September hues of school day smiles and bran new leather bags
creative minds as young as baby figs with eager hearts of lore
My days were full with mischief makers and bragging scalawags
but as the evening fell it was dad and I and paper planes galore
Lined creased papers pressed against father's smoky fingers strong
a wide tooth grin that said it all, while folding them in Ludwig style
Symmetrical wings shaped at the edge to fly through standby throng
inside a backyard airfield 16x24, .. we launched then bridged a mile
One was shaped like a prayer mantis one was fashioned like a jet
homework waited as we glided through a glide-path then a runway
Aerobatic landings that were much more thrilling, then a Lego set
oh the wanders of those days when we both knew, how to play.
I ENJOYED THIS SO MUCH MYSTIC. MAGICAL MEMORIES OF LONG AGO THAT STAY WITH US FOREVER...REWARMING OUR APPRECIATION AND LOVE FOR THOSE IN IT. WONDERFUL! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS
Wonderful! You captured those treasured times with your Father
so expertly…more special than a Lego set could ever be…!
Days that stay in the memory with true appreciation,
to sustain, and remind us of the value of simple pleasures, and
where two playful hearts soared along with the paper planes…
I so enjoyed this poem…
Diana…
Reviewed by audrine max
Reviewed on August 15, 2022
i always love reading happy childhood memories like this, such a pleasure. thank you, Mystic Rose, for journeying me back also to my childhood. reminded me of the paper planes we used to make as kids and go straight to the blvd, and wait for the wind to settle a bit. then fly our planes and ran around with them.
Making paper planes was my favorite childhood activity probably because that is all I could afford to do. But of course, mine were sleek and could break the sound barrier long before Yeager did it. Wonderful poem!
Yes, the wonders of childhood. I found that much of those cutouts were not as exciting as they appeared on the grainy black-and-white TV ads. We preferred the simple, straightforward gliders made with a piece of paper and some very sharp creases and folds to get the best shape and aerodynamics. With the right wind getting under them, some flew very far, indeed.
You also made me remember flying in the 707. The fastest passenger jet in the skies. But nothing was like the luxury and space of the 747. The cattle cars of the 737 today with their crowded seats, while making flight a necessity for unadventurous drivers, leave a lot to be desired. And for only $250,000 we can go to space for five minutes.
No one knows better the sweet innocence of playing than children who have a tireless interest in playing through the day, especially with their father. Lovely nostalgic memories of days gone by.
Reviewed by JoAnne Cromp (Reader)
Reviewed on August 13, 2022
You had some gloriously beautiful treasures of times it sounds that you'll keep forever in your soul! Oh where have all the years gone? Thanks for sharing
These song lyrics and art are tales, tides and twinkling lights - tunes telling stories of warmth and sun, city and sand, paths that lead, and the coins we can keep in the Karma Bank. Spirit's been bypassed for sorrow, dreaming of a better tomorrow .
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so expertly…more special than a Lego set could ever be…!
Days that stay in the memory with true appreciation,
to sustain, and remind us of the value of simple pleasures, and
where two playful hearts soared along with the paper planes…
I so enjoyed this poem…
Diana…
You also made me remember flying in the 707. The fastest passenger jet in the skies. But nothing was like the luxury and space of the 747. The cattle cars of the 737 today with their crowded seats, while making flight a necessity for unadventurous drivers, leave a lot to be desired. And for only $250,000 we can go to space for five minutes.
Ron
PS
This memoir is so sweet. The memory you have with your grandfather is priceless.
Sandie