Trying to find Yesterdays

Posted on: September 12, 2020 by in Uncategorized
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Searching For Yesterdays

Les feuilles mortes

The falling leaves drift by the window
The falling leaves of red and gold

The little young kid was cuddled in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. His name was Choo, the spelling is unknown nevertheless he might not pronounce his own name and had really accepted that. Memory is mentioned to begin about 4, so that would be his age and this would be amongst his earliest.

A little lady was cuddled in the drape at the right-hand guy side of the bay window. She was his brother or sister and was 2 years more vibrant. She had a charming name nevertheless he did not think she required it yet so he called her Podge.

They were both seeing the leaves fall from very high trees on the far side of a huge thick backyard. As a leaf wandered from side to side on the wind their eyes would follow it lost in the marvel of their dreams.

The afternoon was attracting and rapidly their Nanny, Lily, would get here with something sweet to take in. Lily had to do with sixteen and from the town. It ought to have wanted 4 o’clock on a fall afternoon in the Cotswolds.

A fall of 1943 when war was tearing the world asunder.

YANKEE DOODLE WENT TO TOWN

Yankee doodle went to town
A-riding on a pony
He stuck a plume in his hat,
and called it macaroni.

Lily and the youngster waited the street to see the columns of American tanks roll by.
The little young kid had in fact never ever had chocolate prior to. When Lily specified that it was for her the little young kid reacted that was a ludicrous principle; she was simply a girl and obviously it was for him.
There were Canadian soldiers on the farm. They were Empire and not yanks and Choo would go and talk to them seriously about weapons and things. The weapons were as high as he was.

Choo had a Shetland pony. He and his buddies would take it to ride around the woods and hills and fields. The world might be at war nevertheless a youngster may still walk his native land without concern.
One day more Americans concerned the farm and used some sheds as offices. They were making a motion picture and they wanted some kids with a pony in their film. Choo and his friends registered.
This lasted 2 weeks, nevertheless Choo might not count time, and they had really burnt out and returned to going over the hills. The maker had really needed to rustle up some town kids and Choo lost his possibility at popularity.

And such was the exploitation of England’s kids by the yanks throughout the war.

The little young kid was curled up in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. The world might be at war nevertheless a little young kid may still walk his native land without concern.

The little young kid was cuddled in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. A little lady was cuddled in the drape at the right-hand guy side of the bay window. The little young kid was curled up in the drape at the left hand side of the bay window. A little lady was curled up in the drape at the perfect hand side of the bay window. The world might be at war nevertheless a little young kid may still walk his native land without concern.

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