On A Summer Breeze Poem by Carolyn Brunelle

Summer breezes dance and
Tease my wind chimes
In melodic sounds that
Sets my mind adrift on a sea
Of memories from bygone days;
They were such Golden Days.
The beauty of lightning bugs
The sounds of Whipporwills and
Mockingbirds, frogs and crickets,
Created a heightened sense of serenity;
Peace was easily found
In those voices of nature.
Life in the city is a landscape of concrete.
A constant swooshing of cars past my house
Assaults the senses in a mosh
Of fractured people noises;
I am a far cry from Grandma's farm.
But these childhood memories,
Recalled now only upon rare occasions,
Still remain as my mind’s tranquil oasis,
A nostalgic retreat from my world;
As treasured as dear old photos.