Nostalgia On The Fly Poems

Magic silver key,
fits into my silver shoes.
I was now set free,
I now owned many sidewalks.
My new skates were a big thrill.

 

Date Written: 8/4/2022

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Childhood...

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October 1958
I am six
The elastic on my panties has snapped
This is before girls could wear pants
So I am holding them up under my dress all...

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O, that I could fly again
  on winged feet of youth
The feats that I would dare again
  dangerous, in truth...

As I pause to...

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Funny how time seems to fly…

Seems like yesterday you were right here…here with me-
Now I am left here alone, rummaging through your debris.
You left such...

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I’m running towards you
You’re pushing away
In the dark
Where you left me
I’ll stay

You’re stuck on her
But you’re all I have left
Her touch isn’t one you forget

Did...

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Appreciate 

The blessings all around us
Though it seems there far below
When the trials take your car to tow

Remember

That there’s always tomorrow
To steal, to give, to...

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at the blanket of early morn,
soft and sweet i toss and turn.
my heart raced a breathless song;
speak t me do i belong?

i dreamed of sadness...

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If I could fly
I'd soar up high in the sky
On my instincts I'd rely
I'd be like a butterfly
Over and over I'd try
If only I could...

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