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[title] => The Drugstore
[time] => 2016-11-12 12:16:28
[hometext] => Where did you grow up?
[bodytext] => As a child I went to look;
For candy, toys and comic books.
As a teen for cigarettes;
Lipstick, hairspray; Chia pets;
Later movie magazines;
Diet drinks to keep me lean.
Then I went to shop for two;
Shaving creams and ramen stews!
Soon enough I brought from home;
A tiny sleep thief of our own!
As one end leaked and one end cried;
The pharmacist became my guide;
Diapers, toys, and teething rings,
Baby bottles, books that sing;
At last with grandchildren in tow,
I share the place Ive come to know;
And I revered as worldy-wise,
Owe it all to one disguised;
As just a store on any street;
Where children come to pick a treat;
While I share store-ies once again;
With those who knew me way back when.
From jelly beans to walking canes;
The corner drugstore still remains;
In many towns a legacy;
In many hearts a memory.
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The Drugstore
Contributed by
softerware
on
Saturday, 12th November 2016 @ 12:16:28 PM in AEST
Topic:
FamilyPoems
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As a child I went to look;
For candy, toys and comic books.
As a teen for cigarettes;
Lipstick, hairspray; Chia pets;
Later movie magazines;
Diet drinks to keep me lean.
Then I went to shop for two;
Shaving creams and ramen stews!
Soon enough I brought from home;
A tiny sleep thief of our own!
As one end leaked and one end cried;
The pharmacist became my guide;
Diapers, toys, and teething rings,
Baby bottles, books that sing;
At last with grandchildren in tow,
I share the place Ive come to know;
And I revered as worldy-wise,
Owe it all to one disguised;
As just a store on any street;
Where children come to pick a treat;
While I share store-ies once again;
With those who knew me way back when.
From jelly beans to walking canes;
The corner drugstore still remains;
In many towns a legacy;
In many hearts a memory.
Copyright ©
softerware
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2016-11-12 12:16:28]
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Re: The Drugstore
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by JamesStockdale on
Saturday, 12th November 2016 @ 12:51:00 PM AEST
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This was glorious.
You really need to get a life Jaye.....lol
Writing with fondness of the drugstore. Just kidding it was brilliant. You have a way of making something out of nothing and I enjoy the ride.
Tylenol at your feet...........
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Re: The Drugstore
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by unknown_utopia on
Saturday, 12th November 2016 @ 05:53:23 PM AEST
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A blast from the past
things are not what they use to be,
good one.... |
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Re: The Drugstore
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by Invierno on
Monday, 14th November 2016 @ 11:59:54 AM AEST
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A thousand blessings on you, dear Poet.
Mike |
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Re: The Drugstore
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by duff on
Wednesday, 16th November 2016 @ 06:30:06 AM AEST
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| Such a playful reflection you have written here. Nothing like a walk back down memory lane to remember the good times. It/'/s the little things in life. This brought a big smile. Great job |
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Re: The Drugstore
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by RussellReinhardt on
Saturday, 19th November 2016 @ 11:27:37 AM AEST
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Dear Soft
What a wise and beautiful piece, its so wonderful when life looks like this, God bless
Greetings
Rus |
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Re: The Drugstore
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 20th November 2016 @ 07:15:35 PM AEST
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a lost memory that was never lost
only overshadowed
in my town it was Rexal Drugs and it was on a corner
In the early 1960/'/s it was a fun place for a kid to go. They even had a counter where you could buy a fizzy drink and where it was rumored just like in the movie "it/'/s a wonderful life" the pharmacist was a drunk.
The town was small but we children thought it was huge.
When you go back to the town you find that the population has actually shrunk, towns moved out farther west and east leaving the town where I grew up almost the same. Going back the houses are all small and the main street still has not much changed.
I thought about going back there to live one day, possibly even buying the house where I was raised.
Yet, there/'/s a sadness somehow in such a plan.
This brings back all kinds of thought, and it/'/s sweet.
Thanks!
Peace!
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Re: The Drugstore
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by hauntedscorp on
Saturday, 3rd December 2016 @ 10:27:45 AM AEST
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You have a gift for these store-ies. ;)
The patience you show to your rhyme schemes always makes me want to try harder at my own writes! Keep inspiring us all with your whimsical writes.
~Scorp |
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Re: The Drugstore
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by Puppy_dog_eyes on
Tuesday, 20th December 2016 @ 01:30:18 PM AEST
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Brilliant, lifting any spirit on a dark Winter day.
Loved the description of
" A tiny sleep thief".
That/'/s a line I would have loved to have written myself.
Great write
Steve |
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