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VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

0 posted 2001-05-23 09:51 AM

Scent of Home
Virginia Salter

seeking shade
I slipped beneath a
‘wilding’ rose
one that has escaped pruning
and tlc, yet survives
in spite

there, I am carried away
transported almost five decades back
back to summer
when nine years old

to days
when, peanut-butter jar in hand,
ice-pick perforated lid at the ready,
daring beyond belief

sneaking, peeking, seeking
bumbles and honeys
to capture, because we could
in our daring

to days
when hikes across the grasses
bore no fear of the unseen
for it was met
within the outhouse
of what lurked beneath the ring

to days
when to and from school
were surely miles more than many
and butterfly wings
would carry us
much farther than any

moths
coated in pixie dust
were magical and grand
and gave no worry
of tree-bush
those bugs would find at hand

simple days
wondrous days
days for capturing of life
days when fairy princess
dreamed of being
prince’s wife

©May 23, 2001

Lady In White

Member Elite

since 2001-02-12

Posts 2799
USA

1 posted 2001-05-23 09:54 AM

This is a very good looking back on a delightful time....

thank you for sharing....

VAS
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-11-16

Posts 7450
Oregon

2 posted 2001-05-23 09:59 AM

Thanks, Lady, glad you enjoyed and thanks for reading!

Irie
Senior Member

since 1999-12-01

Posts 1493
Washington State

3 posted 2001-05-23 11:12 AM

Oh such wonderful memories. ~Sigh~
How fun it would be to have no worries again.
Even if only for a day.

Thank you for taking us Back VAS!

I enjoyed it there.
Do you mind if I stay a while?

~Sheri

"The things that come to those that wait may be the things
left by those who got there first"

JLR
Senior Member

since 2001-02-04

Posts 1785

4 posted 2001-05-23 12:03 PM

To days of innocence this took me...thank you!

Michael

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

5 posted 2001-05-23 12:37 PM

sigh, talk about being carried away... this one takes all who read back to the magical days of youth and innocence that are stripped from us all too soon. Thank you for a beautiful piece.

Michael

Titia Geertman
Member Ascendant

since 2001-05-07

Posts 5182
Netherlands

6 posted 2001-05-23 01:03 PM

I still do sometimes, hiding under the wild roses when I want to be alone for a while.
Never grew out of my childhood there.

Love it.

Titia

Sunnyone
Member Ascendant

since 2000-07-06

Posts 5334
Staffordshire, England

7 posted 2001-05-23 01:12 PM

"...to the days when fairy Princesses dreamed of being Prince's wife"
VAS......with that one line you just me over as a fan of yours for life....this is so wonderful, and makes me remember my childhood dreams!! Thankyou..I needed that so much today!!