it was utopia

looking back to my childhood.....nostalgic today

it was utopia
freshly baked dutch butter cookies
temptingly sat on the sill
cooling off
in the patient winds of our childhood
we played monopoly
till the paper money had curled edges
and the pips on the dice had faded
the daytime sunlit atmosphere
was plump with familial love
bedtime was always too early
but hugs were plentiful and unrelenting
and if we sat on that window bench
right next to oma’s rocker
we could touch the stars in the sky
couldn’t we?
sure we all rewrite history to a certain extent
and the years have taken their toll
but through the foggy lens of memory
it still seems to me
it was utopia

Reviews

[Aelita]

Memories can be so beautiful... your memories of your childhood sound so wonderful, my dear friend :) ~Aelita~

[Lydia Shutter]

I was indeed a fortunate one. Thank you, Aelita. Lydi**

[Desert Knave]

So very sentimental and beautiful. Well done my friend. ~Jim

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much, Jim. Lydi**

[Joyce S. Greene]

Loved this, Lydi. A wonderful tribute to your loved one and to childhood - a time we all raise to the status of utopia at one time or another. Beautifully written by a gifted poet.

[Lydia Shutter]

Selective memory has a lot to do with it, but it was a wonderful time, yes. Thank you so much, Joyce. Your icon is beautiful and so appropriate. Lydi**

[Nermeen]

this is soooo good !
love it alot
keep the great work

[Lydia Shutter]

Such a lovely comment. Thank you. Lydi*

[Nermeen]

your most welcome :) !

[Sami Khalil]

I could touch the stars in your beautiful poems...Thank you for sharing...:)

[Lydia Shutter]

What a lovely thing to say. Thank you so much. Lydi**

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome...:)

[NA]

what lovely memories, took me back...really enjoyed Lydi :) x

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much. Lydi**

[SyberRose]

my mother made those cookies too with the cutters...i can remember helping her...nicely done lydia...:)

[Lydia Shutter]

Isn't it amazing how much all of us have in common? Thank you so much for your comments. Lydi*

[Brandon S. Whitten]

Love the imagery you evoked as I recalled my childhood, magical times. Splendid read and write.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you so much! Lydi**

[Brandon S. Whitten]

My pleasure

[Sanober]

Lydi...what a delight it is to read you here!! I remember this poem, and i can once again smell those freshly baked butter cookies and feel the warm glow of 'familial love'. Such a beautifully nostalgic poem... the precious details bring your memories alive before my eyes. Loved it, my friend. Thank you for posting this one :)

[Lydia Shutter]

And, my dear friend, a delight to see a comment from you. I decided to post some of my older ones till I get used to the site. The fact you remembered it is a real compliment to me. Thank you so much. Lydi**