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Remember by Lawrence Miller August 8, 2007 Remember Rides in the country Cheap gas That Sunday drive on a hot summer's day Stopping for some ice cream or a snowball How good a cold soda felt when you were thirsty Going "Home" to visit family Joining in at the harvest Fresh milk, fruit plucked right off the tree Nobody worried about how much you ate Grandmothers pies and cakes Licking the spoon and bowl out after they finished mixing Long hot summers days Playing with friends Playing with cousins Family cookouts (we didn't call them reunions then) Taking the bus (grayhound) back home You didn't know you were poor You just lived I remember The good and the bad Doing something wrong Having to get the switches off the bush Grandma swatting me Then telling me not to do that again And later giving me a special treat Showing how much she loved me I remember Not stopping at some places Because we (Blacks) were not welcome I didn't understand But I remember Being amoung some of the first blacks in some resorts The looks we got The mummers as they looked at us The look on my fathers' face Proud to be there Throwing it back at them I remember The love for family The respect for elders The joy of life A simple life I remember Do you? About the author: I am a regular listener to prairie home companion and volunteer at my local station. I enjoy writing poetry. Though I have not published as of yet. I would be honered if Mr. Keillor would take the time to read some of my works. I listen to his readings nightly and would value his critism highly. I get my inspiration for writing from the past and present, what I see around me. And the events that happen to me. As a Black man my views on life come from having lived and learned. I love the values Mr Keillor voices in the program. And though I am not a luthern I am a methodist and there is not much difference in my book. | | | |
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