I Live on the Mountain,  Where the Clouds CARESS the Hillside ! !    And,You live in the Valley,  near the Stream on this side.   Every Morning when the Sun comes up,  I LOOK down at the Shadows in the Valley,   Hoping I'll see YOU My Love ! !    Hoping one day You'll come to my Mountain,   come sit by my side where the Clouds CARESS the Hillside.    Even though I Live on the Mountain and YOU live in the Valley,   WORLDS APART,   yet ever so near !   You've given Me a World,   You've given me a Kingdom.   Now the SUN is setting and I feel the falling Dew.   I Look down from my World,   Seeking to see YOU in the Valley.   But to my dismay, not even a Misty shadow of YOU do I see.  Why is this Tear forming in my eye ?   As I hear gentle rustling of Leaves ,  I turn slowly, sadly__BEHOLD ! ! YOU HAVE COME FROM THE  VALLEY and now stand by my side !    BUT NOW- WE live on the Mountain.  SO as I look at the Valley my dreams and hopes of You have become so ever True.

With a "STARTLED" Jolt at my breakfast table !!   The Headlines SCREAMED out at Me,,,,,   "F A V O R S*  TO BE SHUTTERED "   This was a Bit-Much I thought.   "FAVORS"  was to be closed for good and no one  even had the Gall to call and tell Me !    "ME" the Very FIRST customer and the most steady since  the Major Grand Opening>>  ten years ago"TO THE DAY"  !    To the Day??  GOD,  that sure seems strange,   What are the odds of that happening,  I Pondered?   While Delaying Pondering,  I decided to read the OBITUARY regarding FAVORS.   Hmmmm, , Let's see,  You've  got to be kidding,  they are taking out the tables ,  My Favorite FIRST.   And my Goodness, even the Wine,  wonder if I got the last bottle of that 1953 Fracioussa ??   A taste of such Mellowness and lingering Kindness !   Kindness surely isn't what has caused the  DEMISE of
FAVORS" .   Demise of such a GRAND Place "Was-Not" left to chance,   someone has deliberately caused this Tragic End of Such Magnificance !    A TEAR IS ABOUT TO "WET" the page NOW ,butthe phone rings and my thoughts are brought to it.   It is a Mysterious call,  some strange Voice,  Telling  Me to *HURRY on down to "FAVORS"__"RIGHT-NOW" !!     Now??  "YES-NOW" !!So,  on to FAVORS,  to watch them take out the tables, and yes take out the wine of that favorite place of Mine!!   As I step out of my CRAFT and onto the MONOLINE,  the Hustling,  bustling of the crowds,   reminds me of the longing of that "FAVORITE PLACE OF MINE"

"May I introduce to YOU! "  Wee Willie Frog of Mine.      JUST because you're Green,  You think you're "SO-FINE" !    Sittin with your nose STUCK-UP in the air,   Jumpin here and Jumpin There!_ .    Just WAITIN for the chance to "SNAP-OUT" your Tongue ,,   Even as we sit here listening to the RIPPITING  Song you've sung !    NO longer do they call you the Polly ***,   OR even the Tadpole swimmin under the Log.    NOW _You're the GREAT BULL FROG  of all time,   Wee Willie Frog of Mine.   Just because you're Green,   YOU think You're So Fine !   From Lilly Pad to Lilly Pad You jump so Neat,   Landing Perfectly on all Four feet.    Looking around for Dinner to come Your WAY,   Croakin OUT your songs all the day  .   Jumpin here and Jumpin there !   Sittin with Your Nose stuck UP in the air  !   ALL can hear YOU in the night,   Bellowing out your Songs with All your might.    Wee Willie Frog of Mine,  Just because You're Green,, You think you"re so fine  !    The LORD  Made You my favorite Pet,   But I haven't seen you Jump in my Pocket YET !   MAYBE,  JUST  Maybe  with some practice  YOU'LL learn ALL the tricks,  even the one with yellow Building Bricks....   " I Really Like It,  That when I Call,   * YOU Call RIGHT-BACK",   Could it be ,   You want to see what's in my sack ?    A  SNACK for You is what I've brought,   *SOME  "Y U M M Y - B U G S * ,   is what I caught. "just for you ! !  Yes you're  GREEN ,   yes You're SO FINE! !                 "WEE WILLIE FROG OF MINE"   "RIBBITT"

The  Shadow that was there but a Moment ago,   Seems to have Moved a BIT  and now is Shining Aglow.   Why does the Shadow have such a SHARP,CRISP EDGE??   Is the light Behind it so great?   The Laughter I hear when the Shadow Moves,   I find NO sense of Humor in That Delight!  I was only Searching for the Source of the light,, You KNOW,  Like finding the "***-Of-Gold" at the end of the rainbow.   To my Surprise,,,,,When I did find the source of  such a strange light,    A Visitor by the name of "GRIMSTER"  stepped upon my toes,   Pushed Me from behind,   Laid a Trip-Wire in  MY PATH,   Broke every bulb Lighting The WAY,   Threw hundreds of Slippery marbles right at My Feet,   and all the while Demanding;;;   "I'll stop if ONLY you'll Claim me as Master!"   AS HE Tossed a bail of barbed Wire at my body!!  MY Retort cane from Deeep Within,;  "NEVER*Grimster I Proclaimed"!!   "What you offer is but a Facade,  Reality rests in the PATHS that I've chosen!"    THEN,,"Grimster" Turned UP the power of the Light,   The HEAT of which was beginning to Singe and Burn the Back of MY Neck..   I PICKED-UP a handful of the Marbles,   AND as  HARD AS I COULD THROW ,,,,   I Aimed them at the Center of the Light!!_The Quiet pause overwhelmed me!  THEN,   AS A NEW  kind of Bright Light FILLED my view.   I observed,  There were"NO" Shadows  and a Whispering MUSE of a Voice,  right in my ear,  as in Melodic Words ,,,,"PROCLAIMED TO ME three (3) TIMES!!      "GRIMSTER" has left for  "EASIER-PREY"

WHEN  I first discovered the  "BEND IN THE RIVER" * , , ,         I had No Idea what was in store for those who  BELIEVE There's a LOT more to this Flesh and Blood Body than Meets the Eye!!       IT'S a Brand New World, , ,    That I've been instructed to "SHARE" with those who also believe *That the *SPIRIT given to us,,ALLOWS "ADVENTURES"  beyond explanation.  "For Example";     I uncovered a Mystery  that has been kept from man for Centuries!!   "Such As Follows".     Am I a fool to fish with an Unbaited hook??   Even though I did Caste it out "Very Far".   Will the FLASHING of it being Retrieved ever so FAST,  be enough to Attract the Hungriest of Those Looking for a New treat?    What,Oh What could be a "BETTER BAIT" than that which  I reeled in at a "Break-Neck" speed??     Was there No Deliciousness  coming Off that Rapid return?   PERHAPS,,a Tasty Morsel,  a Yummy TidBit be attached to the very Tip..  AND * YES Put below a Cork about 30"ABOVE!!     YES,,Gently,, Persuasively,,  Moving in the Smooth currents of "LIFE"!!!   Is this "BETTER BAIT" always available?  * I BETTER "RUSH" TO FIND OUT!!  "Are YOU with me??"