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Going Home


Walk with me
Down this sleepy country road
Now paved and somewhat changed
But
Once upon a time
Being necessary to
Tiptoe gingerly over gravel
That was always
A bit too hot
For that long ago
Little girl's bare toes
To maneuver comfortably.

Walk with me
Into a pasture
It's landscape stretching before us
A plush colorful velvet
Only Nature could make.
Tread steadily through grass
Softly carpeting each step
Each blade kissed in turn
Earlier
By the cool morning dew.

Sit with me
Under Oak trees of many generations
Standing
Whose canopy of shade
Welcomes
Soothes
Cools
The weariest of travelers.
Their branches forming a green cathedral
As if to praise our Creator
Giving thanks
For the blue skies and sunshine
Above.

Stay with me
Awhile.
Breathe in the fragrance
Of freshly bailed hay.
Watch gentle cows in the distance
Contentedly going about their own
Agendas.
Glance toward fields
Of Sugar Cane
Of Cotton
Of Corn.
All lifting their heads
Skyward
Toward Heaven and their Angels
In charge.

Stay with me
Quietly
Upon this old porch swing
When night falls.
Stars come out of hiding.
The Man in the Moon
Says hello.
When the smells of Magnolias
Jasmine and Gardenias
Once more
Intoxicate the senses
Bringing vivid memories of nights like this
Among loved ones so dear
Long gone but so close
In memory
In heart
And the crickets
Sing and say
Welcome home...
Again.




Pat Reeves
(c) February 7, 2003

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