Come wander with me
down lanes of memory.
Put a sign on the door of Today
saying Closed for reminiscing.

Let’s see people we loved,
hear their laughter,
and watch them as they work.

Let’s take a look at the school house
and the playground joyous at noon.

Let’s stop by the barbershop
where the old men sit on the bench.

Let’s stand and watch a freight train go by,
count the cars and wave at the 
man in the caboose.

Let’s smell the sunshine in the
clean sheets on the clothesline.

Let’s look at the dinner table,
the plate of cornbread
hot off the griddle, with beans and
pickle relish and onions,too.

Let’s stand on the riverbank
for a baptizing and listen to the hymns.

Wrap up each memory fondly.
Keep each one safe in the
corner cabinet of your mind
until time for another visit
down sweet memory lane.