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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Summers were a joyful time. No school, no shoes, no worries. Freedom. No schedule, no hurry. No Monday through Friday school week. Free to run loose in the woods and wade in the creek, to climb trees and pick cherries. Freedom. Seaching through the tangled vegetation for wild strawberries and making strawberry mud pies for my "bakery." Freedom to jump off the back porch roof in an effort to fly or just to lie in the grass looking up at the clear, blue sky and feeling free. I didn't realize then that I would never feel so free again. Ida Werrett [This message has been edited by Marchmadness (05-11-2008 02:30 PM).] |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hello Ida...Thank you for the freedom you offered me this saturday morning...I can see your steps in the nature as a child and share these delicious poem... Another gift from you.... yann |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Excellent poem!! Reminds me of something my son said a long time ago, that he works too, after all he goes to school!! Sheesh!! I told him that's the easy part. He admited a couple years later that he thinks about that comment a lot, now that he doesn't have a standing three month summer vacation or a two week winter break. He learned pretty quickly that in the real world you gotta earn your vacation time, and that it accumulates very slowly! What nice memories your poem brings to mind. Those were the days alright!! |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Dear Ida, This works pretty good. I'd put a period after "bakery". Love Bobby |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Ida, The feeling of dirt roads under bare feet on hot days. Grass tips to make spices for playing house. And rolling down the hill inside empty 55-gallon drums. All those were freedom to me. xoxoxo Alison |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Wonderful replay, dear Ida, of that unique sense of freedom. I remember the exact place (near my favorite lilac bush) when I meditated upon the fact that those were to be my last school holidays ... the total sense of freedom was accompanied by a sense of carelessness that in later years was impossible to find, as a newly acquired sense of responsibility and duty took hold of my mind. Now I reach heights of freedom in meditation and in some nightly dreams full of wonder. ... ah the feeling of bare feet touching different grounds, heavenly connection to Mother Earth ... and the cherry trees is another experience you remind me of (I even swallowed the cherry stones and maintained this habit for a long time, my husband found I was totally crazy to do that, but it was part of a joyful memory and still is ...). Thank you for this nostalgic write. Love, Margherita  |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
My dear, dear Ida, 'Ida' say that I identified with every word that you have written!!! ~ But then again, that shouldn't surprise me! ~ I usually do! Oh, those were the days ~ the halcyon days of summer! Funny thing is, I did appreciate them when I was experiencing them! ~ and savoured every blessed minute of them! Giving you an extra warm hug for bringing back such wonderful memories.  Linda  |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
So, so, true. I often think back to when I was younger, and all alone, with nary a care in the world, and nothing but the hope of future ahead of me, and how promising life felt. When I was young, I wanted to save the world. Now, I just want to save, the dream. Great Job Ida! Rich |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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r v wooo Senior Member
since 2007-08-07
Posts 656 |
"...and feeling free. I didn't realize then that I would never feel so free again." ida, i share the understanding and the feeling of the loss. always enjoy your expressive abilities. "freedom", a wonderful poem and a wonderful thought...thanks for sharing. suggest "loose" for "lose"...bobby must have missed that one. rv |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Ida - When raising my children I often recalled the freedom I had as opposed to what they experienced because they were born into ... crime! They weren't as safe "out there" as I was but they were happy because they didn't know what they were missing. Enjoyed your look back - thanks. Helen |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thanks RV. Changed it. How did I get that past Bobby? That you for your comment too. Thank you Helen. I know what you mean. Ida |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Thank you all for reading and commenting. Ida |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
This brings out the best in what poetry should do--bring the reader along with you in your journey, and that you did wonderfully well--thanks for sharing |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
ah! such times! thanks for my memories coming back! |
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Robert Frazier Senior Member
since 2003-02-06
Posts 1014 |
what a beautiful, melancholy siren back to simplier days! Hugs, R |
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gilead Senior Member
since 2008-03-10
Posts 1067nevada, USA |
You have a special capacity for shuffling through the corridors of my memory, Ida! This is a wonderful read! Art |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Thank you for this. Much enjoyed. - Owl |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Wow. Hi Owl! Where have you been? I've been missing you, nice to see you back and thank you for the lovely comment. Ida |
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