lost boys of summer....

just thinking about the good old days..

that heat

affected us all

my brothers and i

young and full of spit

we would play in the swamp

across the road

building forts

with old plywood

playing cops and robbers

with sticks as guns

hide and seek

in the warm summer nights

we caught turtles and frogs

snakes and squirrels

we swam in the lake

and fished its waters

i remember falling in love

or was it lust at 15?

arcades and roller-skates

everything was so much more

than what it really was

i can still smell the fresh cut grass

the perfume of the lake

the sounds

how we'd laugh

how we'd shout

we never shed tears

during the summer months

each day an adventure

made up richly in our minds

i wonder if my brothers

think about the same

that swamp is gone now

even the old house

rebuilt and remodeled

wouldn't recognize it now

but the memory

still stains my eyes

and its 1985 all over again...

 

Reviews

[Samuel Dickens]

You're speaking directly to me, here. Back up to the late fifties and early sixties to find me doing those things, but it was exactly the same. Life is intense and memorable when we're fresh upon the world. Was it love at 15? Speaking for myself, probably not, but it was unforgetable.

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brilliant..we used to go out for hours and only come home if we were hungary! You can't get kids out of the house nowadays...it's box, ps3..etc..

great trip down memory lane

[Lovely Lady]

Love it! Memory lane...
~

[paul]

ahhh... this brings back long forgotten memories and yes
everthing was so much more than
what it really was

really enjoyed this one.

[NoneOfYourBusiness akaK..]

such rich memories of youth~

[Miss Coral]

Great youthful piece.. love the rhythm and phrasing in this.
Nice write.

[Michael of Gilead]

85 would be my 75, but just the same and just as fun...excellent poem on a day like today Brad

[Crinkle°]

Summers youth are often excellent memories. Always very tender to remind them.

[Fran Marie]

you painted a typical summer of youth at play and wonderment
wonderful memories well expressed.....nicely done

[Aven]

Sounds like a perfect summer. :)