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You take us on a memorable trip into the past. Excellent.

posted by hardilaziz on January 15, 2009 at 10:08 AM | link to this | reply

Yes, Sam I remember...

  I remember climbing my first tree and my difficulty getting down with my feet trembling. I also remember my first fall flat on my back when I tried to imitate Tarzan in a movie "Tarzan finds a Son" with Johnny Weismuller as lead star. And suddenly I remember the song "Where have all the flowers gone, etc, etc, etc.?" Cleverly creative in its simplicity Sammy, I love it.

posted by Rotsen on January 15, 2009 at 2:17 AM | link to this | reply

First climbed a tree

Woefully I can not remember the first time I did. However, we lived on my grandparents estate and there were many kinds of trees. There were elms, oaks, maples willows, apple and cherry trees. I'm sure I did climb everyone. This brings a lot of nostalgia of those times.

-=RenSpur=-

posted by RenSpur on January 14, 2009 at 8:24 PM | link to this | reply

don't think I ever did climb a tree and as I get older the memories fade away

posted by lustorlove on January 14, 2009 at 4:04 PM | link to this | reply

You can not read this poem without looking back and wandering where all the years have gone...

posted by auslander on January 14, 2009 at 2:39 PM | link to this | reply

I have a very good long-term memory.  I love it.  It is so neat to reminisce.
What I can't remember is where I put something yesterday.
Great poem.  I really enjoyed it.

posted by TAPS. on January 14, 2009 at 1:51 PM | link to this | reply

I like this - especially declaring that the fall you felt would end it all was just a scrape when you look back on it. That was one of the first things I learned to say when training to work a suicide hotline.  Oh, the intense emotions we think we'll never get over.  And we do.....great poem, Sammy.  Mal 

posted by gapcohen on January 14, 2009 at 1:42 PM | link to this | reply

Sam

Well I’m not quite old and grey but yes… I remember those moments.  I remember all the triumphs and failures.  Perhaps they don’t define us but they can redefine us – shape us into who we are today.  This line was absolutely superb: reminiscent of coins in a fountain feeling rich although without a penny!  

posted by Troosha on January 14, 2009 at 10:16 AM | link to this | reply

Oh, yes!

 I remember it well.  Climbing trees with my brothers and sisters were great back

 then.  What a joy it was?  I remember the last time I climbed one too.  I found a

 snake skin in the very top of the last tree I climbed.  Since then, my tree climbing

 days were over.  But it was great while it lasted.  I don't recall my first fall.

 Been too long ago.  Although I am now greying, I recall the fond memories.

 Thanks for the reminder.

posted by Kolekshuns on January 14, 2009 at 8:50 AM | link to this | reply

You know

I might just go back and climb that same tree... I am feeling nostalgic now.   Wonderful poem, the impact is immediate and it caught me up in it's moment.

posted by lionreign on January 14, 2009 at 7:19 AM | link to this | reply

I REMEMBER,  THANKS, KENT

posted by Riversidepoet on January 14, 2009 at 7:13 AM | link to this | reply

Ah memories my dear Shelly

there is only thing that stops us doing now what we did back then and that is fear; excellent poem my friend; many blessings and thanks always

posted by mariaki on January 14, 2009 at 6:02 AM | link to this | reply

Broke my foot!

Sad to want to be young again . . . When I am only in my thirties! Never waste a moment!

posted by gypsypoet1975 on January 14, 2009 at 2:46 AM | link to this | reply

I remember my first coconut tree! I spent 5 hours figuring how to get down!

posted by Soul_Builder101 on January 13, 2009 at 10:57 PM | link to this | reply

I long climb indeed....

...to be young again.

posted by metalrat on January 13, 2009 at 9:57 PM | link to this | reply

climbing

Same, we climbed trees alot me and my friends and cousins. Thanks Sam!

posted by Katherine_Ann on January 13, 2009 at 9:17 PM | link to this | reply

you brought back some great memories I had locked up and
forgot about, a certain tree my brother and I always climbed

posted by Samantha39 on January 13, 2009 at 7:32 PM | link to this | reply

Oh yes, I do

Now that you have reminded me.  Memories are such great things, aren't they?

posted by Greenfields on January 13, 2009 at 7:27 PM | link to this | reply

Sam444

Lovely, and oh yes I know now about the old and grey luv.

posted by WileyJohn on January 13, 2009 at 7:19 PM | link to this | reply

wow...I love it !!!!!

I had aa GREAT childhood !!!! this brought back so many fantastic memories. I'd love to go back for just one day. Children are so creative and resilient !

posted by hazel_st_cricket on January 13, 2009 at 6:17 PM | link to this | reply

sam, yes I remember that first tree as if it was yesterday...I didn't get

very high into it, but I did get about halfway.....(we had a cat at that time who liked that same tree and seemed to taunt me to "come and get him"......

posted by Rumor on January 13, 2009 at 6:14 PM | link to this | reply

yeah Sammy... youve gone and done it now... loll,  for what is there to remember?  anything we did then we did better than we can do the same now and if we didn't  do it better,  at least we thought we did.  Its fun to remember  " way back when" until you got to come back to "now".  WE are near or already in the not-so-golden-years... and we can't afford to reminesce... we must forge ahead...hair ( what is left of it) blowing in the wind and a smile ( with whatever teeth are left) always in our faces,  for to look back is to risk falling and braking our hip... I am with Mike ( muley) tonight... Its been a crappy day  but your poem is fantastically beautiful as always  so maybe there is still hope :-)  Take care of you xoxoxo

posted by Sinome on January 13, 2009 at 5:58 PM | link to this | reply

Shelly

You've done it. You have opened an door, and now I must enter and and look at what is there...

posted by Nautikos on January 13, 2009 at 5:31 PM | link to this | reply

My Mom was just talking about being young again today

posted by skye08 on January 13, 2009 at 5:28 PM | link to this | reply

So nicely unwrapping memories with this poetry, thank you...

posted by phantomqueen on January 13, 2009 at 5:24 PM | link to this | reply

This wonderful poem of yours brings me to attention and a whirling view is unfolding in front of me. "Do you remember when?" is another magnificently written beauty.

posted by yellowrose55 on January 13, 2009 at 4:32 PM | link to this | reply

Love this one sam as memories flood my thoughts and the exuberance of tree

climbing to the top.So true~ How do we disembarbark from this adventure??

posted by merkie on January 13, 2009 at 4:05 PM | link to this | reply