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A TIME TO REMEMBER

A TIME TO REMEMBER:
THE TREES STARTING TO TURN COLORS IN EARLY FALL IN OCTOBER:
     A TIME TO RECALL:
     WHEN I WAS A BOY, I WOULD STAND AGAINST THE WALL, AND MARK EVERY MONTH, HOW I HAD GROWN TALL:
A TIME TO REMEMBER:
WHEN IN 1975, I WAS AT, MARINE CORPS BOOT CAMP, AND HAD TO CALL THE DRILL INSTRUCTORS, SIR, YES SIR:
     A TIME TO RECALL:
     WHEN ME AND MY BROTHER WOULD GO TRICK OR TREATING, FOR HALLOWEEN, IN THE FALL:
A TIME TO REMEMBER:
WHEN I LEARNED TO RIDE A BICYCLE, ALL ON MY OWN, AND FELT SO PROUD FOR SURE:
     A TIME TO RECALL:
     WALKING AROUND THE TOWN, AT THE BRAND NEW, TEMPO MALL:
A TIME TO REMEMBER, AND RECALL:
GROWING UP IN WINONA MINNESOTA, AS A BOY GROWING TALL:


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