<\/p>\n
Those days of old<\/p>\n
lingering, dreaming<\/p>\n
Under that tree that weeped<\/p>\n
my soul never sold<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The wagon I fed<\/p>\n
full of smiling apples<\/p>\n
Shined for hope and perfection<\/p>\n
as happy, as they were red<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The heydays<\/p>\n
a time of unpurposeful frolic<\/p>\n
But always within me<\/p>\n
a dance and one-act plays<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Dusk at the river<\/p>\n
so mysteriously quiet<\/p>\n
Except for the buzzing of twilight flies<\/p>\n
as I take on evening\u2019s shiver<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The flowers and trees<\/p>\n
all seemed to agree with me<\/p>\n
Singing and carefree<\/p>\n
colourful with my grass-stained knees<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t decide between the mystical stars<\/p>\n
or the orange rise of the sun<\/p>\n
Everything was merciful<\/p>\n
there were no lingering scars<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Time was timeless<\/p>\n
The clock ticking, never ominous<\/p>\n
I was loved and loving<\/p>\n
Never a day was rhymeless<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The cows and horses<\/p>\n
and the choo of the train<\/p>\n
Speaking to me in a way<\/p>\n
to give me a princely course<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I played in the hay with my wishes<\/p>\n
No needles in my way<\/p>\n
Reading of a pirate\u2019s lore<\/p>\n
and mythical giant fishes<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The red gables of home<\/p>\n
so bright and confident<\/p>\n
Could I forever be the same?<\/p>\n
as my dreams began to roam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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