I Dreamed in Green

My book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems is available on Amazon.com

I long for
the sunburnt days,
freckled dreams and
scabbed up knees.
Ahh
to be a boy in
summer again.
My baseball and  
coon dog close at
hand.
Fishing pole and
lily pad ponds.
I caught frogs and
tortoises.
The budding poet in
me saw sunsets on
the underside of
the shells.

The daylight, and
evening seemed to
last forever.
And when I finally
went to bed,
The buzz of the
cicadas, and the
symphony of the
crickets were my
soundtrack to youth.
I dreamed in green.

Author's Note

Here's a link to my you tube channel, where I read my poetry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRhyjqbFrGI

Reviews

[Ern M. Yoshimoto]

i dreamed in green is such a apt but playful way of describing childhood. it also happens to be my favourite colour. the way you explore nostalgia here was both honest and ingenious. the more specific the details, the more universal the appeal. maybe not everyone spent summer catching frogs and tortoises but the way you talk about this memory is sure to touch anyone. distinctly midwestern, yet it is a summer for all the world to enjoy.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you very much.

[Amy R]

Nicely penned, memories and nature is always beautiful together.
I love this, has a musical tune to it.
Thanks for sharing... Amy

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks, Amy.

[Amy R]

No problem

[red93]

Fabulous Thomas, and again I sense a touch of the revered JD Salinger in the mix. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

ty. I appreciate it.

[Twilight]

I can relate to this fondness, of past youthful adventures, in the great outdoors; feeling almost at one with nature.

At a time, when the passage of time; almost did not seem to matter? Such care free days? Thanks for sharing.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you very much.

[Ken Simm.]

As fine a piece of atmospheric Americana that I have read.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you, Ken. Much appreciated.