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Daydreams

2/26/2020

 
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Daydreams
 
When I was little
         time was limitless
I could daydream
         and daydream
                  and daydream
Everyday
         all day long
                  and not worry
                           about time
In my teens,
         time sped up a bit
I had school, and friends, and crushes
         and
a part time job…. Oh, and also
         planning for college
         and a career
                  But . . .
I still had time to daydream
         and daydream
                  and daydream
Everyday
         But . . .
not all day long
 
And then, all of a sudden, the time for
daydreams . . .
became less and less
a job, love, marriage, a house, kids, a dog, bills
         doctor appointments, holiday prepping,
caring for my parents, laundry, cooking . . .
An endless list of doing
        became my life…
       I’d sneak in a daydream here and there
                  with my kids
                           But
                  time was moving swiftly . . .
                  and alas . . .
                  daydreams died…
Until one day,
I sat on the shore and stopped . . .
         the whirlwind of my life for a few moments
                           and
it was there that I reflected upon the years
                  that moved by so swiftly…
 
My grandkids
         playing and
         building castles in the sand
         beckoned me to join them . . .
And so
         I did
            and we laughed
                           and we played
                  and then . . .
We walked along the shore and gathered sea shells
         one by one,
                  as the sun set against the sky . . .
We stopped by a bench
         and stared at the vibrant colors of red, orange, purple and blue
                  that painted the sky
and we talked about dreams,
theirs, mine and ours. . .
                  and daydreams returned to my life
                           this time
                                    to stay
                                             Ria

        
 
                 

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    Ria 

    Ria  is an author who lives in Florida with her husband, her children and her faithful lab. One of her passions is to reflect on life through the written word.

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