Oh Crap! – Musings of an Unperfect Mommy

Another Circle – Another Season

August 3, 2016

Four years ago I wrote two posts – one was a send off to my third son who was off to college. The following post was about the song The Circle Game by Joni Mitchell. Well, four more years have come and gone and that son who went to college? He is now about to embark on the next journey of his life – 1500 miles away to a new job and a new life. But that’s not all! My fourth son who just turned 20 yesterday is moving out today – luckily only across town – but still…it’s moving out. He is also ready to go out to meet the world apart from the family. It happens. My mama heart is really hurting though. Even more transitions are coming this year and I’m not sure my heart won’t break.

While I haven’t put together a big send-off post for Steve (yet), I want to go back to The Circle Game and post those words again. When Chris moved out, Steve was in his 16th season so this song was so appropriate in so many ways. I cried a lot of tears then too. You’d think I’d be better at this letting go thing, but when you are a mother, it doesn’t get any easier, it’s just a hurt you have that you can’t really explain except to another mom.

The Circle Game

Yesterday a child came out to wonder
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We’re captive on the carousel of time
We can’t return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like when you’re older must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We’re captive on the carousel of time
We can’t return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels thru the town
And they tell him take your time it won’t be long now
Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We’re captive on the carousel of time
We can’t return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty
Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true
There’ll be new dreams maybe better dreams and plenty
Before the last revolving year is through

And the seasons they go round and round
And the painted ponies go up and down
We’re captive on the carousel of time
We can’t return we can only look
Behind from where we came
And go round and round and round
In the circle game

-Words and Music by Joni Mitchell

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August 3, 2016

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