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The 1950's in Boston Ma....quite a different experience than todays mayhem.  My thanks to Charles Messina as his "Add a Stanza" contest spurred this visit to a simpler time in my life.

Go on Back.... Sit among the dandelions listen to the bees thank the broken pavement for the scars upon my knees walk along three decker canyons in a sticky August haze hop within the hopscotch chalk a dance form to amaze hit some rocks with a long flat stick raise hands shouting “Going, going gone” throw some rocks at a lily pad in a muddy road side pond catch a frog, chase butterflies play fetch with a mongrel dog use your fingers as a net and chase the pollywogs run a stick along a picket fence hear a train in the slow “click-clack” pull the cord, blow the whistle “All aboard” we’re going back….. John G. Lawless ©7/23/2018

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Date: 8/13/2018 7:42:00 PM
G'day John … when catching up with childhood friends, most of the conversation is based on nostalgia, and your poem did this too - thank you John
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Date: 7/27/2018 12:08:00 AM
Childhood days are so simple to enjoy. I can feel recollecting my own childhood. Warm wishes.
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Date: 7/23/2018 9:20:00 PM
Oh the nostalgia is beautiful, John. A poem that's felt rather than just read. I just love the spirit of your piece especially the last glorious line. Warmest wishes my friend.. ~Susan
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Susan Ashley
Date: 7/24/2018 9:11:00 AM
Indeed!
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John Lawless
Date: 7/23/2018 11:00:00 PM
Thanks Susan, we sometimes romanticize the past but there are some genuine "moments" that can still tip us to longing for a return.
Date: 7/23/2018 10:26:00 AM
Great one John! I felt like I was right there. :)
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John Lawless
Date: 7/23/2018 11:00:00 PM
Thanks Heidi, glad you enjoyed the trip....

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