Notes on a page… April 25, 2021 by Harvey Kalmenson Leave a Comment NOTES ON A PAGE, WITHOUT RAGE Hold on to it It came upon me New and bright Then eyes opened Savoring yesterday’s delight Enjoyable fleeting My own moment or two Feet firmly planted Stepping down from my bed Craving remembrance Of my dearest dream ever Struggling to recapture My momentary delight Then a blink Reality of the day Where did it go Only a dream I know Done it before Like many Wanting it to last Needing much more I loved my dream Ever praying for its encore I’ll try again tonight Closing my eyes Thoughts traveling back With smiles and sounds Echoing of an era When teachers weren’t clowns My dreams were of baseball Playing and winning Traveling to every nook and cranny To ballparks all over towns and cities Everywhere we went People cheering and booing When games came to an end All the neighborhood people Stood and cheered for us all We all shook hands Then we were gone It wasn’t a dream When I played as a very young man It was the way we were In almost every town I heard a new word yesterday Systemic My mom and dad never said it Truth be told I don’t like the way it sounds Only the words, “Home is where the heart is” Uttered by teachers Not paid to be clowns Playing the game Now long gone But like mom and dad Good stuff lingers on My dad took me to see Jackie Robinson Maybe I am systemic Cause the beat in my heart Still goes on In voice casting Cathy and da harv cast winners It’s not how you look IT’S HOW YOU SOUND! – Harvey Kalmenson – Image(s) Source: Google
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