my little piece of paradise

April 1, 2008 at 3:16 PM

A friend recently said (as have many other people)"be careful what you wish for" and you know what? It's true. You never know when a wish made in seriousness or jest may just come true. Yesterday, as I was walking home with a friend from school as opposed to the usual bus routine, I somehow got onto the topic of how I missed swinging on swings as a kid. I'd never walked home from school before as it's quite a little distance but yesterday I really wanted to go on a walk and somehow it turned out that we ended up just walking home. Enroute, not long after having reminisced about swings, a park appeared before my eyes and in it, a swing set! I honestly can't remember the last time I was on a swing set and it was such an awesome feeling to get on the swing and be flying high in the air with that sense of freedom and letting go. It brought back floods of memories. I remember when I was little that we used to twist the chains around as much as we possibly could and then my dad would run and give us a huge push sending us careening back and forth in around in a huge circle as the chains untwisted themselves. It always made me a little dizzy but I loved it! I felt like a little kid again last night, out in the mostly deserted park, choir and piano music drifting in the background from a nearby church, as I tried to get as high as I could and then sending the swing twirling in circles. What a wonderful little piece of paradise to escape to on a cool spring evening under a starry night sky.

From Tom Holzman
Posted on April 1, 2008 at 3:32 PM

How wonderful that you were able to recapture those feelings for a fleeting moment.

From Susan Jeter
Posted on April 2, 2008 at 9:38 PM

Kelsey, you painted such a vivid image of joy and freedom!

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