I get in sad moods, frequently, I am old, 77, not too many years left, and the older I get, the more I realize that somethings I dreamed or thought of as a child will never come to pass. I apparently am in one of those moods. I don't live in the past, and I try to keep "memories" in the back recesses of my mind. If you sit and think of all that has "gone" in your life, or out of your life, it is depressing.
For some reason the words to "Toyland" just entered my mind. Maybe it's the snow out, or something triggered it. The words sadden me, almost to the point of tears, if I think hard about them. The last line especially.
Christmas memories for a kid are wonderful. The awe of Santa Claus, the tree, the odors and the smells of Christmas. Candles, tree lights, trimming the tree, Christmas Morning, all great, warm childhood memories.
Toyland. Toyland.
Little girl and boy land.
While you dwell within it,
You are ever happy then.
Childhood’s joy-land.
Mystic merry Toyland,
Once you pass it’s borders,
You can never return again.
That is really sad when you think about it. A lovely time and place that you can never visit again.
These moods generally pass after a good nights sleep.
I guess I should head for bed. I will listen to the news on the radio, then I can get depressed about something else, but it puts me to sleep.
