Yesterday And Today
It was yesteryear
when I woke to the sound of the leaves on the old Cottonwood Tree chattering outside my open bedroom window as the summer
breeze stirred the morning air. I sat up on the edge of the bed, scratched my
head, them pressed my hair down with both hands, the closest thing to combing
my hair would see all summer. Then pick my old cutoffs up off the floor, slip
them on and I was dressed and ready for the day. A quick bowl of cereal and I
was out the door to see who might be out on the prowl. Then, if no one was
stirring climb up in the proud old tree
house and wait. I can remember the quiet groaning of the lumber as the wind
blew through the trees, gently rocking the tree house as I lay looking up into
the mostly blue sky concentrating on the small white puffy clouds until I made
them disappear, a trick my Uncle Bill had taught me. As I lay there, I remember
thinking how neat it would be when I grew up and could do anything I wanted
to. Now I sit back in my old chair by
The Lake listening to the wind blow through the trees, staring up at the
mostly blue sky, and think how neat it would be back in the old tree house
wishing the clouds away.
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