" Nostalgia"

I remember jumping rope on the sidewalk and games of hopscotch and hide and seek with other kids on the block. I remember children's laughter happy and carefree and the sweetness of apples picked from the tree. I remember tart and crimson wild cherries and my lips stained from eating blackberries. I remember people and houses from the old neighborhood and the magic and wonder that was my childhood. I remember the circus and the swing in the park and always being home before it turned dark. I remember my youth's freedom, its fun and it's joys and dolls, bicycles and many, many toys. I remember a small plastic pool and a tent in the backyard and all the wonderful things before life turned hard... I remember swimming and boating at a nearby lake and the deliciousness of each birthday cake. I remember Christmas, Easter and Halloween and vacations in summer, bubblegum and rainbow ice cream. I remember bringing home baby birds, caterpillars and even frogs and vegetable gardens, carnivals and cute puppy dogs. I remember school- the teachers and kids and making good grades and baseball, riding horses and watching parades. I remember everything I felt and everything I did- a lifetime ago, when I was a kid.