A House Of Dreams
A Touch Of Magic
Today was the day
Bitter Sweet
My mothers house was sold
I really wanted to keep it
No matter what I tried it didn't change the outcome
The new owner passed papers at ten o'clock today
Then I got to thinking
Why do I love the home I grew up in so much
For the past two years I have spent much time cleaning it out
A flood of memories have rushed in
Mostly good and a few bad ones to keep things balanced
I have taken the time to compare my childhood and my life now
How I have grown
What I didn't know then but know now
In my mind I have done a full circle
I call it a loop to loop
Where I say things that made mom and dads home so special
With both parents gone
I look at their home now
Needing some tender loving care
It is showing it's age
My eyes can not see
I am blocked by the beauty hidden under the old coat of paint that is peeling off
The front stairs that have to be fixed
The rose bush that I trimmed because it became over grown
I travel back in my mind
Reliving all that I once had
Then came back to todays date and time
I seem to over look the spider that found it's way out of the cold
A cob web that I walked into that caught me by surprise
The old refrigerator that is now empty
That use to be full of food for the week
The freezer that use to carry the extra ice cream and enough meat for the month
My moms cleaners stacked high in the corner
Ready and waiting for the next job and task to do
How could I not see the front walk way that had a small rise
If you are not careful you could trip
The morning glory's that lined the fence
Have now traveled to far
Taking over the grass in the yard
The best neighbors anyone could want
Always looking out for you
Offering a helping hand when you needed it the most
Then there was the chain link fence that still had the dent from an old car accident when I was small
The roof was recently replaced five years back and the furnace was almost new
The plumbing is old and needs to be updated
The house is small and cozy
Not anymore
It is silent and cold in the winter from the heat turned down low
Too hot in the summer from being closed up all day
There is our tree in the back yard and years ago we had a screen house
Off to the side there was our shed
That now has a few empty cabinets and the old air conditioners out of date
We use to have a little garden on the side of the house
With tomatoes and string beans
Now filled with really tall weeds
The birds use to hang on the wires under the corner of the house
My mom would feed them every morning
In the winter the squirrels would try to take their suet hanging on the fence
My moms washer and dryer left empty
For years I heard the washer going every day
Now you see how I blended my past
Seeing what I wanted to see
So my memories would last
Now let me move ahead two years
The new owner loved something about the house
It had charm
He kept some things and changed the rest to make it his new home
Fixing things that needed to be fixed
Coming home from a hard days work
Finding comfort and a great place to relax
Maybe he will paint every room
Fill all the beautiful wooden cabinets in the kitchen with food
Changing the old light in the kitchen
That I never liked
New kitchen faucets and the bathroom done over
A modern flat screen t.v.
Taking out the drafty windows in my old bedroom
Replacing them with a sliding glass door that leads out to a back deck
I can't wait to see
How he makes his home grand
I use to think
Maybe take down the front fence and put in a gravel driveway
This way you can drive right out in the street
In the winter the plow always plowed us in
I can see good times once again fill every room
With new memories and a magic that only you could bring
So as I watch and discover a new generation
Wishing you a world of happiness in the future
Begin by making this rainy day go away
