Pleasant weather comes and goes Then we chill from winter's woes My mind holds memories of many years Recalling laughter, joy and tears Filling a washtub at the pump With sister, Lena, nicknamed "Bump" Wading water up to our knees Holding dress tails in the breeze Seven children having fun After all the chores were done Never minding summer heat Walking with tin cans on our feet A boisterous game of three-eyed-cat Waiting for my turn at bat Splashing happily in the creek After dark, playing hide and seek Looking for a shooting star As Daddy tuned his old guitar Voices singing in the night Watching fireflies take flight Counting cars passing on the road Remembering Mother as she sewed Washing dirty canning jars Daddy bringing candy bars Nehi bottles filled with Kool-Aid Potted meat sandwiches Mother made Junior fixing a cut on Danny's head Fresh, cold milk with gritted bread Often recalling in bits and pieces The baby shoe that once was Reese's An old worn doll Cheryl used to mother Bon's old trike that was like no other Oh, how my old mind loves to wander We'll meet again just over yonder Mother, Daddy and Lena are gone But in my heart, we're still at home Kathleen McCoy Eldridge© June 28, 2009 All Rights Reserved