And the beat goes on...

This piece I'm sharing is sort of a poetic verbal sparring, after reading 
a thought shared, it was my turn to sling a few words in an attempt
to entertain. Not sure how it came across but I had some fun with
trying to recite the words how they come across in my head. Btw, if you read
along with me.. I left out one of favorite lines... darn it! But I've recited that
enough and leaving 'As Is'...


**Disclaimer** I'm not a poet nor do I understand the ins and outs of being a poet
but I do enjoy my attempts to share what's in my head.

And The Beat Goes On... 

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'Coltrane'

‘And The Beat Goes On…’

You see!

That’s the shhh!

I’m talkin’ bout!

When I finally feel like

I got a grip

On things

Your beautiful display

Of free speech

Send my mine

On yet another trip

One that has me

Takin’ you by the hand

And leadin’ you to

Our favorite place

‘The dance floor of our thoughts’

Swept Away by Kevin Williams 

And just so you know

I got a few more tricks up my sleeves

As I two-step around your beautifully sculptured body

To the harmony

Of your thoughts

Intertwined

With minez

Mmm Mmm Mmm,

Can you hear it?

The ring

Ding

Dong

As ‘the beat goes on’

Thinkin’ to self…

That’s our song!

Damn that sounds good…

I dip you to the left…

And sway to the right

Clickin’ my heels

As if this trip

Will lead us down

That yellow brick roadJ

Dream Wonderland

Is where this trip will end

Because my mind stays in a trance

As thoughts of you slip

And slide to a melody

That only I can hear

Between my ears

For one lastin’ dance

As the beat goes on…

Terry Reese Jr.

January 2012 © 

Song played in background of video: Rain by Rod Tate

"Excuse me..." Proud Dad Moment

Taking a moment and etching that feel good feeling of having someone approach me to say,

'Thank you for doing a great job with your son!"

Two days ago, Lil T and I where in a store, I was doing my usual bargain shopping (comparing other stores pricing) Lil T quickly got bored with how slow I was moving along so he walked off to do his own hands off, just look shopping. Finally!!!! I feel like he's old enough to do just that.. wonder off and browse on his own. Shaking my head because that has been a constant headache for his mom and I. From a tot to lower grade school'er it was an every shopping experience to have to tell him that it's a must he is to stay by our side! We've had that unpleasant experience in a Walmart when he was about three, where he decide to start his own game of 'Hide and Seek'. We had store employees doing a mad search through every aisle with no success, After repeated calling his name, he finally pops out from under a rack of clothes with a big grin on his face near the immediate location he got missing. Technically he was still by our side because he was next to us the entire time when we lost sight of him.. laughing my butt off now, but still Shaking my head, shaking my head to this day, thankful!

Back to my 'Proud Dad Moment'...

Well, while he was doing his thing, a lady that made her way to my aisle approached me to confirm if Lil T was my son and with a look of amazement she appreciatively thanked me for raising a well mannered son. It was out of the ordinary for her to have a child his age acknowledge her presence and use the words 'excuse me...' in passing while she shopped.

Personally I like to believe that it is more common than not that we as parents are raising our kids to be respectful of others, to be appreciative for the smallest acts of kindness. First, being the example and secondly, reinforcing it through conversations of why it's the right thing to do at all times.

It weighs heavy on me to be such a person and it is my daily mission as a father to my son to have him feel the same way. That is, being a person who is self conscious of others and to eliminate that selfish air about oneself to act like 'It's my world, you're just in it'.

After that incident, I couldn't wait to shake Lil T's hand and explain to him that his small act of being courteous is looked upon with great appreciation. And of course, staying true to my sense of humor... I jokingly followed up my explanation with "Yeah, you're my son, TODAY!" Seriously though, I lay claims 24/7 of being a father to a handsome young prince. Whether there's those not so proud moments to the grandest of moment. Why? because 99.9% of the time you will be able to see a reflection of yourself in the child you're raising so do right by your child by first being a positive reinforcement through your actions. They are watching your every move!

Proud Dad Moment! 

What A Treasure Treat It Is To Be...

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Matters of the Heart

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Heard this song the other day and it had me smiling and thinkin', 

thinkin' and smiling from beginning to end. It had me thinking about a time 

I've felt that unexpected feeling of that someone special before she knew 

she would be just that to me. 

This song reminded me of the piece to follow what I wrote initially as a note 

not knowing how she would respond, better yet, if she would respond at all... 

Shaking my head and laughing at myself because I simply said bump it! 

She gon' know TODAY! 

And if it turns out to be the biggest mistake I've ever made, at least she'll know... 

Well, with elation I was able to breathe a sigh of relief because she did reply 

and yes to this day, I still think about you :-) 

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Imagine writing this to someone who had no clue they would

get such a note from someone they have yet to get to know.. Whew!

And I don't regret it one bit...

To close my eyes and envision this being our reality someday...