In Days of Now

Autobiographical reflection

In Days of Now

Strolling through local woods
A trip made many times
Past Sally Mulligan's pillar
Up and down the rolling path
Rocks to climb
Walls to conquer
And a pond for skating
Days of yonder youth


Walking to my old school
A trip made many times
Past the crossing guard
Down the schoolyard path
The classroom held me in
I didn't want to be there
But all the friends I made
Days of yonder youth


Cycling down neighborhood streets
A trip made many times
Past the stone wall gate...into Lynch Park
Speeding down the entrance drive
The ocean sat waiting
The rose garden sat as well
And a beach for combing...
Days of yonder youth


Walking down a local rail trail
A trip made many times
With my loving wife and dogs
We in pleasant conversation
Stories shared
She and I
Of days of yonder youth
In days of now