QUIET NIGHTS AND NOSTALGIA

Well it is a tranquil evening, perfect for  recording  nostalgic events of times past. Outside temperature is in the 50 's and there is drizzle in the air. Oh what a peaceful night . One of those  that always leads to reflecting on life and missed opportunities . This is the times when fond memories of past vacations with long departed family members visit. Times when childhood friends appear as  ghosts in our minds not as they look today but in the decades long ago . The bell bottoms ,monkey shirts , and longish hair, which were  all common as  sunshine on a summers day. Ambition consisted of winning the neighborhood  hockey game in the parking lot of  the local  post office. Judy giving us the cold shoulder, not having the brand name  displayed on our jeans, these were the crises of yesterday. Today we look back on childhood  "problems"  with amusement. Today we have mortgage problems, today our  employment could end, today we could receive devastating news  from our physician concerning our selves or a loved one . How many of us can truly say our hearts do not  pang for the simple problems of yesteryear.... particularly on those quiet summer nights when gentle raindrops whisper in our ears of past victories and defeats.