Tripping Over Shadows
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Dear Reader: During my teenage years, the Delfonics were singing "Trying to Make a Fool of Me" (1962). You thought you were in love, but your parents wouldn’t have it. The Dells were singing, " Stay in My Corner" (1965), and you knew you were in love because you were eighteen and thought you were grown. The Four Tops just made you melt while they were "Climbing the Stairway to Heaven". As I grew up, the music changed with each puppy-love experience and each infatuation. The one "cut" that fit the end of each love affair was, "Always Something There to Remind Me", Dionne Warwick, 1968. But life went on-- college, marriage, children, career, divorce and we’ve all been there, done that. We were carried from the Dells, "Love is Blue" in 1968 to Boyz II Men, "I’m Doing Just Fine, Getting Along Very Well Without you in My Life, in 1998.
* * * It’s amazing how history sometimes repeats itself and there are always shadows lurking around to remind you of what to watch out for so you don’t trip again. At this juncture in life, its back to Patti LaBelle’s, "I Don’t Go Shopping Anymore". Music has always been a part of my life, but I never realized that I would be able to look back over it by remembering those songs that meant so much at the time of a special relationship.
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Tripping Over Shadows
Terry was in her mid-fifties and at the prime of her life. She wanted to find her soul mate (not in a rush, mind you, but soon) and although she wasn't looking, she found a repeat of the past, in Mr. Selfish, Mr. Intimidated, and Mr. Afraid of Commitment. She also found that whoever did something to him before, was being relayed to her (as if she had anything to do with it).
Neil was well liked and had a good heart, but he couldn't let go of the "street" and the past. He tried. He thought he could have some happiness when he met the lady and once again, the shadows got in the way.
About the Author
Sandy Crawford is a native of Baltimore. Her writing began in 1974. Her first publication came in January 1999, with the appearance of "Shadows of Prejudice" in the National Library of Poetry's Anthology, entitled: Guided by Voices. She received the Editor's Choice Award for her unique style of writing. The decision to publish came when she lost her 32-year-old daughter, Karen Rene on April 25, 1999. Knowing God; and with the support from her son, David and Grandson, Anthony, she had enough inspiration to go on. "Since Junior high, music has been a part of my life. From the Rock and Roll groups in "Talent Shows", to the Choral Ensemble with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Coppin State College Choir; all of which led me to this present place". I am a Jazz Musician and the Minister of Music for the Koinonia Baptist Churches. I have appeared on TV 02's "Lift Every Voice" with the Brown's Memorial Baptist Church choirs on numerous occasions and TV 13's "Now & Then". Then, the Sportsman's Lounge and the Sphinx Club were my favorite places to sing, and Now, much of the music is rendered in many Baltimore Churches. Quite a contrast? You bet, and so am I. And this is only the beginning!
Sandy Crawford