some sentiments are just too strongly felt to be ignored...this is the story of my life lately...

when the sunlight has gone
and the green hills turn gray
and the day turns to evening
somehow,
then i'm thinking of you,
though you're so far away,
and i'm wanting you
close to me now.

oh, chocolate chip cookies
so high on the shelf,
hiding inside the jar -
i'm not tall enough
to reach you myself.
so near, and yet so very far.

i can never forget you.
you're all i adore.
through many long moments
i've tried.
i call out your name,
but i'll have to do no more
to bring you back here
to my side.

oh, chocolate chip cookies
so high on the shelf,
hiding inside the jar -
i'm not tall enough
to reach you myself.
so near, and yet so very far.

if i had three wishes,
they'd all be for you.
if i had my way,
you'd be mine.
oh, the rach wouldn't matter
if i had a ladder.
if i weren't so short,
we'd be fine.

-faraway cookie by caitlin mc ewan in philidelphia chickens (a too-logical zooligical musical revue).

this song thoroughly sums up my mood pre-christmas and for the last 2 days. mmm, especially chocolate cookies with while chocolate chips...the best part about the above mentioned book is that it comes with a cd of totally famous people singing these great children's songs about animals, or with animal characters. where else can you get a book and cd with the bacon brothers, laura linney, the seldom herd (ha!),meryl streep and eric stoltz. you can't, so get it here.