Trying my hand at poetry: "These Times"

Got a little poetic these past few weeks, figured I'd throw it up here and see what people think. It's structured like a song, though I have no idea what the tune would be atm. And I'm not entirely sure that the poem/song is complete, there are a couple sections I'm thinking I want to add another stanza or two. But here it is currently:

Days of sunshine and nights of rain,
We had a joyous start.
We shared our warmth on that old train,
We grew within the heart.

Inside, outside, for all to see,
The games we used to play.
Our love forever, eternity,
That’s what we used to say.

Splashes of color, side of the road,
The times we used to share.
Fleeting moments, in our abode,
The times we used to care.

The times we held our hands,
The times we crossed the lands,
The times we danced into the night.

The times we shared together,
In our eyes forever,
We held each other tight.



Sunshine moments are hard to find,
And still there is the pain.
We fight and hide it, the daily grind,
But there is never pain.

Winter arise and the cold sets in,
We snuggle up in bed.
Keeping at bay the gale force winds,
We cannot stay ahead.

For good and bad, that is our bind,
The flakes are falling down.
Deceit and lies leave us behind,
The cold and frozen ground.

The times we held our hands,
The times we crossed the lands,
The times we danced into the night.

The times we shared together,
In our eyes forever,
We held each other tight.

Never long enough,
Always deserved more love,
These times we could ignite.



Our world of glass,
Kicked in the ass,
Left us too fast,
Thrown to the ground.

Our world was jarred,
A shattered shard,
The cut was hard,
The drowning sound.

The misery,
The tainted dreams,
No hope to see,
No one around.



Pick up the pieces and throw them away,
It’s time to start anew.
Dawn breaks through, a brand new day,
We have a better view.

It’s not so deep now, the path ahead,
The snow I have to clear.
The break from winter, our old lives dead,
Spring birds we soon will hear.

A new warmth from our glorious dawn,
Chases away the pain.
Looking back, the shadow is gone,
Our love we will obtain.

The times we held our hands,
The times we crossed the lands,
The times we danced into the night.

The times we shared together,
In our eyes forever,
We held each other tight.

Never long enough,
Always deserved more love,
These times we could ignite.

Stepping stones now,
Showing us how,
The times will be so bright.

A family of five?

Two weeks ago, we were talking about a visectomy. This week, we're talking about having another child, probably next year but at the very latest 2010. Weird how conversations can go 180 just like that.

So, that would make my small family of four children into a family of five. Our condundrum: what to name the child? The last "great" idea for names went into my last child, Corwyn. I have no idea what to name a 5th child, boy or girl.

*sigh*

Should I fly or drive to Tahoe?

I'm attending a business conference in December out in Tahoe, NV, and I'm debating on driving or flying. I have no idea what the road conditions are like out there, but I trust my car on the Utah mountain roads during the snow season, as long as it's not actually snowing the day I'm driving. Sooo, I'm leaning towards driving.

The costs seem to be about the same. At the current gas rates, I get about 400 miles to a tank, and it's about 15 gallons. 1200 miles to Tahoe and back, that would be 3 tanks. 15 gallons is about $30.00 at the current gas rates, so just for gas, it would be $90. Double that number to account for general car use, under $200 to drive. Airline tickets are now under $200, but only to Reno (not Tahoe). I'd have to probably get Long Term Parking for the week ($6/day for 9 days = $56), and a shuttle from Reno to the hotel is about $60.

So I think they're about the same cost, driving or flying, but really it's the roads that would be the determining factor...