From the Editor
A Song for September
It is human nature to wish for what we don’t have. Wishing for time to elapse, for a different season to arrive, is commonplace, especially if you live in areas affected by the scorching Summer experienced across the globe. Time’s passage, however, inevitably erodes our existence, diminishing our time on earth a day at a time. Perhaps Frank Sinatra stated it perfectly, in his song “September”:
When I was a young man courting the girls
I played me a waiting game
If a maid refused me with tossing curls
I’d let the old Earth take a couple of whirls
While I plied her with tears in lieu of pearls
And as time came around she came my way
As time came around, she came
When you meet with the young girls early in the spring
You court them in song and rhyme
They answer with words and a clover ring
But if you could examine the goods they bring
They have little to offer but the songs they sing
And a plentiful waste of time of day
A plentiful waste of time
Oh, it’s a long, long while from May to December
But the days grow short
When you reach September
When the Autumn weather turns the leaves to flame
One hasn’t got time for the waiting game
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few
September, November
And these few precious days I’ll spend with you
These precious days I’ll spend with you
Do not burden yourself today with wishes of tomorrow. Work instead on making today as productive as possible: live each moment to the maximum, making sure to be thankful for the day’s journey and for those around you, who chose to share their journey with you.
Cheers!
Luis Ayala, Editor of "Got Rum?" magazine, Rum Consultant and Founder of The Rum University
Luis Ayala, Editor and Rum Consultant
Luis Ayala, Editor and Publisher
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