Started at midnight 1feb, and decided to try a different tuning I’ve never used. While tuning, the high e string busted. I was too sleepy to fix it, so i wrote this one with 5 strings. Seemed plenty. :)
Fawm 1 2022
99 horses Capo 4 D A D F# A (5 strings)
© jean mann 2022 Blue flower friday records
“Honey come set the table
Boys are taking out the trash”
We all had our chores, ironing for the girls
But everyone did the dishes
I didn’t mind not having to haul
That big garbage can
Across the yard
To the road
Each Sunday family dinner
Hot dishes passed around
Trying to be heard in a pasture of words
I was on the younger end
Would I have appreciated it more
If I knew the people would be gone one day?
I expect I would
And it’s homework, and dog’s out and ready for bed
Crawl in, pull the covers overhead
I got a flashlight in there
Reading, I get lost in the stories
On the other side of the door, i hear
“It’s time for lights out -
got school
in the morning”
My plastic horses lined up on the dresser
Spent from galloping across the bedroom mesa
The manes and tails I painted with felt pens
A fancy, colorful array
Had a poster of ‘99 horses of a different color’
It meant something else but not to me back then
Now as I shine my light, counting off to sleep
I’m riding 99 horses once more around the ring
@bluejean Mar 2022
@sheilerk very kind of you to say. I loved my plastic horses, except each one represented another year of begging for a real one for Christmas. (And a balance beam!!) Oh the fantasy of youth
@sheilerk Mar 2022
I couldn't love this more!! So much of it reminds me of myself, the rest reminds me of my older daughter. I was the older one, and I never managed to have that many horses at once, but otherwise...this could be me. I made sure my equally horse crazy daughter had lots. I could never count how many she had at once. Used to sing her to sleep with "all the pretty little horses". And, we were both under the cover readers, lol. She thought I didn't know. This is definitely a walk down memory lane that I could have written, if I had your mad skills!! And, your wonderful voice and melody just made it perfect.
@bluejean Mar 2022
@saulius hey, thank you! it was fun to find these lyrics in my sleepy openness
@saulius Mar 2022
OMG this is wonderful!
@bluejean Feb 2022
hey @jackketch that's really nice, thank you!
@jackketch Feb 2022
This is great - it's delivered with warmth and good humour, and I loved the delivery. One of my highlights I've listened to today (and i've listened to a good few) :)
@bluejean Feb 2022
@rangermike ah thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!
@bluejean Feb 2022
@Madeline thank you so much! I was thrilled to pull it off! :)
@rangermike Feb 2022
Terrific ride, what a great way to start to day!
@madeline Feb 2022
Five strings sounds good on your guitar. What a lovely tune and vocals!
@bluejean Feb 2022
Hey @eyeronic thanks for your enthusiastic ear. I appreciate it.
@eyeronic Feb 2022
YeeHaw! Youth is such a magical time. Thanks for sharing this story.Liked how you dropped out the guitar during that B section. Giddy-up
@bluejean Feb 2022
@pabrizzer thank you so much. was so happy to grab this out of the ether in the wee hours.
@pabrizzer Feb 2022
like this a lot
@bluejean Feb 2022
hey, thank you @mattoxic and @bradbrubaker - when that line came out in the middle of wee hours, i was giddy too! @billwhite51 good to see you as always! Thank you for your sweet words! Look forward to hearing your always splendiferous outpouring of songs!
@billwhite51 Feb 2022
you re so good at evoking worlds from previous years, you brought me to that table and i was hanging on every word
@bradbrubaker Feb 2022
Cozy and nostalgic. The "plastic horses" stanza was my favorite, especially the line, "Spent from galloping across the bedroom mesa."
@mattoxic Feb 2022
First song I picked to listen to for FAWM 2022. Glad I did.
Lovely image, tells the story and sells the song.
My plastic horses lined up on the dresser
Spent from galloping across the bedroom mesa