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Summer Fields
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Summer Fields |
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Ryan Member
since 1999-06-10
Posts 297Kansas |
Summer Fields In the summer fields a silo once stood guard for us as we played beneath the sun. Baseballs and cornstalk walls made us our own Green Monster, but winters came and winters went and the mortar began to crumble. One year, by necessity, they took the silo down and left us without a right field foul pole. With that we knew our games were done. Nothing brought us to that field again. "Where are they now?" someone asked about the people in our past who left come winter and did not return within the year. They are in the summer fields with a silo, standing guard as we play beneath the sun. in heaven, |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Loved your title and how well your poem depicts those days gone by. Nice writing, Ryan~ |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
great imagery here |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Ryan Love this poem...  It stirs the emotions and tugs on familiar feelings...well done ------ice ><> |
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Grover Senior Member
since 2004-01-27
Posts 1967London, ON, Canada |
Reminds me of the movie, Field Of Dreams. |
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azblond Senior Member
since 1999-07-01
Posts 637The Steamy Desert |
I can see them there in that field...the silo standing tall...and if I squint just a little while staring towards the sun it almost looks like they are waving... Great read. Thanks for sharing! Let my words fall first upon deaf ears before a closed mind... |
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aujussy wolf
since 2003-08-09
Posts 1215Michigan |
love the story , i know one just like it thanks for sharing it ... wolfmon |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Ryan, I love this poem, too. I remember the metal silo that we took down. It made a great tunnel afterward. Your poem brought back silo and times past. Sadie |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Sadie and I shared the same silo growing up and your poem brought this memory vividly back to mind! Thank you! |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
Ryan...wonderful. Such memories. Thank you for sharing. Bob |
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