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Childhood Suite II (West 34th Avenue & Wolff Street)
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Childhood Suite II (West 34th Avenue & Wolff Street) |
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soul drifter Senior Member
since 2004-09-08
Posts 711Colorado |
Childhood Suite II (West 34th Avenue & Wolff Street) I dreamed tonight I was a child again, learning to fly gathering smiles in the summer light holding sparklers against the sky oh simplicity that was life way back then that was the door I left half open so the fresh, young air would flow back into me I dreamed tonight I'm back to being me I found the light it's almost burned itself away I remember cradling it every night mumbling promises into the day oh serendipity that was life at the time that was a shudder through my mind so the pure, sweet scent of green lawns enfold against a bright sun of hard beaten gold Childhood, the streets I walk down become the streets I ran down full speed carrying on the need to fill those short days with all the fun that could be found before the night comes down I dream of light suspended in the air like fireflies the moon is a real world set alight when seen through a telescope sight oh eternity that was never on the table or in fine print on the warning label the ingredients of a fuller life I forgot to transcribe and I dreamed myself tonight a place to hide Childhood, the shore I wander along became the shore beaten by tides of age turning another page to see the days lengthen like tall shadows on the lawn before the light came back on And I dreamed tonight I was a child again, learning to land striving always to somehow understand everything oh simplicity that was life back then that was the door I left half open so that the fresh, young air would flow back into me imbue it on me yes I dreamed tonight I'm back to being me running down West 34th Avenue and Wolff Street full speed looking for me fading with the blue looking for something true "Heaven is paved with broken glass, |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Reminds me of the song...reeling in the years, but I like your rendition a whole lot more. I especially enjoyed what you said about the tall shadows on the lawn. As always you are a pleasure to read... |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
enjoyed...James |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
simply excellent ! |
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