Small Town Boy
From the pen and perspective of Drake Gaetano
Bright red hair and loads of freckles
Always on the run
Something had to be done
It was the right time, the right place
For a small-town boy
But getting caught
Now that was no fun
The slaps, the curses
The times I saw the nurses
And I was the only one
But it was worth it
For a small-town boy
The creeks, the pond of the mighty Wards, the playground
Places to escape to
But my favorite place was the woods
To steal away on a rainy day
On a say day, a broken one
But it was worth it
For a freckled face fire-engine red haired small town boy
But there she was, always my angel, my nurse
She put her fears to rest as best she could
But not mine
Late one afternoon during a violent thunderstorm
It was the lightening that pushed the terror deep into her soul
But she always came to my rescue with a heart of gold
She was never hugged or loved as a small-town girl
But she hugged me and loved me
It was all worth it for a small-town country boy
Now that the hands of time are closer than ever
Their grip keeps getting stronger
My mind goes back to the good old days when
Brotherly love was all that mattered
That from beyond his grave the love, the bravery,
The conquest of our purpose would go on forever in the eyes of our Heavenly Father
It seemed that love was not just another four-letter word
Once it appeared there was no letting go
The trees, the breeze, the playground, the creeks, the fields of wildflowers
The red rose bushes, the purple violets on the window sill, my visiting angel
It seems now it was all worth it for a small-town boy
This place is what I call dreamland
Well, let me dream on
I can’t go back there to my home again
And things can never be the same
Somewhere beyond things coupled there lies a land
A resting place
And in a few more miles it will be mine
Some call it dreamland
I call it home
Lessons from a small-town country boy
Comments (6)
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Sandy
I love this. What a beautiful heart...
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Sandy Greco
I love this. What a beautiful heart!!
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Bianca Gaetano
I have read this over and over...love the insight of the childhood memories what a great time and the adventures!!! It brings me back to my own memories and how priceless they r and how every child should have these and keep close to their heart ❤️
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Alyssa McCombie
This was really sweet and touching to read...i too also loved the woods growing up and now! Any time i feel stressed all i want to do is either talk and hangout with family or do some of my favorite hobbies which one of them is walking in the woods. There's just something about the woods that is calming and peaceful and it really takes you to a whole another place ❤️❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸
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Carol Tyler
Brings back good memories of my childhood too. The good old days!!
Naomi
Wow! What a memoir of childhood! You have painted a beautiful picture of a redhead freckled boy and the love between mom and brothers. As we march through time, it becomes real that a reunion is ahead. It’s a heartfelt anticipation. May the memories live on in our hearts and souls.