Hwl Innspired

I've never been to Segovia or even to Madrid. But I've read Longfellow's poetry since I was just a kid. Inspired by his unfamiliar words as they rolled upon my tongue, saying gloaming for the darkness was much fun when I was young. I made my sister angry. It would truly strike a spark, to say come before the gloaming, when I meant before the dark. Longfellow was born slightly more than a century before me, But he knew things I do not know and saw things I'll never see. I memorized his poetry. my mama had a book. To irritate my sister in her pretty book, I'd look. "The Children's Hour" was my favorite. I too thought it was fun, to run and hide from Daddy when his working day was done. Written 7/9/19