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| Image Magpie Tales #281 |
I recall the balmy summer nights of youth…
how soft gray gossamer mists hugged the meadow
settling on streams and lowland gullies.
We watched the stars appear one-by-one;
the Milky Way melting over the mountaintops
slipping away far past our sightline.
We chased fireflies through open fields
capturing in cupped hands, to release once again.
With child-like exuberance, we shared hopes and dreams
as countless as the luminaries twinkling overhead.
Oh for the simplicity of those long ago moments…
how brief they were —
how
far we have wandered.
© Ginny Brannan 2015
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Beautiful. We should never lose our awe.
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Nice lines. :-)
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ReplyDeleteThe way you ended it is lovely!
It is interesting how we remember life - easier before. I think time graces over the tougher moments. I too yearn a bit for the simplicity of chasing fire flies and running through the woods all day. Living in awe of life.
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