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JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2016-06-30 01:37 AM

Walkin' Up and Down Memory Lane

When I was a little boy
I remember planting a small tree
in the big back yard of my Grandma's house
at 705 Dresden Ave., Louisville Kentucky;
it was a big two story house
with a full basement, and as I remember,
only a few blocks from the Kentucky Derby,
we used to make good money
when the Derby was running
by telling people they could park
their cars in front of our house
or the neighbors and we would
keep an eye on their car
so nobody bothered it,
of course, there was no way we
could provide safety for every car.
Back to that tree I planted in Grandma's yard,
it was only a small twiggling
and I planted it as a school project,
but I can't remember it growing into a big tree
in that big back yard,
but I remember this small boy
thinking it would look big and beautiful someday
in her big back yard,
planted halfway between her house
and the alley and garage
and I can't recall one other tree in her yard,
sometimes my thoughts are vague because I
didn,t always stay with Grandma,
I do remember back next to the garage
she had snowy white-aged trestles
where she grew delicious concord grapes
in the proper seasons, whenever that was,
and I remember filling my belly
while I was filling a bucket
so my Grandma could fill her jars
with concord jams for later in the season,
I wish that small tree I planted
had grown as well as her grapevine.

JamesLee
6/30/16

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

1 posted 2016-06-30 11:27 PM

a lot of charm in this poem, your memories in lOuisville made me thrill, cause i tracel trhough this town, 20 years ago,

thanks a lot

yann

Ari Squire
Member
Posts 488
In The Phallus Lane

2 posted 2016-06-30 11:37 PM

Mellow reminiscing James. My own Louisville story goes back to 1974 when I bought a 1970 GT Torino at 'Dixie Motors' out on Dixie Highway for $1800.00 cash. For those that know, it had a "Cleveland 351," 4-barrel, 4 speed. Fire engine red with a big gold stripe on either side. Fun times there and fun times leaving. Thanks for the memories.

More feelings and fewer words please

LeeJ
Member Patricius

since 2003-06-19

Posts 13296

3 posted 2016-07-02 07:18 AM

Its nice to have those memories of grand ma, mas and how they're daily chores back then.
a wonderful read.

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2016-07-05 10:15 PM

Thank you 2islander2 and Ari and LeeJ for the nice response...james

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