Wistful Recollections

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Linked Shadorma

A Shadorma is of Spanish origin and consists of a 6 line stanza using the following syllable counts: 3/5/3/3/7/5. There is no rhyme scheme.

Memories fuel nostalgic dreams tethered to family and innocence; lost to time... when I was a child. Bogeymen, back then, were pretend... I'd stay out all summer, playing till it was too dark to see anything. Supper was served at the table, mum would cook a hot meal and we kids did the dishes... that was our routine. Marbles and bubblegum cards were like money, I'd gamble in games of skill after school... trying to win more. I would take walks into the woods by myself, surrounded by the presence of nature... in hushed solitude.

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Lonna Blodgett

Date: 7/20/2019 9:48:00 PM

Those were such great times before the mass media and instant gratification. Thank you for taking me there once again in a beautifully depicted way. Lonna

Emile Pinet
Date: 7/21/2019 7:08:00 AM

Thanks Lonna, I agree, the world seemed so much more interesting back then, my friend, Emile.