The Spontaneous Spirit of Things

 

Linda Bryant-Carlson

Mrs. Hildebrandt

Mr. Jefferson

Harry and Caroline Skinner

Albert and Doris Gerecht

Ed Eskew—

I am sure none of

the above names

mean anything to you,

Dear Reader.

These are the names

folks my father and I knew

from our life in Kansas City

in 1961-62. I was 14-15

at the time.

Why write them down

for you to see here

60-years later in 2021?

Well, because I happened

to recall them way back

when.

These are people,

many of whom are

long gone now, not

famous names,

just regular folks

like you and I.

Why at age 74

they happened

to revisit my mind,

I cannot say?

I suppose a reflective

old age mind somehow

accounts for one’s life

in strange ways.

For me, at least,

there is no reasonable

explanation for such a thing.

Perhaps therein lies the

concept of a Life Hereafter.

The Spirit of such a thing

of Glory resides

in the memory

of someone still alive

spontaneously

remembering.

          -30-

Chris Hanch 6-23-2021