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Was it that the sun shone brighter
in those days?
was the grass a deeper green
or the sky less diluted by haze?
I recall running with you, friend
barefoot, treading heavily in the grass,
climbing trees, soaring on the swing set,
chasing the wildlife, eager to
keep it for
ourselves

But time passed, as it always does
we grew older, and our lives were
tugged
in different directions:
friends, clubs,
girls, jobs,
and before we knew it, it had been
years since last we met

Now it seems that life has even more
in store,
more to distract us from our friends
but I tell you now
that we chased more than wildlife in those days
we chased—no, we caught—memories
wonderful memories
that now shine just as a
lightning bug, trapped in a jar,
with two wide-eyed children
looking in

Description
Was it that the sun shone brighter
in those days?
was the grass a deeper green
or the sky less diluted by haze?
I recall running with you, friend
barefoot, treading heavily in the grass,
climbing trees, soaring on the swing set,
chasing the wildlife, eager to
keep it for
ourselves

But time passed, as it always does
we grew older, and our lives were
tugged
in different directions:
friends, clubs,
girls, jobs,
and before we knew it, it had been
years since last we met

Now it seems that life has even more
in store,
more to distract us from our friends
but I tell you now
that we chased more than wildlife in those days
we chased—no, we caught—memories
wonderful memories
that now shine just as a
lightning bug, trapped in a jar,
with two wide-eyed children
looking in