I remember fall days
a light wind blowing a leaf down the street
Walking to school with a cool breeze
whipping against my legs
Buttoning my car coat up to my neck and
pulling the hood over my head
Autumn leaves dancing in synchronization
of burnt amber and new gold
I remember fresh boxes of crayons
The smell of new pencils
and learning times tables and spelling words
Drawing diagrams of verbs and nouns on blackboards
Games of kick ball and tetherball wrapping around a pole
I remember ashy legs that became shiny with Vaseline
Pigtails with ribbons and barrettes that hit me in the face
when the wind kissed my weathered cheeks
I remember the first rain that signified
summer was over
Halloween masks and trick or treat
Big bags of candy and delights
Darkness descending earlier and earlier making
the days shorter
Taking a bath and running to the portable heater
Sneaking to watch Amos n’ Andy before bedtime
I remember fall…..
My favorite season, the best time of the year.
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5 comments:
Love it, love it, love it...YGG...you got skillz.
xoxo
Thanks Yasmin. It just came to me when I saw that tree.
That was so descriptive. I saw all of those things in my mind and remembered fall as well. So different from what I see when I think of fall and my kids
Dera, thanks so much for the walk down Memory Lane. I'd almost forgotten about car coats and tether balls (smile). I always loved walking to school during fall, the crisp cool breeze and the leaves carpeting my walk...thanks again.
Wow - very nice
took me back to fall in NYC and growing up.
But I was probably more excited about summer comming
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