Wrote this the other night as it popped into my head while I was trying to sleep. Inspired by the town where my parents grew up and I was born.
a small town lullaby
what’s it like in a small town?
it’s soft and sleepy
you wake up knowing how things will be
time crawls, it doesn’t speed past you in a ferrari
the sky rumbles when it rains
i stood outside in it once and felt so small
everyone knows me, everyone knows everyone
you forget what year it is in a small town
you don’t need a map – someone knows how to get where you’re going
but i couldn’t live in a small town
i can only visit
for i am restless
the restless do not belong in small towns
but they are welcomed when the city chews them up and spits them out
the restless swap out their skyscrapers for stars
fancy cars for an old pickup
hotel rooms for that back room your mother never repainted
you lay down on that old bed you scrambled into as a child
this might not be forever, but it’s good for right now
you can finally sleep in a small town
~ Ruby
I love this so much! So evocative!
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Thank you! ❤
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You need a break from the big city? Come visit us this summer. Maybe we’ll have that bedroom painted before you get there. 😄 We will have rain again too.
Love this! I want to frame it! Love you, Grams
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Can’t wait to visit and see you guys!! ❤ I'm so glad you liked it – love you too!
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Ah, love this, my friend. True poetry 😊 xx
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Thank you so much! ❤
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Always a pleasure 💕
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Love this. It’s so peaceful…even though I’m a city person, I like the quiet ambience you’ve painted here.
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Thank you ^-^ I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
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Amazing, as always. ❤ Love you, girl.
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Thanks! ❤ Love you too!
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This is so tender and sweet, full of memories. You always have a place of rest in the “small town” of our family, Rubes. You can even stay in the back room of my house that has never been repainted! Lol. Love you so much.
❤️ ~Aunt J
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Awwww thanks, Aunt J! ❤ Love you lots and so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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Ruby, this is absolutely beautiful. I am in love!!! I live in a small town, and honestly this makes me so happy. Big cities aren’t really my thing, but you have captured the feeling of a small town so poetically. I don’t even have words. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. THAT IS ALL. <333
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awwww thank you so much!!! ❤ I'm really glad I captured the small town vibe ^-^
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<333
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Thank you for sharing, Ruby. It is a joy to read your words.
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Thank you for your comment! ❤
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