Visions flood the images of my mind’s eye
Of a happy, charmed point in time so random
When things were simple and so carefree
And a child laughed with ease and abandon.
The allure of the small, sweet birds flying above
The soothing sound and visage of the ocean’s roll
Bare toes mingling with rough grains of sand
The feel of warming sun on shoulders knowing no toil.
The sweet taste of homemade peach ice cream
Or ripe watermelon juice running down my chin
The chitter-chatter of adults filling the silence
Laughter, ease, security – all wrapped in a veil ever so thin.
Nights spent gazing at the star-studded skies
Dreaming of lands so far away and distant
Knowing no bounds with how our lives would twist and turn
And taking us to places dreamed of with little or no resistance.
Life is so simple and sweet when one is young
The hinges of the doorways have not yet spread
Opening to things that seek to drag and pull us elsewhere
And from the places whence we were once so well-placed to tread.
About the Creator
Cindy Calder
From Charleston SC - "I am still learning." Michelangelo
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