Come Monday...A Pittance Of Time

“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about, websites, movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time. Be assured that these reviews will be generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come Monday.” This is subject to change, however. In fact, I would be most derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while. For rants promote change, and change can be good—right? Therefore, since good is generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the parallel universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).

Well, I was all set to publish the results of an investigation that I have been conducting, but it was suggested that they should be given a little more time to respond. For adding more to an already bad situation would not accomplish what I really want done.

What helped make that decision even clearer was being sent a link to an incredible song by none other than the cantankerous old coot, [Adullamite]. Yeah, I KNOW! For this means that there may very well some good in him after all…

Nah, somebody must have hacked his email account. Nonetheless, this doesn’t take anything away from what a great song A Pittance Of Time by [Terry Kelly] is.

Now, the uniforms in the video may not be all that familiar to you. For they are of the [Canadian Armed Forces], and they do not make the news as often as others do.

However, this does not mean that they should not be honored. For Canadian units have served with distinction in [numerous conflicts], including [World War I] and [World War II].

No, this is not meant to serve as a snub of our own American forces. For the song works just as well for them, and I will be posting another song and video that features American forces this coming Thursday, which is [Veterans Day].

Link: [On YouTube]

A Pittance Of Time

Terry Kelly

Good morning, shoppers

At eleven o’clock

On this eleventh day of November

We would like to invite you

To share with us

Two minutes of silence

In honor of our veterans

They fought and some died

For their homeland

They fought and some died

Now it’s our land

Look at his little child

There’s no fear in her eyes

Could he not show respect

For other dads who have died

Take two minutes

Would you mind

It’s a pittance of time

For the boys and the girls

Who went over

In peace may they rest

May we never forget

Why they died

It’s a pittance of time

God forgive me for wanting

To strike him

Give me strength so as not

To be like him

My heart pounds in my breast

Fingers pressed to my lips

My throat wants to bawl out

My tongue barely resists

But two minutes

I will bide

It’s a pittance of time

For the boys and the girls

Who went over

In peace may they rest

May we never forget

Why they died

It’s a pittance of time

Read the letters and poems

Of the heroes at home

They have casualties

Battles

And fears of their own

There’s a price to be paid

If you go

If you stay

Freedom is fought for and won

In numerous ways

Take two minutes

Would you mind

It’s a pittance of time

For the boys and the girls

All over

May we never forget

Our young become vets

At the end of the line

It’s a pittance of time

It takes courage to fight

In your own war

It takes courage to fight

Someone else’s war

Our peacekeepers tell

Of their own living Hell

They bring hope to foreign lands

That hatemongers can’t kill

Take two minutes

Would you mind

It’s a pittance of time

For the boys and the girls

Who go over

In peacetime our best

Still don battle dress

And lay their lives on the line

It’s a pittance of time

In Peace may they rest

Lest we forget

Why they died

Take a pittance of time

Lyrics From: [Terry Kelly]

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