LET'S GO BACK

Come with me where the sumac grows.
Down the road where Shady Lake flows.
Come and smell the scent of Pine.
And view Wild Morning Glory vine.
Let's go barefoot in the Lake
Childhood treasures we can take
Build some castles in the sand
And pretend it's a magic land.
Come, let's go down memory lane
And pretend you're little ones again.
I can walk these ways alone
And remember the days that are now gone.
And think back on those happy years.
Smile a little through my tears.
Wonder what will happen later on
Of Shady Lake, when we are gone?
Who will walk where the Sumac grows?
Down the road where Shady Lake flows.

Beulah Iris by permission

AUGUST BLUES - 1976

Today I felt a great despair
When I started up to climb the stair
With all the beds in a row up there
And not a grandson anywhere.
When yesterday, all three were here
And slept up there in imagined fear
Where ghosts and werewolves 'round corners peer.

Then giggles and laughter, all full of cheer.
Grant me the courage, dear Lord, to bear
The years to come, when they won't be there.
And I'll relive those days so fair
When those three boys were everywhere.

Beulah Iris by permission