Here
is something which comes with age and experience
Of
which some are not aware...until it happens. Are you
Ever
reminded suddenly of a certain thing which has come
To
disappear in your life over time, something which has
Either
abruptly or gradually faded from the everyday land-
Scape
of your memory? This hapless disappearing act often
Happens
when you move from one place to another—the
Quiet
country roads have been traded for the obnoxious
Steady
flow of choking, chaotic city streets. The comforting
Crunching
sound of cars approaching on the gravel road
Had
been buried deep in your sub-conscious until its revival
Later
on in life, upon revisiting your rural childhood home.
You
fall in love again—How you’ve missed those reassuring
Sounds.
Then comes the flood of memories you had lost or
Misplaced
minute by minute, mile by mile, year after year
As
you, bit by bit, slowly and systematically grew away.
And
suddenly, the sizzling frying pan and enticing aroma
Of
pork sausage filling the morning kitchen. And mom letting
The
screen door slam behind her as she carries a basket of
Washed
laundry to be hung on the line, clothes pins pressed
Between
her lips at the ready. Those welcoming visions vividly
Refresh
your mind—deep blue, cloudless skies, sunny, bright
And
warm. Why, it’s is almost enough to bring a heartfelt tear
Of
nostalgia to your eye as it does to mine. And hell, I was raised
A
city boy.
Chris
Hanch 12-16-16
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