We All Enjoy the Colors of Autumn Leaves

jack: 2nd Nov 2007 - 16:20 GMT

great barbara, nice writing, it is a beautiful time of year, in brooklyn in the 40's and 50's the old men in the neighborhood would gather up leaves in piles in the streets and burn them and the smell was spicy in the chilled air, i loved jumping into piles of leaves but my dad got upset when i left it all a mess, i wrote a poem about that and posted it some time ago, coming home from school was great walking into the house and my mom baking a pie, my family would bring in boxes of tomatoes and stew them and make bottled tomato sauce for the entire winter, and my grandpa would make his wine and i helped clean out the barrels, people i knew were still alive and smiling and enjoying the chestnut tree's colors and the fuzzy balls that fell, and playing touch football in the street until twilight time, my friends, my dog, my home, my childhood, all helped me to bring those moments into the future for my children as they grew up and now they are making those moments special for their children, my grandchildren, yes, your right, we should take some time to just enjoy the rushing days, to watch the moment pass by us, like the song, try to remember, i think i'll go upstairs and put some chestnuts on the fire and make a cup of tea and stand on my porch and watch the twilight arrive, it's coming you know, and it will be here very soon.