one more hug

  Let this one last a lot longer

 

  I don’t want you to go

  I know that I will miss you greatly !

  I’m losing more than a friend

  Maybe someday, some way

  We can find a way to fix all of this

  I pray that we can, and it won’t be long

  I don’t know how I can go on

  Without you my love

  Hug me and don’t let go this time

  Let us mold into one

  Our love is stronger than this

  Just one more hug, please one more !

  Starting Over

  Beginning anew is a challenge

  Erasing the blackboard

  Starting over from scratch

  Building from the ground up

  Starting out like we did once before

  Together we can do this, you know ?

  We have all of that stuff behind us

  Now it is time to lay out the plans

  It has been a long rocky road

  But now we can begin starting over

  We lost a game, but there are others

  Others that we can win and move on

  This is exciting, in a way you agree

  Thank God we can do this, and do it now

  Starting over, laying brick, one by one

  And take a trip to the lake this summer

  The Final Curtain

  As I take the place behind the notepad

  No one has the idea that this will be the end

  Even the one holds the key to the operation

  This will be the last stroke of the pen

  It has been decades that has got me to this point

  Now it is time to finally close the book

  Close up the shop, retreat back to my home

  My body is getting tired, my mind is slow

  Chorus : O Lord, is this how it is going to end ?

  Must it end this way ?!

  Is there some other way?

  O Lord please let this not be the end !

  So this might as well be my grand finale

  Honestly, I want to go out with a bang

  The lights are shining, and all is fine

  Everything is working out perfectly

  Just minute
s away from the closing line

  This will be a great moment of my life

  The racing butterflies of the sea fly away

  And now …it is time to bow

  Chorus : O Lord, is this how it is going to end ?

  Must it end this way ?!

  Is there some other way?

  O Lord please let this not be the end !

 

  The Pencil Sticks

  There is a place down by the bend

  The road is somewhat tricky to find

  He says that he lives just past that place

  It is a renowned county landmark, you know

  The road isn’t hard to find if you pay attention

  Be careful when you drive past Chief Lane

  If you must go out that way, don’t make the mistake

  By going the opposite direction, that would be wrong

  Chorus : Head toward the Pencil Sticks

  It is the talk of the town all week

  You just have to experience the trip

  Take your spouse there just before sundown

  On a nice midday drive when you have time

  Take your spouse on a cruise under the thunder clouds

  Before you go out to eat in the early evening

  You may not want to go alone though

  Chorus : Head toward the Pencil Sticks

  It is the talk of the town all week

  You just have to experience the trip

  Take your spouse there just before sundown

  Fix The Bunny’s Lunch

  Went to the park around three

  Threw some bread to the ducks

  Most of them had already eaten

  We watched them play in the pond

  It was a nice spring day

  When the birds were singing

  Seventy six degrees under blue skies

  What a way to relax under a tree !

  Chorus : Whether it is Sunday night

  Or Tuesday afternoon

  I’ve just got to remember

  To fix the bunny’s lunch

  Fix the bunny’s lunch

  I saw a squirrel looking around

  A mallard duck led the pack

  A dozen ducks were in military formation

  And the little wrens ate up the scraps

  A painter sketches a willow tree

  Several fishermen cast out their lines

  Families stroll eastward and then..

  Relive what we had just did

  Chorus: Whether it is Sunday night

  Or Tuesday afternoon

  I’ve just got to remember

  To fix the bunny’s lunch

  Fix the bunny’s lunch