rush...of memories

i bought some dark sweet cherries the other day which the kids and i promptly devoured

while in the CONSUMING state

memories came flooding.....childhood summers spent up a cherry tree rushed to my remembrance & boy was it SWEET ! the family homestead had at least 3 tree's that produced these dark little ladies and man how inspiring where those days, those were the days of trampolines. hay fever.cousins.sprinklers.dance recitals.hill rolling.belly laughing.slip'n sliding.cherry pickin'... those were the days pre- real life struggles when each moment was carefree

......and you see this remembrance was a miracle in my life, for some time i've been longing to recall in full vivid memory something GRAND and carefree to buoy me up, fill my sails, anchor my vessel.....and there in a 3lb box of CHERRIES i am found.....a tender mercy to my soul and a delight to my taste buds