That Yellow Ribbon

There it is, such a small thing

A single line surrounding the big oak in the yard

We pass it every day and some don’t even give it a thought

But the family that lives inside stares at it every day.

To this family, that is not just a piece of material tied neatly in a bow.

It’s a reminder

It’s a symbol to show the world that they are waiting.

They are waiting for that mother, father, sister, brother, that son that daughter, wife or husband.

A passage in the Bible says we can move mountains with the faith of a mustard seed. Mustard is usually as yellow as the ribbons in those yards

This ribbon shows that they have faith that that loved one will one day ride down that road, to that house and stand tall at the door to proclaim

‘I’m home’

Sleepless nights spent watching the news. Listening to stories about worlds half a world away

Yet you are connected in an instant by that ribbon.

The wind blows it and the sun shines on it..

The grass looks up to it and it stays ever watchful for that day.

Like many other things the exact day is not known but when it does come..

Oh what a happy day.

Hugs and tears, smiles and pats on the back.

Stories and laughter and let us not forget.. the food.

Military rations can’t compare to home cooking and that is something that kept them going…Mom’s macaroni and cheese..

So the next time you are driving down the road and you happen to pass a yellow ribbon, say a prayer that That day… will come soon.

She Don't Have To Know...

You gently guide me into your home

you whisper we are all alone

I know you think we are gonna bone

but that just aint gonna happen.

I look around and see the flower

I see the decorative CD tower

I can almost feel her power

but you don't seem to care.

I get a call only late at nite

you sound as if you have had a fight

Now you wanna see me under the moonlight

but something makes me wonder.

I ask point blank is your heart split in two

you say 'Naw baby, it's just me and you"

My soul tells me what I need to do

protect my heart at all times.

Another call a quarter to three in the morning

Now a woman is cussing and i should be snoring

She says she is your wife and now I see the scoring

You had two faces all along.

So you say its okay y'all don't really have love

It used to be heavensent from above

but now there's just fighting, so he puts on the glove

It's over now, he swears.

So you want to continue, just like we were before

And everynite you leave me and walk through that door

I know you will lay with her, or sleep on her floor

its something I just can not do.

So you wanna play the field, have some possibilty

You say you found love in my eyes u did see

She doesn't have to know you whisper repeatedly

But ...you see..she does..Cuz one day..that she...will be me..

Lainey Starr 2006