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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA 
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It was, creaking swings, 5-cent lemonade, red wagons crossing cracks, sticks, stones, mother’s backs. It was musty smells beneath a house, watching for a rat...a mouse. Pennies lying near the street, Ice cream frozen...such a treat. It was trains that moved through the night, shining distantly, a guiding light. Hearing the hum of mighty diesels, bats in a belfry, bells in white steeples. Pancakes in November, ohh so tasty, made with care and never hasty. Bacon so crisp and oh so lean, a small tongue licks a huge plate clean. Washboards and soap made of lye, such a strange smell, squinting an eye. Pockets with pennies to buy some pop, oh goodness and golly, can we stop? A dime was a treasure, more than a buck. Wheat pennies shining, giving us luck. TV was black and channels were few, what did a kid think of to do? A sandbox that shared a cat’s surprise where boys yelled their loud battle cries. Dresses were all that a girl could wear, Jeans were a no-no, they didn’t dare. Dinner was served sharply at Six as the spuds were buttered and mixed. Those were the days, when home was a home, when buffalo walked, when cowboys still roamed. Things were much simpler, there weren’t any drugs... And when bedtime came, there were many hugs... Goodnight Robert, Billy and Sue, See ya tomorrow, we’re havin’ beef stew!!! |
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Kahlil Senior Member
since 2003-04-12
Posts 1881 |
Wow, thanks for the memories, Magnus! It was just like that, and I was there. ~K~ |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Barry I remember those good things about growing up...sometimes they even cover over the bad things and make me smile...like now! Thanks for that!  |
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Goodknight Member Elite
since 2002-06-15
Posts 2386Ohio, USA |
Barry - a very well penned trip down memory lane - loved it - Paul |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
things indeed were so much simpler then |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Boy, you took me back a few years Barry. Such memories you brought back... Fantastic write m'friend. Hugs~ ~ Whatever our souls are made of, |
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Serra_Avatar Member
since 2004-01-11
Posts 58 |
Sometimes I wish I was growing up in those days. Heaven knows how many times I've pointed a 12 gauge at the front door... |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Magnus Great poem, I remember many of these things..most of which have disappeared from our culture...Fast life and corporate pornographers have put and end to these things as ideals.... enjoyed this very much ______ice ><> |
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MARK V SHELDON Member Elite
since 2001-06-21
Posts 3015In a corporeal internship... |
Sounds like "Willoughby", Barry... when there was probably more time to focus on the better aspects of life rather than be preoccupied with the worse ones... Thanks for the episode. -MVS You CAN make a difference: |
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steavenr Member Elite
since 2003-11-17
Posts 4058 |
what better way to rememember those fond bygone days...they simply were...simple...loved the write...it flowed like a familiar old song on a red and silver transistor radio (no headphone required...batteries not included)  |
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Richy Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 3050 |
It's funny how the new generation might look back at our nostalgia, and, maybe even feel sorry for us So little do they know... lol I thought it was a heck of time to grow up! And if I had to do it all over again, I think I'd go right back there There was still so much, that I missed You did great here Barry You did all us 45's proud, you did! |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Yes, I remember those days well. I also remember hitch-hiking south to Florida from Canada and getting a job on a shrimp boat. Kids couldn't do things like that now. Especially since 911. Besides, it's unlikely you could coax them away from Video games and wide-screen TVs... yada, yada, yada! Grover. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Very nice...when I was young I remember spending hours at the beach and adventures in the woods...lots of good memories...James |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
so weird how things are different now... Its rare to find families that aren't broken and divorced now. And parents aren't teaching us kids and teens what to do and how to act... then they can't see what the problem is. Agh people drive me crazy lol A good trip to a time and place I never knew... but have enjoyed visiting Always, Alyssa He was a man of sorrows |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Barry, I do remember those days well. It's sad that things have changed so much with families nowadays. I love the way you wrote this one, Barry.  Hugs Ethel |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
"Those were the days, when home was a home, when buffalo walked, when cowboys still roamed. Things were much simpler, there weren’t any drugs... And when bedtime came, there were many hugs..." Sounds wonderful...  "sit on top of the world and tell me how you feel...'cause what you feel is what I feel for you.." |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
My goodness Barry! ~ I had to read this three times so I could triple my pleasure! Your nostalgic pieces are beyond compare! ~ as well as your gothic poems, poems of love and passion, and the ones on the days of yore! You know I'm a fanatical fan of yores, I mean "yours"!  Appreciative hugs and a great big smile! Linda [This message has been edited by Earth Angel (02-23-2004 12:43 PM).] |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
What a wonderful remembrance of a childhood to remember. *S* |
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