Of Those Things We Say...or Forget To

We say, please put your things away

And, did you brush your teeth today?

And will you do ‘that chore’ this way

Like all the times I’ve shown you?

We say, ‘it’s going to snow again

And, will you bring the laundry in?

Or, try to do the best you can

And, who wants fried bologna?

We talk about all kinds of things

The news that life’s misfortune brings

The intricacy of heart-strings

Or mood of skies above you

But in our smattering of speech

As we debate, laugh, learn and teach

Will we, before day’s end is reached

Say and repeat, I love you,
I love you,
I love you too...

© Janet Martin

Tonight the ‘goodnight, I love you’s’ touched me a-new. There are some things that just do not grow old. Suddenly I recalled the above scene from The Waltons…although they do not 'say' I love you, you can hear it:)