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The Streets of His Childhood

He skipped up the streets of his childhood days No vehicle honked nor sluggish dog lay Picket fences swung open no locks on their gates Deserted shops covered their wares with their Fates He dabbed at his cheek a pool of tears forming there As the Breezes fell silent and the Sun did not care

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 7/11/2019 10:32:00 AM
Wow~ this touched my heart, Gershon. Each line..perfection, Panagiuota
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Date: 7/11/2019 11:14:00 AM
Appreciate the sincerely heartfelt comment, Panagiota! :)
Date: 7/11/2019 9:04:00 AM
Well written. I can feel this and the ending is perfect, Gershon :)
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Date: 7/11/2019 10:14:00 AM
Glad that these deserted streets spoke to you, Heidi. :) gw
Date: 7/10/2019 8:03:00 PM
The poignancy of this nostalgic write in no way takes away from the sadness.
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Date: 7/11/2019 10:15:00 AM
Good point, Caren. :) gw
Date: 7/10/2019 7:55:00 PM
A sad little big poem Gershon. An art to it. Some of your best work. xomo (and my captcha, sky)
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Date: 7/10/2019 7:59:00 PM
A million thanks for this comment on an effort that I felt clicked in as I revised it. So very much appreciated, O kindred spirit. :) gw

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