thoughts swirl around in my mind
of an earlier time
a distant times where life was
much different than it is now,
a time of innocence and fun
encouragements from friends,
a younger Carolina filled
with sunshine and waves,
salty air and sea breezes that
calmed a humid sleepless night,
a time where fear was unimaginable
and physical pain was impossible,
in my mind that time is reflected
and remembered when I gaze
around at the communities
without trees, without bushes
without leaves to rake and jump
into as if being a paratrooper
and landing on the ground...
a reflection of not just time lost
but values and integrity just as
sure as cutting down the cherry tree,
my mind is full of thoughts from
my younger years, reflecting on
times as if they were yesterday,
and like all who reflect backwards,
see a hopelessness with the task
since it will never return and life
will never be the same as known.
September 30, 2023
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