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    Blue Skies of August
    Blue Skies of August
    Blue Skies of August
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    Blue Skies of August

    By Hubert Crowell

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    Blue skies of August bring to mind,
    carefree days of my childhood past.
    Memories I had almost lost to time.
    Blue skies of August bring them back at last.
    Gone are the days when I played till dark,
    and sometimes ran through the woods at night.
    Not a worry in the world as if I were in a park.
    Blue skies of August seemed very bright.

    Staying out late, watching the meter shower,
    and all the bright stars of the Milky Way.
    I would stay there and count by the hour,
    the falling stars, until the break of day.
    Even though it may be muggy and hot,
    we would gather for a game of baseball.
    I loved playing in that old vacant lot.
    On rainy days we may visit the billiard hall.

    We could always find a place to swim,
    Old strip mine pits were nice and cool.
    We never had or knew about a gym.
    Only Mom would let me dig a pool.
    August is very special month for me,
    I get a little older this time every year.
    Blue skies of August don’t you agree,
    bring back memories and maybe a tear.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHubert Crowell
    Release dateJun 22, 2019
    ISBN9780463168721
    Blue Skies of August
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    Hubert Crowell

    Hubert Crowell currently writes, explores caves, plays the fiddle and works three days a week. He has in the past panned for gold, served in the army, repaired TV's, microfilm equipment, video projectors, and other electronic devices. He has taught classes at Vocational School, Eastman Kodak and Church. He has worked at Lockheed, Kodak, BARCO, and RCA to mention only a few. Studied at Southeastern University, Kennesaw University, and Chattahoochee Technical College. Hubert's articles, poems, and music can be found at http://hucosystems.com/hubertcrowell/hubertcrowell.html

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      Blue Skies of August - Hubert Crowell

      Blue Skies of August

      By: Hubert Clark Crowell

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or any other — without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is in brief quotation.

      Cover and interior photographs by Hubert C. Crowell unless notes otherwise.

      Copyright © 2011-2019 by Hubert Clark Crowell

      All rights reserved.

      Published by Huco Systems

      3105 Mary Drive

      Marietta, Georgia 30066

      ISBN: 978-0-359-38185-2

      23456789

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      I would like to thank the following for publishing some of my poems.

      Poets for Living Waters.

      www.poetsforlivingwaters.com OPEN MIC section

      National Speleological Society

      June 2010 Volume 68 Number 6

      MoonTown Cafe

      www.moontowncafe.com/.

      DEDICATION

      Dedicated to my daughter Deanna Barber.

      Childhood

      Memories from my childhood, growing up in a small town during the 1950’s.

      Blue Skies of August

      Blue skies of August bring to mind,

      carefree days of my childhood past.

      Memories I had almost lost to time.

      Blue skies of August bring them back at last.

      Gone are the days when I played till dark,

      and sometimes ran through the woods at night.

      Not a worry in the world as if I were in a park.

      Blue skies of August seemed very bright.

      Staying out late, watching the meter shower,

      and all the bright stars of the Milky Way.

      I would stay there and count by the hour,

      the falling stars, until the break of day.

      Even though it may be muggy and hot,

      we would gather for a game of baseball.

      I loved playing in that old vacant lot.

      On rainy days we may

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