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JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2017-01-25 09:34 PM

Summers of Fun and Sun

You know what was fun;
riding up and down the California coast
with my friend Al Zerman
when we were young and dumb,
seems like there's nothing as carefree
as a summer of fun and sun on a motorcycle;
rubber to the road, sounds and power of the motor,
the feelings of freedom and adventure,
keeping plenty of gas in the tank,
and the joy of stopping at Perry's Smorgasbord
once a day to fill up the belly
with something more than peanut butter and jelly.

JamesLee
1/25/17

When you are young it seems like you live
on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches,
doesn't count the time we stopped at a
small goat farm in the hills around Santa
Barbara and spent the night and in the morning
they served us goat milk with brewers yeast
for breakfast, something I didn't care for
but my friend Al loved it, things were going
well until he told the lady of the house I played
piano and she ask for a performance, the only
piano I played was piano music on records, I
remember one I used to like, it was called
"That's My Song" by Ian Witcomb...

Ari Squire
Member
Posts 488
In The Phallus Lane

1 posted 2017-01-26 02:08 AM

It's a nostalgic moon over the waters from the top looking down off Moss Street in Laguna.

It's what mirrors are for. Good work James.

Loving Linny Jean is poetry.

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

2 posted 2017-01-26 09:01 PM

these are really sweet memories that enlighten the present , i can guess, a very solacing and attractive reading

jjote
Senior Member

since 2002-12-25

Posts 1088
Ontario, Canada

3 posted 2017-01-26 10:42 PM

oh to be young and carefree
never mind what's around the bend
today, it's our world.

Nice, James...those were the days

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

4 posted 2017-01-29 07:39 PM

Young and dumb!! Gawd that was so much fun!!

tracie66
Member Elite

since 2000-01-18

Posts 4713
Australia

5 posted 2017-01-30 04:51 AM

loved this walk down memory lane of yours, well penned

Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe
— W. E. Channing

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2017-02-01 04:53 PM

Thank you Ari, 2islander2, jjote, BluesSerenade and tracie for the nice response...james

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