Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Antique, Brownstone, Forgiveness, Harlem, Lord, McKinney Texas, New York City, Recreation, Shopping, United States on April 10, 2013|
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1927 Collin County Courthouse, McKinney Texas Historical Marker (Photo credit: fables98)
that I found as a young man in 1970.
My background was of one born in New York City.
I had no trinkets or heirlooms from my past.
Old decaying Brownstones in Harlem had no such things
especially from the poor family of an iron and steel worker.
I discovered the joy of collecting antiques
on the Old McKinney Square in those days.
The collecting became a passion for me
as I called each antique a precious find.
There was a magic in those crowded
dusty shelves
packed with hidden mystery.
Each shop owner
each dealer
became first name friends
with a smile and greeting
as I searched
a part of each day.
It was about 2001
that my quests were no more
for you see
I ran out of space
for those treasures.
Today in another April in 2013
added to my life.
I decided to again
visit my Old McKinney Square.
The warm friendly faces
that I once knew
where gone into the dusty trail of time.
The crowded shelves of discovery were no more.
The store fronts were new.
Their new chic names in Gold letters on them.
The antiques were new
made to look old.
They lacked a certain warmth
and history in their shiny new look.
My heart filled with sadness
for I then realized
I too would soon be gone.
The Old McKinney Square is gone
never remembered
but forgotten.
All my sweet memories
of joys past
will also be gone
into the eternal sunset.
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Posted in God is Everywhere, upcoming book "Passion Amidst Apathy", tagged A McKinney Poet, A Published McKinney Texas Poet, A published poet who has won the Collin County Texas Poetry Award, A spiritual poem from a McKinney Texas poet, Beer, Collecting, Food, Glass bottle, God, His Gifts to Me (Heart of God Devotional Series), Lord, McKinney Texas home of a local international poet, Recreation, Top 200 poets internationally in Who's Who, Winner of the Collin County Poetry Award, Winning Poet of the Collin County Texas Poetry Contest on March 8, 2013|
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It was a simple glass bottle,
that gave me a gift of song,
that day.
It was a beautiful sunny day,
on the waterfront side of my home.
With a fresh cold, iced beer,
I sat on the back porch.
The breeze was beautiful as diamonds of light,
sparkled off the water before me.
A curious thing happened as I slowly drank that beer.
The outside wind played through the empty part of the bottle.
A song, like no other, played through the glass.
It was a haunting song of eons,
from another time.
As I drank more liquor from the bottle,
the song changed in pitch to a sweeter song.
It came to me at that moment,
that God‘s gifts to us are never ending.
In prayer,
I gave thanks to God,
for His gifts to me,
that day,
and the song of the bottle.
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