1979
Summertime, and we’re all in the yard…
With fresh mowed grass and soda…
Eyes closed and smiling
In chlorine and sunshine…
As brother and sister
We weren’t thinking of them
Only thinking of us
Olly Olly Oxen Free
Over rooftops and trees
You can’t catch me…
And if you ask me
What life was like then
Well I would tell you
Through eight year old eyes
Sleeping beneath the stars
We were happy….
We were happy….
Night time, and we’re up in our rooms
Playing 45’s and laughing…
We didn’t ask where
They went after dark…
We weren’t thinking of them
Only thinking of us
And we kept laughing…
We were happy…
And somewhere
In that two story house
Where mom clenched her hands
And dad left for hours…
We had Monopoly and ice cream
homework and dreaming
We weren’t living for them
Only living for us…
And if you ask me
What life was like then
Well I would tell you
Through eight year old eyes
Sleeping beneath the stars
We were happy….
By: Aimee Stewart aka Foxfires
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© Aimee Stewart – Foxfires 2008
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Tania Rose
Just Fantastic! I too was 8 in 1979, and thank you for taking me for a trip down memory lane. Your image and writing in this piece is wonderful.
Foxfires replied
Oh that is so cool that we’re the same age! I’m delighted you liked it. :D Thank you!!
Mugsy
Unusual perspective… good treatment. Well done!
Foxfires replied
Thank you very much Mugsy!!
andygibb
i was 12…but can still relate…brilliant work
Foxfires replied
Thank you so much Andy!!
billyboy
I was 3 years into married life, but the vibe was there just the same. Must have been something in the air. Your writing is lovely and it puts me in a nice place. Thanks for sharing!
Foxfires replied
Thank you Billy! Those are good times, thinking back to those days of being innocently oblivious to everything outside that childhood bubblesphere.
Bill Morgenstern
Your image and poem are wonderful. Those times in the past are treasures we all share.
Foxfires replied
Thank you so much Bill! Your comment is so true…. they are priceless treasures.
Tania Rose
It was indeed a good year, 1971!
Foxfires replied
lol Yes indeed it was!!
Paul Vanzella
Superb framing and textures – love the style of this piece!
Foxfires replied
Thank you Paul! This was definitely a step out of my normal routine for me, but I had such fun with it!
Paul (Quixote)...
Excellent work
Foxfires replied
Thank you! This was an experiment on my part, to just let my thoughts wander, and see what appeared. I was actually quite surprised with this one, and so very pleased. I love hearing from people who like this one…. since it seems to be a very specific group of artistic people who are drawn to it.
Anette Tyler
Cool picture. I love the composition
JanG
For me, it would have been a decade earlier, but you’ve captured the feelings of the freedom and innocence of childhood perfectly. Lovely artwork, lovely poetry.
Mark Ross
Wonderful work. Like a watercolor photograph melting away right before your very eyes. The softness and the pallette you’ve chosen are just so rich. Looks like you shellacked it with a creative abandon.
Foxfires replied
What a beautiful compliment, Mark! Thank you for that! You’ve brightened a rather chilly, rainy autumn day. :)
I truly love creating artwork like this. It is exactly how you put it… ‘creative abandon’. I hope to do more like this in the future, though at the moment I am tied to a few projects that reign me in a bit more than I am used to. ;)